SUMMARY

The purpose of this enactment is to establish fishers' rights to be involved in the process of stock assessment, conservation, setting of quotas, licensing and the public right to fish. It further requires that if there is any abrogation of fishing rights that is not in accordance with a process that includes the involvement of fishers, every fisher affected has the right of compensation. It also requires that decisions not be implemented until all appeals have been exhausted and reasonable notice has been given to the fishers involved. Retroactive changes are not to be permitted.

The provisions of the enactment do not affect laws of a province with respect to proprietary rights.