This case involved charges under s. 48 of the Atlantic Fisheries Regulations for possessing undersize mackeral that were incidental catch. Section 48 of the Regulations provides as follows: (1)Subject to ss. (2) and (4), no person shall fish for, buy, sell or have in his possession any mackerel that is less than 25 cm in length. (2) Subsection (1) does …
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These summaries of Fisheries law cases were prepared by retired lawyer Brad Caldwell.
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