Marine Mammal Regulations (SOR/93-56)

Accidental Contact with Marine Mammals

39 Immediately after any accidental contact between a vehicle or fishing gear and a marine mammal, the operator of the vehicle or the fishing gear, as the case may be, shall — unless the contact is reported as a bycatch in a log book — notify the Minister of

• (a) the date, time and location of the incident;

• (b) the species of marine mammal involved in the incident;

• (c) the circumstances of the incident;

• (d) the size and type of vehicle and, if applicable, the type of fishing gear involved in the incident;

• (e) the weather and sea conditions at the time of the incident;

• (f) the observed state of the marine mammal after the incident; and

• (g) the direction of travel of the marine mammal after the incident, to the extent that it can be determined.