Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Notice to Fish Harvesters
Fishery (General) Regulations
March 23, 2009
Metric System in the Gulf Region
Over 20 years ago, the Government of Canada adopted the International System of Units (metric system). However, up until now, Fisheries and Oceans Canada , in order to provide a transition period for its clientele, accepted the use of both the imperial and metric systems. Recent court decisions will no longer allow the use of the imperial system.
The present notice is to notify the fishing industry that as of April 1, 2009, all fish captured,
Retained, and monitored by the Dockside Monitoring Program in the Gulf Region, are to be
reported using the metric system, whose unit of measurement of weight is the kilogram (kg).
This unit of measurement (kg) must be used on all documents associated with your fishing
activities, including landing operations.
The weight of your fish catches are to be indicated in kilogram (kg): on your combined forms which includes: the logbook and the weigh-out summary forms when providing hail-in information to a designated dockside monitoring company; on the scale used when weighing your catches; on your weigh-out summary forms used by a dockside monitoring company; The need for fish harvesters to have their catches weighed using this unit of measure (kg) will be stipulated in licence conditions. Failure to comply with this obligation constitutes a violation under the Section 22 (7) reads: “ The monitoring of captures is based on the metric system (kg) and licence holders are responsible for ensuring that this unit of measurement of weight is used to reflect the quantities caught and retained.
For further information:
Marc LeCouffe
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Resource Management Branch
Gulf Region
Moncton, NB
(506) 851-7845
Monica Cormier
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Conservation and Protection Branch
Gulf Region
Moncton, NB
(506) 851-3790
No person carrying out any
activity under the authority of a licence shall contravene or fail to comply with any condition
of the licence
