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Fishing Zones of Canada (Zones 4 and 5) Order

C.R.C., c. 1548OCEANS ACT
Order Prescribing as Fishing Zones of Canada Certain Areas of the Sea Adjacent to the Coast of CanadaShort Title

1 This Order may be cited as the Fishing Zones of Canada (Zones 4 and 5) Order.

Interpretation

2 In this Order,

C.H.S. Chart
C.H.S. Chart means Canadian Hydrographic Service Chart; (carte S.H.C.)
Fishing Zone 1
Fishing Zone 1, Fishing Zone 2 and Fishing Zone 3 means the areas of the sea prescribed as fishing zones in the Fishing Zones of Canada (Zones 1, 2 and 3) Order and described respectively as “Zone 1”, “Zone 2” and “Zone 3” in the schedule thereto; (zone de pêche 1, zone de pêche 2 et zone de pêche 3)
geographical coordinates
geographical coordinates means the latitudes and longitudes listed in Schedules I to IV. (coordonnées géographiques)
NAD83
NAD83 means the North American Datum 1983 geodetic system. (NAD83)

SOR/2009-21, s. 1.
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Prescription of Fishing Zones

3 The area of the sea described in section 4 as “Fishing Zone 4”, and the area of the sea described in section 5 as “Fishing Zone 5”, are hereby prescribed as fishing zones of Canada.

4 Fishing Zone 4 comprises an area of the sea adjacent to the Atlantic coast of Canada bounded on its outer perimeter

(a) by geodesic lines joining the points determined by reference to the geographical coordinates listed in Schedule I,
(b) by arcs of circles circumscribed about points determined by reference to the geographical coordinates listed in Schedule II, so that each such arc has a radius of two hundred nautical miles and terminates at the points where it intersects with an immediately adjoining arc or with a geodesic line described in paragraph (a) or, in the case of Area 2 in Schedule I, with the arc defining the outer limit of the 200 nautical mile fishery conservation zone established by the United States of America pursuant to the Fishery Conservation and Management Act of the United States of America dated March 1, 1977,
(c) and, in the case of Area 2 in Schedule I, by the arc defining the outer limit of the 200 nautical mile fishery conservation zone established by the United States of America pursuant to the Fishery Conservation and Management Act of the United States of America dated March 1, 1977 from its point of intersection referred to in paragraph (b) to its point of intersection with a geodesic line described in paragraph (a),

but does not include Fishing Zones 1 and 2 and other areas within the internal waters and territorial sea of Canada, or the waters of the islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon, delimited by the territorial sea of Canada between the point of Latitude 47°21′54″N, Longitude 56°29′40″W (North American Datum 1927, hereinafter referred to as “NAD27”) and the point of Latitude 46°38′46″N, Longitude 55°54′12″W (NAD27), and by the boundary defined in Schedule V.

SOR/85-229, s. 1;
SOR/93-50, s. 1.

5 Fishing Zone 5 comprises an area of the sea adjacent to the Pacific coast of Canada bounded on its outer perimeter

(a) by geodesic lines joining the points determined by reference to the geographical coordinates listed in Schedule III, and
(b) by arcs of circles circumscribed about points determined by reference to the geographical coordinates listed in Schedule IV, so that each such arc has a radius of 200 nautical miles and terminates at the points where it intersects with an immediately adjoining arc or with a geodesic line described in paragraph (a),

but does not include Fishing Zone 3 and other areas within the internal waters and territorial sea of Canada.

SCHEDULE I(ss. 2 and 4)

