[Repealed]
Interpretation
In these Regulations,
blackcod trap or blackcod pot[Revoked, SOR/82-771, s. 1]
Canadian fisheries waters[Revoked, SOR/93-62, s. 1]
cod-end means a bag-like extension attached to the after end of the belly of a trawl net and used to retain a catch; (cul de chalut)
Convention area has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the Atlantic Fishery Regulations, 1985; (zone de la Convention)
Division has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the Atlantic Fishery Regulations, 1985; (division)
finfish[Revoked, SOR/93-62, s. 1]
Fishing Zone 3 means the area of the sea described as such in the Fishing Zones of Canada (Zones 1, 2, and 3) Order; (zone de pêche 3)
Fishing Zone 4 means the area of the sea described as such in the Fishing Zones of Canada (Zones 4 and 5) Order; (Zone de pêche 4)
Fishing Zone 5 means the area of the sea described as such in the Fishing Zones of Canada (Zones 4 and 5) Order; (Zone de pêche 5)
Fishing Zone 6 means the area of the sea described as such in the Fishing Zones of Canada (Zone 6) Order; (Zone de pêche 6)
flag state means a state in which a foreign fishing vessel is registered and a state whose flag a foreign fishing vessel that is not registered in a state is entitled to fly; (État d’immatriculation)
foreign fishing vessel has the same meaning as in the Coastal Fisheries Protection Act; (bâtiment de pêche étranger)
incidental catch[Revoked, SOR/94-293, s. 1]
licence means a licence issued pursuant to the Coastal Fisheries Protection Regulations; (licence)
mesh size means in respect of netting
in a trawl net, the average of the measurements of any 20 meshes made by inserting into the meshes a flat wedge-shaped gauge having a taper of 2 cm in 8 cm and a thickness of 2.3 mm with a weight of 5 kg attached, and
in any other case, the distance between the extreme angles of a single mesh measured inside the knots after being stretched to form two parallel straight lines; (maillage)
midwater trawl means a trawl net that is designed so as not to come into contact with the sea-bed while in operation; (chalut pélagique)
purse seine net[Revoked, SOR/82-771, s. 1]
Regional Director-General[Revoked, SOR/93-62, s. 1]
sablefish trap or sablefish pot means a metal framed enclosure that is covered with netting or expanded metal and has one or more openings through which fish enter the enclosure; (trappe à morue charbonnière ou nasse à morue charbonnière)
set-line means a line that is anchored to the sea-bed and has a series of fish hooks attached; (palangre)
squid jigger means a lure that has attached a number of fish hooks arranged radially; (turlutte à calmar)
Statistical Area[Revoked, SOR/82-771, s. 1]
stock area, in respect of a species of fish set out in Column II of an item of Schedule VII, means the stock area set out in Column III of that item and, in respect of a species of fish set out in Column I of an item of Schedule X, means the stock area set out in Column II of that item; (zone de stock)
Subarea has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the Atlantic Fishery Regulations, 1985; (sous-zone)
Subdivision has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the Atlantic Fishery Regulations, 1985; (sous-division)
Sub-Zone means a Sub-Zone described in Schedule I; (sous-secteur)
trawl net means any large bag net dragged in the sea by a vessel or vessels for the purpose of taking fish; (chalut)
year means a calendar year. (année)
A reference in these Regulations to a species or group of species of fish by its common name as set out in Column I of an item of Schedule VIII shall be construed as a reference to the species or group of species whose scientific name is set out in Column II of that item.
A reference in these Regulations to a quantity of fish by weight shall be construed as a reference to the weight of the fish in a completely unprocessed state.
[Revoked, SOR/93-62, s. 1]
Atlantic Coast
Interpretation
In this Part,
authorized topside chafer[Revoked, SOR/93-62, s. 2]
extension measure[Revoked, SOR/87-185, s. 2]
gill net means a net by which fish are caught by being enmeshed but that does not enclose an area of water; (filet maillant)
quota[Revoked, SOR/82-771, s. 2]
quota period[Revoked, SOR/82-771, s. 2]
quota table[Revoked, SOR/82-771, s. 2]
Regional Director-General[Revoked, SOR/82-771, s. 2]
regulated species means a species of fish set out in Column II of Schedule III. (espèce réglementée)
Application
This Part applies in Canadian fisheries waters adjacent to the Atlantic coast of Canada to
a foreign fishing vessel other than a foreign fishing vessel engaged exclusively in scientific research; and
any person on board, being a member of the crew of, attached to or employed on a vessel described in paragraph (a).
