Arctic Region Variation Order 2024-012
The Regional Director General of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada for the Arctic Region, pursuant to paragraph 43(m) of the Fisheries Act and to subsection 6(l) of the Fishery (General) Regulations, hereby revokes Arctic Region Variation Order No. 2024-011 for the closed seasons for commercial fishing in certain waters of Great Slave Lake, issued on September 12, 2024 and makes the annexed Order varying the closed seasons for commercial fishing in certain waters of Great Slave Lake in the Northwest Territories.
Issued at Inuvik, NT on October 16, 2024.
Amy Amos
Regional Director General
Arctic Region
Order varying the closed seasons for commercial fishing in certain waters of Great Slave Lake in the Northwest Territories
Short title
- This Order may be cited as the Arctic Region Variation Order 2024-012.
Variation
- The closed seasons for commercial fishing in certain waters of Great Slave Lake as set out in Column IV of each item in Schedule V to the Northwest Territories Fishery Regulations is hereby varied to that set out in Column IV of that item in the Schedule attached to this Order.
Coming into force
- This Order shall come into force November 1, 2024 and remains in force, unless otherwise revoked.
Schedule V (ss. 17, 18, 19) species, mesh sizes, closed seasons and quotas for commercial fishing
| Column I - Waters – Region II — Slave Mackenzie | Column II - Species | Column III - Mesh size (in millimetres) | Column IV - Closed seasons | Column V - Quota — (in Kilograms round weight) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12. Great Slave Lake Area I (West) (excluding the Hay River Domestic Zone, as defined as the area described by Schedule III, Part I, 1 of the Northwest Territories Fishery Regulations). | Whitefish and Trout | n/a | November 2 to November 5 | As per Column V of Schedule V, Northwest Territories Fishery Regulations |
| 13. That portion of Great Slave Lake Area I (East) lying south of a straight line drawn from 60°57'20"N, 116°04'21"W to 60°54'58"N, 115°20'30"W and west of a straight line drawn from Fish Point at longitude 115°20'30"W to 60°54'58"N, 115°20'30"W (excluding the Hay River Domestic Zone, as defined as the area described by Schedule III, Part I, 1 of the Northwest Territories Fishery Regulations). | Whitefish and Trout | n/a | April 1 to March 31 | As per Column V of Schedule V, Northwest Territories Fishery Regulations |
| 13. That portion of Great Slave Lake Area I (East) lying south of 61°00'00"N and east of a straight line drawn between 60°51'42"N, 115°20'30"W to 61°00'00"N, 115°20'30"W and north of a straight line drawn between 60°51'42"N, 115°20'30"W and 60°56'48"N, 114°50'23"W. | Whitefish and Trout | n/a | April l to March 31 | As per Column V of Schedule V, Northwest Territories Fishery Regulations |
| 13. That portion of Great Slave Lake Area I (East) lying east of a straight line drawn between the mainland at Fish Point at 60°50'19.2"N, 115°20'30"W and 60°51'42"N, 115°20'30"W and south of a straight line from 60°51'42"N, 115°20'30"W and 60°56'48"N, 114°50'23"W and west of a line from 60°56'48"N, 114°50'23"W to Sulphur Point at 60°56'N and 114°49'W excluding that area enclosed within a 3 km radius of the mouth of the Buffalo River (60°53'00"N, 115°2'42"W). | Whitefish and Trout | n/a | April 1 to March 31 | As per Column V of Schedule V, Northwest Territories Fishery Regulations |
| 13. That portion of Great Slave Lake Area I (East) enclosed within a 3 km radius of the mouth of the Buffalo River (60°53'00"N, 115°2'42"W). | Whitefish and Trout | n/a | April l to March 31 | As per Column V of Schedule V, Northwest Territories Fishery Regulations |
| 13. That portion of Great Slave Lake Area I (East) lying south of a straight line drawn between 61°07'00"N, 115°58'29"W to 61°07'00"N, 115°07'52"W and north of a straight line drawn between 61°00'00"N, 116°02'45"W to 61°00'00"N, 114°55'49"W
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Whitefish and Trout | n/a | November 2 to November 5 | As per Column V of Schedule V, Northwest Territories Fishery Regulations |