AREA 1
Davis Strait

Column I
Column II
Column III

Latitude
Longitude
Geodetic Datum

1
66°15′00.0″N
62°28′30.0″W
NAD83

2
66°15′00.0″N
57°37′50.4″W
NAD83

3
66°12′50.4″N
57°38′00.5″W
NAD83

4
66°03′29.8″N
57°39′27.3″W
NAD83

5
65°57′37.0″N
57°39′55.6″W
NAD83

6
65°57′30.0″N
57°39′55.6″W
NAD83

7
65°51′44.9″N
57°40′26.4″W
NAD83

8
65°50′48.6″N
57°40′27.4″W
NAD83

9
65°37′35.3″N
57°41′44.7″W
NAD83

10
65°34′44.7″N
57°42′10.6″W
NAD83

11
65°23′19.5″N
57°44′49.9″W
NAD83

12
65°18′05.0″N
57°45′41.8″W
NAD83

13
65°14′31.3″N
57°44′59.5″W
NAD83

14
65°11′29.7″N
57°44′13.2″W
NAD83

15
65°08′47.4″N
57°43′41.2″W
NAD83

16
65°06′02.5″N
57°43′57.1″W
NAD83

17
64°12′03.8″N
57°48′05.2″W
NAD83

18
64°04′12.1″N
57°49′00.7″W
NAD83

19
63°57′21.9″N
57°53′23.8″W
NAD83

20
63°52′34.1″N
57°56′27.9″W
NAD83

21
63°50′02.8″N
57°57′00.9″W
NAD83

22
63°43′59.2″N
57°58′35.9″W
NAD83

23
63°37′09.7″N
58°01′00.2″W
NAD83

24
63°35′01.2″N
58°01′51.6″W
NAD83

25
63°28′37.4″N
57°59′37.4″W
NAD83

26
63°22′51.3″N
57°57′17.5″W
NAD83

27
62°47′08.4″N
57°40′49.5″W
NAD83

28
62°11′20.8″N
57°25′07.4″W
NAD83

29
62°03′28.3″N
57°22′09.2″W
NAD83

30
62°02′13.7″N
57°21′37.0″W
NAD83

31
62°00′23.4″N
57°20′55.0″W
NAD83

32
61°24′40.4″N
57°16′12.1″W
NAD83

AREA 2
Gulf of Maine Region

Column I
Column II
Column III

Latitude
Longitude
CHS Chart

1
44°46′35″.346N.
66°54′11″.253W.
4003

2
44°45′44″N.
66°55′04″W.
4003

3
44°45′21″N.
66°55′35″W.
4003

4
44°45′17″N.
66°55′40″W.
4003

5
44°45′05″N.
66°56′02″W.
4003

6
44°44′30″N.
66°56′36″W.
4003

7
44°44′23″N.
66°56′41″W.
4003

8
44°44′07″N.
66°56′54″W.
4003

9
44°44′03″N.
66°56′57″W.
4003

10
44°43′38″N.
66°57′14″W.
4003

11
44°43′22″N.
66°57′27″W.
4003

12
44°42′58″N.
66°57′48″W.
4003

13
44°42′39″N.
66°58′03″W.
4003

14
44°42′17″N.
66°58′26″W.
4003

15
44°41′57″N.
66°58′55″W.
4003

16
44°41′43″N.
66°59′16″W.
4003

17
44°40′38″N.
67°00′12″W.
4003

18
44°40′33″N.
67°00′17″W.
4003

19
44°40′14″N.
67°00′26″W.
4003

20
44°39′44″N.
67°00′40″W.
4003

21
44°39′36″N.
67°00′47″W.
4003

22
44°39′11″N.
67°01′10″W.
4003

23
44°38′31″N.
67°01′42″W.
4003

24
44°38′11″N.
67°01′55″W.
4003

25
44°37′46″N.
67°02′14″W.
4003

26
44°37′27″N.
67°02′22″W.
4003

27
44°36′23″N.
67°06′26″W.
4003

28
44°36′02″N.
67°07′09″W.
4003

29
44°34′57″N.
67°09′27″W.
4003

30
44°33′08″N.
67°11′22″W.
4003

31
44°32′57″N.
67°11′31″W.
4003

32
44°32′34″N.
67°11′47″W.
4003

33
44°30′47″N.
67°13′57″W.
4003

34
44°29′49″N.
67°15′09″W.
4003

35
44°29′47″N.
67°15′11″W.
4003

36
44°28′10″N.
67°16′01″W.
4003

37
44°23′56″N.
67°18′06″W.
4003

38
44°23′36″N.
67°18′16″W.
4003

39
44°22′36″N.
67°18′15″W.
4003

40
44°20′50″N.
67°18′02″W.
4003

41
44°12′06″N.
67°16′56″W.
4003

42
44°11′12″N.
67°16′46″W.
4003

43
42°53′14″N.
67°44′35″W.
4003

44
42°31′08″N.
67°28′05″W.
4003

45
40°27′05″N.
65°41′59″W.
4003

46. to 52. [Revoked, SOR/85-229, s. 2]

SOR/79-107, s. 1;
SOR/85-229, s. 2;
SOR/2009-21, s. 2.

