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Element of a New Fisheries Act - Discussion Document

Table of Contents

Accountability and Good Governance

Application Principles

Collaboration with Provinces and Territories

Intergovernmental Agreement Power

Programs and Projects

Advisory Panels

Information Management

Licence Provision Consolidation

Persons Authorized to Fish Under a Licence

Licensing Responsibilities

Ministerial Policies for Issuing Licences

Licence Duration

Licence Types and Conditions

Loss and Withholding a Licence

Appeals to Tribunal for Refusal to Issue Licence

Aquaculture Leases

Allocation Tools

Access and Allocation Considerations

Allocation Orders

Fisheries Management Orders

Compliance with Fisheries Management Orders

Notice of Fisheries Management Orders

Fisheries Management Orders Prevail over Licence Conditions

Fisheries Management Agreements

Publication of Fisheries Management Agreements

Fisheries Management Agreements Prevail over Certain Regulatory Provisions

Minister's Powers not Limited

Conservation and Protection of Fish and Fish Habitat and Pollution Prevention

Protection of Fish Habitat

Aquatic Invasive Species

Conservation and Protection

Administrative Sanctions

Overview of Sanctions System

Minor Violations

Major Violations

Licence Appeals