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C-237 Bill defeated Private Member’s Bill

An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (Atlantic groundfish fisheries)

Sponsor: Jonathan Rowe, Member of Parliament (The Eastern Peninsulas)

Proposed changes

This enactment amends the Fisheries Act in order to provide measures for the management of Atlantic groundfish fisheries, including the harmonization, across Atlantic provinces, of close times in Canadian fisheries waters of the Atlantic Ocean that are used for recreational fishing of groundfish. It also amends the reporting obligations of the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans in respect of the administration and enforcement of the provisions of the Act, and adds a matter in relation to which certain persons may be required to provide information or keep records or other documents under the Act. Finally, it requires that the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans develop a monitoring system to record, by species, the number of fish that are caught, as well as the time at which and place where they are caught.

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  1. · House of Commons

    Completed. September 22, 2025

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