Arctic Region Variation Order 2024-006
The Regional Director General of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada for the Arctic Region, pursuant to paragraph 43(1)(m) of the Fisheries Act and to subsection 6 (1) of the Fishery (General) Regulations, hereby revokes the Arctic Region Variation Order 2024-004 varying the Sport Fishing Daily Catch and Possession Limits for Certain Species in Certain Waters of the Northwest Territories effective April 1, 2024 and makes the annexed Order varying the sport fishing daily catch and possession limits for certain species in certain waters of the Northwest Territories.
Issued at Inuvik, NT on May 14, 2024.
Amy Amos
Regional Director General
Arctic Region
Order varying the sport fishing daily catch and possession limits for certain species in certain waters of the Northwest Territories
Short title
- This order may be cited as the Arctic Region Variation Order 2024-006 Varying the Sport Fishing Daily Catch and Possession Limits for Certain Species in Certain Waters of the Northwest Territories.
Variation
- The sport fishing daily catch limit for certain species in certain waters in the Northwest Territories as fixed by subsection 28(1) of the Northwest Territories Fishery Regulations and set out in Column I, Column II and Column III of an Item in Schedule VI to the Regulations is hereby varied to that set out in Column I, Column II and Column III of an Item in the Schedule attached to this Order.
- The sport fishing possession limit for certain species in certain waters in the Northwest Territories as fixed by subsection 29(1) of the Northwest Territories Fishery Regulations and set out in Column I, Column II and Column IV of an Item in Schedule VI to the Regulations is hereby varied to that set out in Column I, Column II and Column IV of an Item in the Schedule attached to this Order.
Coming into force
- This Order shall come into force June 7, 2024 and remains in force unless otherwise revoked.
| Item | Column I Species of Fish |
Column II Waters |
Column III Daily Catch Limit |
Column IV Possession Limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arctic char | (1) Hornaday River and its tributaries | (1) 0 | (1) 0 |
| 2 | Arctic grayling | (2) All waters within the Gwich'in Settlement Area and Sahtu Settlement Area excluding the Great Bear Lake Special Management Area | (2) 5 | (2) 10 |
| (3) Waters of the Inuvialuit Settlement Region within 500 meters of the centerline of the Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk highway between points 68°26'2.51”N, 133°45'53”W and 69°24'46.14”N, 133°01'26.50”W | (3) 0 | (3) 0 | ||
| (4) All other waters of the Inuvialuit Settlement Region | (4) 3 | (4) 5 | ||
| (5) Baker Creek, 62°29'N, 114°22′W and within 100 meters of its mouth at Back Bay | (5) 0 | (5) 0 | ||
| (6) All other waters of the Northwest Territories, including Great Bear Lake Special Management Area | (6) 3 | (6) 5 | ||
| 5 | Burbot | (1) Dolomite Lake, 68°18'N, 133°33'W | (1) 5 | (1) 5 |
| (2) Waters of the Inuvialuit Settlement Region within 500 meters of the centerline of the Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk highway between points 68°26'2.51”N, 133°45'53”W and 69°24'46.14“N, 133°01'26.50”W | (2) 0 | (2) 0 | ||
| (3) All other waters of the Northwest Territories | (3) 5 | (3) 10 | ||
| 6 | Ciscoes | (1) Dolomite Lake, 68°18'N, 133°33'W | (1) 175 | (1) 175 |
| (2) Waters of the Inuvialuit Settlement Region within 500 meters of the centerline of the Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk highway between points 68°26'2.51”N, 133°45'53”W and 69°24'46.14”N, 133°01'26.50”W | (2) 0 | (2) 0 | ||
| (3) All other waters of the Northwest Territories | (3) 175 | (3) 175 | ||
| 7 | Dolly Varden | (1) All waters within the Gwich'in Settlement Area and Inuvialuit Settlement Region | (1) 0 | (1) 0 |
| (2) All other waters of the Northwest Territories | (2) 4 | (2) 7 | ||
| 9 | Inconnu | (2) Dolomite Lake, 68°18'N, 133°33'W | (2) 5 | (2) 10 |
| (3) Waters of the Inuvialuit Settlement Region within 500 meters of the centerline of the Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk highway between points 68°26'2.51”N, 133°45'53”W and 69°24'46.14”N, 133°01'26.50”W | (3) 0 | (3) 0 | ||
| (4) La Martre River from Whati Falls at a point, 63° 8'8.9"N, 116°54'6.3"W, downstream to a line drawn between points 63°10'18.53"N, 116°47'41.90"W & 63°10'14.78"N, 116°47'34.12"W | (4) 0 | (4) 0 | ||
| (5) All other waters of the Northwest Territories | (5) 5 | (5) 10 | ||
| 10 | Lake trout | (2) Great Slave Lake including all tributaries from their mouths to 1 km upstream | (2) 2 Only one (1) can be from Area VI of Great Slave Lake |
(2) 3 Only two (2) can be from Area VI of Great Slave Lake |
| (3) Waters of the Inuvialuit Settlement Region within 500 meters of the centerline of the Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk highway between points 68°26'2.51”N, 133°45'53”W and 69°24'46.14”N, 133°01'26.50”W | (3) 0 | (3) 0 | ||
| (4) Dolomite Lake, 68°18'N, 133°33'W | (4) 1 | (4) 1 | ||
| (5) Trout Lake, 60°35'N, 121°19'W and its tributaries | (5) 1 | (5) 1 | ||
| (6) Stark Lake 62°26'N, 110°30'W | (6) 3 | (6) 5 Only one lake trout in possession may be more than 70cm fork length |