Previous Version

SCHEDULE II(ss. 2 and 4)

Column I
Column II
Column III
Column IV

Locality
Latitude
Longitude
CHS Chart

1
Monumental Island
62°45′07″N
63°46′15″W
7103

2
Unnamed Islet
59°37′22″N
63°29′10″W
4776

3
Watchman Island
58°13′43″N
62°06′56″W
4775

4
White Bear Island
57°55′15″N
61°39′49″W
4775

5
Stirrup Island
57°34′27″N
61°18′38″W
4775

6
Sentinel Rock
56°48′20″N
60°47′24″W
4775

7
Bulldog Island
54°43′56″N
56°53′50″W
5135

8
Roundhill Island
53°25′58″N
55°36′22″W
4703

9
Northeast Ledge
52°02′07″N
55°16′04″W
4705

10
Funk Island
49°45′42″N
53°10′48″W
4520

11
Flowers Point
48°35′59″N
52°59′48″W
4562

12
Baccalieu Island
48°08′39″N
52°47′27″W
4563

13
Redcliff Head
47°38′50″N
52°39′38″W
4016

14
Cape Spear
47°31′25″N
52°37′13″W
4016

15
Motion Rocks
47°26′11″N
52°39′31″W
4016

16
Renews Rock
46°52′39″N
52°54′00″W
4016

17
Cape Ballard
46°47′16″N
52°56′52″W
4016

18
Cape Race
46°39′30″N
53°04′18″W
4016

19
Unnamed Peninsula
46°38′45″N
53°05′32″W
4016

20
Big Johns Point
46°38′36″N
53°05′51″W
4016

21
Cripple Rock Point
46°38′29″N
53°06′08″W
4016

22
Mistaken Point
46°37′29″N
53°09′48″W
4016

23
Cape Freels
46°36′42″N
53°33′30″W
4016

24
St. Mary’s Cays
46°42′53″N
54°13′07″W
4622

25
Sable Island
44°05′00″N
59°34′36″W
8008

26
Sable Island
43°57′00″N
59°47′24″W
8008

27
Sable Island
43°55′28″N
59°53′00″W
8008

28
Sable Island
43°55′24″N
59°58′00″W
8008

29
Sable Island
43°55′45″N
60°03′30″W
8008

30
Emulous Breakers
43°40′03″N
65°02′09″W
4213

31
Salvage Islands
43°27′57″N
65°22′45″W
4215

32
Pinnacle Rock
43°22′42″N
65°39′24″W
4216

SCHEDULE III(ss. 2 and 5)

AREA 1
Juan de Fuca Region

Column I
Column II
Column III

Latitude
Longitude
CHS Chart

1
48°29′37″.10N
124°43′33″.19W
3000

2
48°30′17″N
124°48′21″W
3000

3
48°30′17″N
124°49′53″W
3000

4
48°30′12″N
124°51′37″W
3000

5
48°30′05″N
124°53′01″W
3000

6
48°29′45″N
124°55′22″W
3000

7
48°29′21″N
124°57′38″W
3000

8
48°29′06″N
124°58′51″W
3000

9
48°28′34″N
125°00′58″W
3000

10
48°28′02″N
125°02′49″W
3000

11
48°26′34″N
125°07′24″W
3000

12
48°26′29″N
125°07′42″W
3000

13
48°25′48″N
125°09′42″W
3000

14
48°24′11″N
125°14′00″W
3000

15
48°23′56″N
125°14′40″W
3000

16
48°21′12″N
125°20′51″W
3000

17
48°20′27″N
125°22′27″W
3000

18
48°20′21″N
125°22′55″W
3000

19
48°18′31″N
125°29′52″W
3000

20
48°18′08″N
125°31′17″W
3000

21
48°16′53″N
125°35′36″W
3000

22
48°16′16″N
125°37′38″W
3000

23
48°15′09″N
125°41′00″W
3000

24
48°14′51″N
125°41′54″W
3000

25
48°13′32″N
125°45′39″W
3000

26
48°09′53″N
125°55′24″W
3000

27
48°07′23″N
126°01′34″W
3000

28
48°04′55″N
126°07′20″W
3000

29
47°59′49″N
126°18′46″W
3000

30
47°59′42″N
126°19′01″W
3000

31
47°48′25″N
126°43′18″W
3000

32
47°37′22″N
127°10′49″W
3000

33
47°30′32″N
127°24′41″W
3000

34
47°29′26″N
127°26′52″W
3000

35
47°27′26″N
127°30′46″W
3000

36
47°20′00″N
127°44′58″W
3000

37
47°15′13″N
127°53′45″W
3000

38
47°13′10″N
127°57′28″W
3000

39
47°02′27″N
128°16′33″W
3000

40
46°53′31″N
128°31′53″W
3000

41
46°45′57″N
128°44′32″W
3000

42
46°40′51″N
128°52′51″W
3000

43
46°39′08″N
128°55′36″W
3000

44
46°36′29″N
128°59′48″W
3000

45
46°31′39″N
129°07′38″W
3000

AREA 2
Dixon Entrance Region

Column I
Column II
Column III

Latitude
Longitude
CHS Chart

1
54°39′45″.16N
132°40′57″.18W
3000

2
54°31′04″N
133°13′56″W
3000

3
54°29′46″N
133°18′04″W
3000

4
54°25′06″N
133°33′52″W
3000

5
54°21′01″N
133°47′32″W
3000

6
54°20′58″N
133°47′46″W
3000

7
54°20′37″N
133°49′02″W
3000

8
54°13′42″N
134°19′20″W
3000

9
54°12′19″N
134°27′53″W
3000

10
54°07′18″N
134°58′02″W
3000

11
53°58′22″N
135°57′18″W
3000

12
53°54′35″N
136°20′38″W
3000

13
53°28′41″N
138°45′24″W
3000

SCHEDULE IV(ss. 2 and 5)

