Atlantic Fisheries Licensing Review Board

Atlantic Fisheries Licence Review Board

Atlantic Fisheries License Appeal Board

In the North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) area, the existing rules on fishing permits, designated ports and data collection continue to apply, as well as the increased observer coverage of 20 %.

In the North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) area, the existing rules on fishing permits, designated ports and data collection continue to apply, as well as the increased observer coverage of 20 %.

(2) A person who holds a commercial salmon fishing licence issued under the Atlantic Fishery Regulations, 1985 to fish for salmon in the coastal waters of Northern Labrador may, during the open season for char and trout, fish under the authority of that licence for char and trout in the coastal waters of Northern Labrador from Cape Rouge to Davis Inlet.

With regard to the herring spawn-on-kelp fishery and the response to the directive of the Supreme Court of Canada in Gladstone that a new trial be held to establish the extent of licences that ought to be available to the Heiltsuk band: (a) how many spawn-on-kelp licences were in existence in 1996, 1997 and 1998, and how many of these were held by non-natives; how many were held by the Heiltsuk band, and how many were held by individual Heiltsuk band members; (b) is the government currently negotiating with aboriginal groups in regard to the nature and extent of their claim to an aboriginal right to commercially harvest spawn-on-kelp, ...[+++]and if so, name the aboriginal groups; (c) how many and on what basis were additional licences issued to the Heiltsuk in 1997 and 1998; were they issued to accommodate an aboriginal right; what is the limit of the Heiltsuk aboriginal right; how many licences are required to satisfy that right; what evidence was considered in making that decision; was any effort made to determine what the limit of aboriginal commercial right is and how many licences were required to accommodate that right; (d) what role did the threat of disruption of the fishery by the Heiltsuk play in the decision to provide additional licenses in 1997 and 1998; how many additional spawn-on-kelp licences were issued to the Heiltsuk; is there a plan to issue further licenses to the Heiltsuk or other aboriginal groups; and (e) what was the extent (in pounds) of Heiltsuk food allocations for spawn-on-kelp in 1997 and 1998; what is the number of Heiltsuk band members; have annual reviews of the possible extent of illegal sales of these food allocations been undertaken; and what were the findings and recommendations of these reviews?