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Aquaculture Licence and Lease Regulations (N.S. Reg. 347/2015).

Country/Territory
Canada
Territorial subdivision
Nova Scotia
Document type
Regulation
Date
2015
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Aquaculture Aquatic animals Data collection/reporting Fish disease Registration Enforcement/compliance Authorization/permit Fishery management and conservation Animal health
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

The present Regulations enact the Fisheries and Coastal Resources Act. The Regulations lay down provisions relating to aquaculture licence and lease. In particular, section 3 establishes that in making decisions related to marine aquaculture sites, the Review Board or Administrator must take all of the following factors into consideration: a) the optimum use of marine resources; b) the contribution of the proposed operation to community and Provincial economic development; c) fishery activities in the public waters surrounding the proposed aquacultural operation; d) the oceanographic and biophysical characteristics of the public waters surrounding the proposed aquacultural operation; e) the other users of the public waters surrounding the proposed aquacultural operation; f) the public right of navigation; g) the sustainability of wild salmon; h) the number and productivity of other aquaculture sites in the public waters surrounding the proposed aquacultural operation. The text – consisting of 77 sections – deals, inter alia, with the following aspects: marine aquaculture lease sites, duties of holder of an aquaculture lease, Review Board Authority, public participation in hearing, administrative decisions, special experimental lease, reports and records, fees, removal of leasehold improvements, fish health; aquaculture development areas, reallocated marine aquaculture sites, annual fees.

Full text
English
Website
www.gov.ns.ca

References - Legislation

Implements

Fisheries and Coastal Resources Act (S.N.S. 1996, c. 25).

Legislation | Canada | 1996 (2021)

Keyword: Marine fisheries, Marine fishes, Aquaculture, Aquatic plants, Aquatic animals, Processing/handling, Special fund, Credit, Non-commercial fishing, Inspection, Coastal zone management, Offences/penalties, Fishing authorization, Fishery management and conservation, Enforcement/compliance, Mariculture, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repeals

Aquaculture Licence and Lease Regulations (N.S. Reg. 15/2000).

Legislation | Canada | 2000 (2011)

Keyword: Aquaculture, Aquatic animals, Data collection/reporting, Fish disease, Registration, Enforcement/compliance, Animal health

Source: FAO, FAOLEX