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Fishing Zones of Canada (Zone 6) Order (C.R.C., c. 1549).

Country/Territory
Canada
Document type
Regulation
Date
1977 (2009)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
Order prescribing as a fishing zone of Canada certain areas of the sea adjacent to the coast of Canada.
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Marine fisheries Fishery management and conservation Fishing area EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone Maritime zone
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

Order prescribing as a fishing zone of Canada certain areas of the sea adjacent to the coast of Canada, pursuant to section 16 of the Oceans Act. These areas are described in section 4. Fishing Zone 6 comprises an area of the sea adjacent to the coast of the mainland and islands of the Canadian arctic, bounded on its outer perimeter: (a) by geodesic lines joining the points determined by reference to the geographical coordinates listed in the schedule; and (b) by a line commencing at 72°57'56.050" N. latitude, 141° W. longitude, and terminating at 86°18'45" N. latitude, 59°51'57" W. longitude, every point of which is distant 200 nautical miles from the nearest point of the baseline from which the territorial sea of Canada is measured in the Beaufort Sea, the Arctic Ocean and the Lincoln Sea, but does not include any area of the internal waters or territorial sea of Canada.

Full text
English
Website
www.gc.ca

References - Legislation

Implements

Oceans Act (S.C. 1996, c. 31).

Legislation | Canada | 1996 (2019)

Keyword: Marine fisheries, Fishery management and conservation, Policy/planning, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties, Indigenous peoples, Marine protected areas, Basic legislation, Maritime zone, Territorial sea, EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone, Ecosystem preservation, Environmental planning, Institution, Coastal zone management, Sovereignty, Protected area, Biodiversity, Marine area, Endangered species, Integrated management, Protection of species

Source: FAO, FAOLEX