Maintenance of Status Criteria

 

1. Once an applicant has been certified as a professional fish harvester by the Board, they must meet the Maintenance of Status Criteria in order to be certified by the Board in subsequent years. The Maintenance of Status Criteria are intended to:
   
   a. set eligibility criteria for renewal of certification as a professional fish harvester following any period of certification as a professional fish harvester; and,                                                                                                         
   b. set eligibility criteria for certification as a professional fish harvester following any period of inactivity.  
    

2. In order to maintain their current certification status, an Apprentice, Level I or Level II Professional Fish Harvester must renew their certification on an annual basis.                                                                                                         

3. Following any period of inactivity, an individual applying for certification will be    subject to the following re-entry criteria:
   
   a. An individual meeting the general certification criteria who fails to maintain their status for a period of two years or less, upon re-entry, can pay back-fees and have their previous certification status reinstated.
   
   b. An individual meeting the general certification criteria who fails to maintain their status for a period in excess of two years must re-enter as an Apprentice Fish Harvester, and following two years of demonstrated full-time fishing activity will be eligible to pay back-fees and have their previous certification status reinstated.
   
   c. A New Entrant is not eligible to pay back-fees.  However, following two years of demonstrated full-time fishing activity, a New Entrant/Apprentice will be eligible to pay required back-fees and have previous full-time fishing years recognized.