Atlantic Fishery Regulations, 1985

14 (1) Subject to subsection (4) and section 15, no person shall fish for any species of fish set out in Schedule I unless

• (a) the person holds a fisher’s registration card or a provincial or territorial fisher’s certificate; and

• (b) the person is authorized under subsection (2) to fish for that species.

(2) Subject to subsection (3), a person is authorized to fish for a species of fish if that person is

• (a) the holder of a licence for that species;

• (b) on board a vessel and is named as the operator of that vessel in a licence that authorizes the use of that vessel to fish for that species;

• (c) accompanying a person referred to in paragraph (a) or (b);

• (d) on board a vessel the owner of which is the holder of a licence that authorizes the use of that vessel in fishing for that species and an operator is not named in the licence; or

• (e) authorized in accordance with subsection 23(2) of the Fishery (General) Regulations.

(3) Paragraphs 2(b) to (d) do not apply to a person engaged in recreational fishing.

(4) A person who is less than 16 years of age may engage in fishing without being registered or without holding a provincial or territorial fisher’s certificate.