Fisheries Management Order regarding At-Sea Observers on board fishing vessels Pays/Territoire Canada Type du document Miscellaneous Date 2020 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Pêche, Eau, Général Mot clé Risques Pêche maritime Gestion et conservation des pêches Haute mer Hygiène/procédures sanitaires Commerce/industrie/sociétés Inspection Monitorage Navire de pêche Navigation Autorisation/permis Aire géographique Amériques, Arctique, Asie et Pacifique, Pacifique du Est, Amérique du Nord, Atlantique Nord Entry into force notes This Fisheries Management Order takes effect on the day on which it is signed and will remain in effect for a period of 45 days Résumé Whereas the COVID-19 virus and the global health threat that it represents creates circumstances that place at-sea fishery observers and the fishers they work with at risk of spreading and or contracting the virus; Whereas, based on the COVID-19 situation as it exists today and based on the information available to this day, that risk may be significantly mitigated by the implementation of safe working procedures on health and safety by all parties involved; Whereas, in the exceptional circumstances associated with the COVID-19 situation as it exists today, at-sea observer requirements imposed under existing licences to fish, which do not provide for the implementation of safe working procedures on health and safety, constitute a human health risk for at-sea observers and fishers and constitute a public human health risk, the whole posing a new threat to the proper management and control of fisheries; This new Fisheries Management Order impose requirements on fisheries activities. According to this order, all fishing activities authorized under the Fisheries Act must be carried out without any at sea observer being onboard fishing vessels, with the exception of certain conditions and circumstances established under the Order. Texte intégral Anglais Site web www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca Références - Législation Implemente Fisheries Act (R.S.C. 1985, c. F-14). Législation | Canada | 1985 (2019) Mot clé: Pollution de la mer, Eaux usées/déversement, Peuples autochtones, Loi-cadre, Pêche maritime, Aquaculture, Mariculture, Poissons marins, Gestion et conservation des pêches, Engins de pêche/méthodes de pêche, Pêche étrangère, Crustacés, Navigation, Plantes aquatiques, Pêche continentale, Mollusques, Institution, Équipement, Mise en application, Infractions/sanctions, Ouvrages, Autorisation de pêche, Redevances de pêche, Navire de pêche, Marquage/identificacion, Animaux aquatiques, Autorisation/permis, Pollution des eaux douces, Lutte contre la pollution, Protection de l'habitat Source: FAO, FAOLEX