Marine Mammals

Act: Fisheries Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-14
Regulation: Marine Mammal Regulations, SOR/93-56

To Whom Does This Apply?

Fishers of marine mammals (beluga, bowhead whale, narwhal, right whale, other cetacean, seal, walrus).

Summary

The Fisheries Act governs the management of fisheries resources and habitats and sets out the rules and penalties for day-to-day conservation and management.

The Marine Mammal Regulations set out the rules for the management and control of:

• fishing for marine mammals and related activities in Canada or in Canadian fisheries waters; and
• fishing for marine mammals from Canadian fishing vessels in the Antarctic.

Under the Regulations, only licensed fishers may fish for marine mammals.

For information on licensing and the Regulations, please see the Marine Mammal Regulations page of the Department of Justice Canada. To obtain a licence, you must contact the Fisheries and Oceans Canada office in your region.

DISCLAIMER
Information contained in this section is of a general nature only and is not intended to constitute advice for any specific fact situation. For particular questions, the users are invited to contact their lawyer. For additional information, see contact(s) listed below.

Manitoba Contact(s):
Central and Arctic Region:
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
501 University Crescent
Winnipeg, Manitoba  R3T 2N6
Telephone: 204-983-5000
Fax: 204-984-2401
Web site: http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/regions/CENTRAL/index_e.htm
 

National Contact(s):
See regional contact(s).