sec.98Possessing stowed and secured fishing apparatus

sec.98 Possessing stowed and secured fishing apparatus

This section applies if possessing fishing apparatus is regulated in regulated waters under a provision of this chapter, unless the provision provides otherwise. A person may possess fishing apparatus, other than an otter trawl net, in the waters if the apparatus is stowed and secured. A person may possess an otter trawl net in the waters if the net is stowed and secured on a boat. For subsection (3) , an otter trawl net is stowed and secured on a boat if— during the daytime— the net and any other fishing apparatus normally used with it are drawn up to the boat and are visible from an aircraft or another boat; and the net’s cod ends are open; and the net’s lazy lines are on the blocks; and at night— the boat is at anchor in an area marked as an anchorage or boat harbour on a navigational chart; or the net and other fishing apparatus are inboard the boat and are stored or suspended from a mast or boom. otter boards, ground chains or ropes for an otter trawl net (sec.98-ssec.1) This section applies if possessing fishing apparatus is regulated in regulated waters under a provision of this chapter, unless the provision provides otherwise. (sec.98-ssec.2) A person may possess fishing apparatus, other than an otter trawl net, in the waters if the apparatus is stowed and secured. (sec.98-ssec.3) A person may possess an otter trawl net in the waters if the net is stowed and secured on a boat. (sec.98-ssec.4) For subsection (3) , an otter trawl net is stowed and secured on a boat if— during the daytime— the net and any other fishing apparatus normally used with it are drawn up to the boat and are visible from an aircraft or another boat; and the net’s cod ends are open; and the net’s lazy lines are on the blocks; and at night— the boat is at anchor in an area marked as an anchorage or boat harbour on a navigational chart; or the net and other fishing apparatus are inboard the boat and are stored or suspended from a mast or boom. otter boards, ground chains or ropes for an otter trawl net

• (a) during the daytime— (i) the net and any other fishing apparatus normally used with it are drawn up to the boat and are visible from an aircraft or another boat; and (ii) the net’s cod ends are open; and (iii) the net’s lazy lines are on the blocks; and
• (i) the net and any other fishing apparatus normally used with it are drawn up to the boat and are visible from an aircraft or another boat; and
• (ii) the net’s cod ends are open; and
• (iii) the net’s lazy lines are on the blocks; and
• (b) at night— (i) the boat is at anchor in an area marked as an anchorage or boat harbour on a navigational chart; or (ii) the net and other fishing apparatus are inboard the boat and are stored or suspended from a mast or boom. Examples of other fishing apparatus— otter boards, ground chains or ropes for an otter trawl net