Column I
Column II
Column III
Column IV

Locality
Latitude
Longitude
CHS Chart

1
Estevan Point
49°22′35″N
126°33′00″W
3640

2
Solander Island
50°06′32″N
127°56′16″W
3623

3
Triangle Island
50°51′39″N
129°06′12″W
3625

4
Kerouard Islands
51°54′38″N
130°59′04″W
3825

5
Kerouard Islands
51°55′20″N
131°00′17″W
3825

6
Kunghit Island
51°58′13″N
131°04′43″W
3825

7
Anthony Island
52°04′37″N
131°14′13″W
3825

8
McLean Fraser Point
52°12′48″N
131°25′25″W
3853

9
Wells Cove
52°19′32″N
131°33′35″W
3853

10
Murray Cove
52°34′38″N
131°53′44″W
3853

11
Chads Point
52°48′01″N
132°14′06″W
3853

12
Kitgoro Point
53°02′48″N
132°32′05″W
3854

13
Buck Point
53°05′11″N
132°34′50″W
3854

14
Kindakun Rock
53°18′54″N
132°47′35″W
3869

15
Quequitz Reef
53°32′33″N
133°01′20″W
3869

16
Tian Head
53°47′28″N
133°08′52″W
3868

17
Frederick Island
53°56′17″N
133°12′02″W
3868

SCHEDULE V(Section 4)

The boundary between the waters of Fishing Zone 4 and the waters of the islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon shall be delimited by the line described belowFootnote *.
The line shall be defined by geodesic lines that, beginning at sea at the point of Latitude 47°21′54″ N, Longitude 56°29′40″W (NAD27), connect the points that have the following coordinatesFootnote *:

Column I
Column II

Point
Latitude
Longitude

A
47°14′28.3″N
56°37′52.0″W

B
47°12′59.0″N
56°39′45.1″W

C
47°07′46.6″N
56°52′06.3″W

D
46°58′58.6″N
57°05′48.4″W

From point D, the line shall be defined by segments of arcs of circles of 24 nautical miles radius, centred on the nearest points of the baselines of the French islands, which segments intersect at the points that have the following coordinates:

Column I
Column II

Point
Latitude
Longitude

E
46°47′54.5″N
56°59′12.3″W

F
46°36′35.1″N
56°53′55.3″W

G
46°33′14.9″N
56°50′16.5″W

H
46°27′28.4″N
56°41′17.3″W

I
46°23′52.6″N
56°30′24.0″W

and thence the line shall continue along the next segment to:

Column I
Column II

Point
Latitude
Longitude

J
46°22′03.8″N
56°24′15.6″W

From point J, the line shall be defined by geodesic lines connecting the points that have the following coordinates:

Column I
Column II

Point
Latitude
Longitude

K
45°23′04.0″N
56°24′07.6″W

L
44°24′04.0″N
56°24′00.1″W

M
43°25′04.5″N
56°23′52.9″W

From point M, the line shall be the segment of an arc of circle of 200 nautical miles radius, centred on the nearest point of the baseline of the French islands to:

Column I
Column II

Point
Latitude
Longitude

N
43°24′58.0″N
56°09′26.0″W

From point N, the line shall be defined by geodesic lines connecting the points that have the following coordinates:

Column I
Column II

Point
Latitude
Longitude

O
44°27′45.0″N
56°09′18.3″W

P
45°30′30.0″N
56°09′10.2″W

Q
46°33′17.2″N
56°09′01.6″W

From point Q, the line shall be defined by segments of arcs of circles of 12 nautical miles radius, centred on the nearest points of the baselines of the French islands, which intersect at the points that have the following coordinates:

Column I
Column II

Point
Latitude
Longitude

R
46°34′52.0″N
56°01′45.1″W

S
46°37′01.7″N
55°57′12.2″W

and thence the line shall continue along the next segment to the point of Latitude 46°38′46″N, Longitude 55°54′12″W (NAD27).
Return to footnote *Unless otherwise specified, all coordinates are expressed in the North American Datum 1983 (NAD83) geodetic system.
SOR/93-50, s. 2.