| 13. That portion of Great Slave Lake Area I (East) lying south of a straight line drawn between 61°00'00"N, 116°02'45"W to 61°00'00"N, 115°20'30"W and north of a straight line drawn between 60°57'20"N, 116°04'21"W to 60°54'58"N, 115°20'30"W | Whitefish and Trout | n/a | November 2 to November 5 | As per Column V of Schedule V, Northwest Territories Fishery Regulations |
| 13. All other portions of Great Slave Lake Area I (East). | Whitefish and Trout | n/a | November 2 to November 5 | As per Column V of Schedule V, Northwest Territories Fishery Regulations |
| 14. That portion of Great Slave Lake Area II lying east and south of a straight line drawn from a point on the northern boundary line of Area III at 61°20'37"N, 113°53'09"W intersecting a point on the southern boundary line of Area IV at 61°25'31"N, 113°42'36"W. | Whitefish and Trout | n/a | April 1 to June 30 | As per Column V of Schedule V, Northwest Territories Fishery Regulations |
| 14. All other portions of Great Slave Lake Area II. | Whitefish and Trout | n/a | November 2 to November 5 | As per Column V of Schedule V, Northwest Territories Fishery Regulations |
| 15. That portion of Great Slave Lake Area III lying east of a straight line drawn from a point intersecting the boundary of the Fort Resolution Domestic Fishing Zone (as defined as the area described by Schedule III, Part I, 2(a) of the Northwest Territories Fishery Regulations) at 61°11'54"N, 113°58'07"W to a point intersecting the southern boundary line of Area II at 61°20'37"N, 113°53'09"W. | Whitefish and Trout | n/a | April l to June 30 | As per Column V of Schedule V, Northwest Territories Fishery Regulations |
| 15. That portion of Great Slave Lake Area III lying east of a straight line drawn from a point on the mainland at 60°59'27"N, 113°50'41"W to a point at the eastern tip of Loutit Island at 61°07'49"N, 113°59'12"W, then in a straight line to a point at 61°11'54"N, 113°58'07"W intersecting the Fort Resolution Domestic Fishing Zone (as defined as the area described by Schedule III, Part I, 2(a) of the Northwest Territories Fishery Regulations). | Whitefish and Trout | n/a | April l to March 31 | As per Column V of Schedule V, Northwest Territories Fishery Regulations |
| 15. That portion of Great Slave Lake Area III contained by straight lines drawn from the east boundary of Area I (East) at 61°02'59"N, 115°00'58"W to 61°03'00"N, 114°30'00"W then to 61°07'00"N, 114°30'00"W, then to 61°07'00"N, 114°15'00"W then to the shore at Pine Point at 61°00'44"N, 114°15'00"W. | Whitefish and Trout | n/a | April 1 to July 31 | As per Column V of Schedule V, Northwest Territories Fishery Regulations |
| 15. All other portions of Great Slave Lake Area III. | Whitefish and Trout | n/a | November 2 to November 5 | As per Column V of Schedule V, Northwest Territories Fishery Regulations |
| 16. That portion of Great Slave Lake Area IV lying south of a straight line drawn from a point on the northern boundary line of Area II at 61°25'31"N, 113°42'36"W to a point intersecting the western boundary of Area V at 61°29'59"N, 113°30'00"W. | Whitefish and Trout | n/a | April l to June 30 | As per Column V of Schedule V, Northwest Territories Fishery Regulations |
| 16. All other portions of Great Slave Lake Area IV. | Whitefish and Trout | n/a | November 2 to November 5 | As per Column V of Schedule V, Northwest Territories Fishery Regulations |
| 17. That portion of Great Slave Lake Area V lying south and west of a straight line drawn from a point at 61°29’59"N, 113°30'00"W on the eastern boundary line of Area IV to a point at 61°26'37"N, 113°22'41"W on the mainland. | Whitefish and Trout | n/a | April 1 to June 30 | As per Column V of Schedule V, Northwest Territories Fishery Regulations |
| 17. That portion of Great Slave Lake Area V enclosed by the mainland and straight lines joining the following points in the order in which they are listed; 61°26'15"N,112°53'51"W; 61°28'12"N, 112°53'48"W; 61°32'08"N, 112°34'30"W; 61°30'27"N, 112°34'29"W. | Whitefish and Trout | n/a | April l to March 31 | As per Column V of Schedule V, Northwest Territories Fishery Regulations |
| 17. All other portions of Great Slave Lake Area V. | Whitefish and Trout | n/a | November 2 to November 5 | As per Column V of Schedule V, Northwest Territories Fishery Regulations |
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