Fishermen's Assistance and Polluter's Liability Act (C.C.M.S. c. F100). Country/Territory Canada Territorial subdivision Manitoba Document type Legislation Date 1987 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen., Fisheries, Sea Keyword Polluter pays principle Liability/compensation Marine pollution Subsidy/incentive Agricultural development Geographical area Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract Under this Act, the minister may make payments, whether by way of loan or otherwise, in such amounts and upon such terms and conditions as he considers appropriate, to any person then or formerly engaged in any capacity in the commercial fishing industry who, in the opinion of the minister, has suffered, or will suffer, financial loss by reason of the prohibition of the taking of fish from waters in the province because of the contamination of fish resulting from pollution of those waters (sec 2). The Act also addresses polluter’s liability. Full text English Website www.gov.mb.ca