Traduction de «Pêche exploratoire » (Français → Anglais) :

5. By way of derogation from paragraph 2, a Member State may submit a request to conduct exploratory fisheries in locations outside the existing deep-sea fishing areas.

Mr. Bonnell: If you are referring to whether it is an exploratory fishery or a commercial one, this is the third year of an exploratory fishery.

The New Emerging Fisheries Policy requires active participation in an exploratory fishery and the conversion of the five exploratory licences to commercial status was based upon provisions within this policy.

With respect to licensing, the DFO’s New Emerging Fisheries Policy stipulates that: “scientific licence holders (stage I) will be given priority for exploratory licences (stage II)”; and “exploratory licence holders (stage II) will be given priority for regular licences (stages III),” once exploratory fisheries reach the commercial stage.

On marine fish allocations, the NWMB’s policy states that: exploratory licences or allocations are not to be considered to provide any guarantee of a permanent licence or allocation in the fishery (criterion #1); and access to exploratory or emerging fisheries should not be exclusive to the first applicant (criterion #4) – a statement that seems to imply that more than one applicant is desirable.

According to Nunavut’s Minister of Sustainable Development, the Coalition’s long-term objectives are to: develop the capacity of Nunavut fishing interests to harvest the turbot resources in the waters adjacent to Nunavut; develop the credibility of Nunavut fishers in the Atlantic fishing industry; and maximize fisheries development over the next 5-10 years ([33]) According to the BFC itself, its stated objectives are to: undertake exploratory fishing; develop new inshore and emerging fisheries; develop offshore fisheries; recruit and train Inuit for current and new jobs in the offshore fishing industry; invest in a Nunavut fishing ...[+++]vessel; lobby for more access to other fishing quotas, including turbot in 0B; encourage scientific research; and administer the initiative, including preparing Calls for Proposals ([34]) Because Nunavut does not have the harvesting capacity to undertake fishing operations directly, the Coalition’s activities have so far consisted of selling its 0A allocation to non-Nunavut fishing companies – Canadian and foreign – in return for royalty fees and the hiring of a minimum number of Inuit as crew.