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| (7) Prelude Lake, 62°34'N, 113°55'W; Prosperous Lake, 62°36'N, 114°12'W; Walsh Lake, 62°35'N, 114°16'W; River Lake, 62°36'N, 114°05'W; Banting Lake, 62°38'N, 114°17'W and Vee Lake, 62°33'N, 114°21'W | (7) 1 Applies to all of these lakes combined |
(7) 1 Applies to all of these lakes combined |
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| (8) Alexie Lake, 62°40'30”N, 115°05'W, and Chitty Lake, 62°42'N, 114°07'W | (8) 0 | (8) 0 | ||
| (9) All other waters of the Inuvialuit Settlement Region | (9) 1 | (9) 1 | ||
| (10) All other waters of the Northwest Territories | (10) 3 | (10) 5 | ||
| 11 | Northern pike | (2) Mackenzie River Management Area on Great Slave Lake and its tributaries lying between 116°00'W and 118°00'W longitude | (2) 1 | (2) 1 |
| (3) All waters within the Gwich'in and Sahtu Settlement Areas excluding the Great Bear Lake Special Management Area and Dolomite Lake (Airport Lake) | (3) 5 | (3) 10 | ||
| (4) Waters of the Inuvialuit Settlement Region within 500 meters of the centerline of the Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk highway between points 68°26'2.51”N, 133°45'53”W and 69°24'46.14”N, 133°01'26.50”W | (4) 0 | (4) 0 | ||
| (5) All other waters of the Inuvialuit Settlement Region | (5) 3 | (5) 5 | ||
| (6) Horn River, Mills Lake, and the Mackenzie River between 118°00'W and 118°25'W longitude | (6) 1 Included in total catch limit for the Mackenzie River Management Area |
(6) 1 Included in total possession limit for the Mackenzie River Management Area |
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| (7) Hay River 60°50'N, 115°46'30”W | (7) 1 Included in total daily catch limit for Great Slave Lake and its tributaries |
(7) 2 Included in total daily possession limit for Great Slave Lake and its tributaries |
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| (8) Little Buffalo River, 61°00'N, 113°46'W and that part of Resolution Bay which lies south of a straight line drawn from 61°00'45”N, 114°15'W at Pine Point to 61°10'N, 113°46'17”W at Mission Island | (8) 1 Included in total daily catch limit for Great Slave Lake and its tributaries |
(8) 2 Included in total daily possession limit for Great Slave Lake and its tributaries |
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| (9) Great Slave Lake and its tributaries | (9) 3 | (9) 5 | ||
| (10) Sandy Lake, 60°31'N, 114°35′W | (10) 1 | (10) 1 | ||
| (11) Trout Lake, 60°35'N, 121°19'W and its tributaries | (11) 2 | (11) 3 | ||
| (12) Dolomite Lake (Airport Lake), 68°18'N, 133°33'W | (12) 5 | (12) 10 | ||
| (13) All other waters of the Northwest Territories. | (13) 3 | (13) 5 | ||
| 12 | Rainbow trout | All waters of the Northwest Territories | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Walleye | (2) Waters of the Inuvialuit Settlement Region within 500 meters of the centerline of the Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk highway between points 68°26'2.51”N, 133°45'53”W and 69°24'46.14”N, 133°01'26.50”W | (2) 0 | (2) 0 |
| (3) All other waters within the Inuvialuit Settlement Region | (3) 4 | (3) 7 | ||
| (4) Horn River, Mills Lake, and the Mackenzie River between 118°00'W and 118°25'W longitude | (4) 2 Included in total catch limit for the Mackenzie River Management Area |
(4) 3 Included in total possession limit for the Mackenzie River Management Area |
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| (5) All waters within the Sahtu Settlement Area and Gwich'in Settlement Area | (5) 5 | (5) 10 | ||
| (6) Sandy Lake, 60°31'N, 114°35'W | (6) 1 | (6) 1 | ||
| (7) Hay River and the Mackenzie River Management Area on Great Slave Lake and its tributaries. | (7) 2 | (7) 3 | ||
| (8) Little Buffalo River, 61°00'N, 113°46'W and that part of Resolution Bay which lies south of a straight line drawn from 61°00'45”N, 114°15'W at Pine Point to 61°10'N, 113°46'17”W at Mission Island | (8) 1 Included in total daily catch limit for Great Slave Lake and its tributaries. |
(8) 2 Included in total possession limit for Great Slave Lake and its tributaries. |
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| (9) Trout Lake, 60°35'N, 121°19'W and its tributaries excluding the Moose River | (9) 2 | (9) 3 | ||
| (10) Moose River, 60°45'57”N, 121°20'49”W | (10) 1 Included in total daily catch limit for Trout Lake and its tributaries |
(10) 2 Included in total possession limit for Trout Lake and its tributaries |
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| (11) Johnston Lake, 62°59'N, 114°12'W | (11) 2 | (11) 3 | ||
| (12) Kam Lake, 62°25'14”N, 114°24'11”W and Grace Lake, 62°25'1”N, 114°26'54”W and connecting stream, 62°25'16”N, 114°25'7”W | (12) 4 | (12) 7 | ||
| (13) All other waters of the Northwest Territories | (13) 4 | (13) 7 | ||
| 15 | Lake, Broad, and Round Whitefish | (1) Waters of the Sahtu Settlement Area and Gwich'in Settlement Area | (1) 10 | (1) 20 |
| (2) Waters of the Inuvialuit Settlement Region within 500 meters of the centerline of the Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk highway between points 68°26'2.51”N, 133°45'53”W and 69°24'46.14”N, 133°01'26.50”W | (2) 0 | (2) 0 | ||
| (3) All other waters of the Inuvialuit Settlement Region | (3) 5 | (3) 10 | ||
| (4) Dolomite Lake, 68°18'N, 133°33'W | (4) 10 | (4) 20 | ||
| (5) All other waters of the Northwest Territories | (5) 5 | (5) 10 |
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