Close Time
Subject to subsections (3) and (5), no person who is on board a foreign fishing vessel of a flag state set out in Schedule II shall fish for or catch and retain fish of a species set out in column I of an item of Schedule X in a stock area set out in column II of that item during the close time set out in column III of that item.
A close time set out in column III of an item of Schedule X applies individually and separately to each flag state set out in Schedule II.
No person shall fish for squid by means of squid jiggers in
Subarea 3 from December 30 to December 31; or
Subarea 4 from December 30 to December 31.
Where, pursuant to subsection (1), fishing for a species of fish is prohibited in a stock area, a person fishing in that stock area for a species of fish other than a species to which the prohibition applies may catch and retain an incidental catch of the prohibited species if the quantity of the incidental catch does not exceed the quantities referred to in section 9.
Swordfish Size Limits
In this section, length, in relation to a swordfish, means the distance, measured in a straight line, from the tip of the lower jaw to the fork of the tail.
Subject to subsection (3), no person shall be in possession of any swordfish that is less than 125 cm in length.
Subsection (2) does not apply to a person fishing from a foreign fishing vessel for swordfish under the authority of a licence where
the catching of swordfish that are less than 125 cm in length is incidental to the catching of longer swordfish; and
the number of swordfish that are less than 125 cm in length that are retained during any one fishing trip does not exceed a fishing quota of 15 per cent of the number of longer swordfish that are retained during that fishing trip.
Tuna Size Limits
Subsection (1) does not apply to a person fishing from a foreign fishing vessel for bigeye tuna under the authority of a licence where
the catching of bigeye tuna weighing less than 3.2 kg is incidental to the catching of larger bigeye tuna; and
the number of bigeye tuna weighing less than 3.2 kg that are retained during any one fishing trip does not exceed a fishing quota of 15 per cent of the number of larger bigeye tuna that are retained during that fishing trip.
Subsection (1) does not apply to a person fishing from a foreign fishing vessel for yellowfin tuna under the authority of a licence where
the catching of yellowfin tuna weighing less than 3.2 kg is incidental to the catching of larger yellowfin tuna; and
the number of yellowfin tuna weighing less than 3.2 kg that are retained during any one fishing trip does not exceed a fishing quota of 15 per cent of the number of larger yellowfin tuna that are retained during that fishing trip.
No person shall be in possession of any bluefin tuna that weighs less than 30 kg.
[Revoked, SOR/82-771, s. 3]
Incidental Catch Limits
Subject to subsection 10(2), where a person is fishing for a species of fish in a stock area under the authority of a licence, that person shall not retain an incidental catch of a species of fish, other than a species set out in the licence, that exceeds a fishing quota of
in respect of haddock
in Division 4VW, one per cent,
in Division 4X, one per cent, and
in Subarea 5, one per cent,
in respect of cod in Division 4X, one per cent, and
of the weight of the species taken in that stock area under the authority of the licence.
For the purposes of this section, annual fishing plan means a document that the Minister sends to a flag state setting out the species of fish that vessels of that flag state may be licensed to take in a stock area in a calendar year and the aggregate number of days for which vessels of that flag state may be authorized to fish for those species in that stock area.
Section 9 does not apply in respect of an incidental catch of a species of fish taken by a vessel of a flag state in a stock area where the aggregate number of fishing days set out in the annual fishing plan for that species in that stock area has not been utilized.
[Revoked, SOR/94-61, s. 1]
[Revoked, SOR/87-185, s. 4]
[Revoked, SOR/79-715, s. 7]
Closed Areas and Seasons
No person shall fish in any part of an area described in Column I of an item of Schedule V during the close time set out in Column II of that item.
No person shall fish for or catch capelin inside or shoreward of a line beginning at Cape Freels in the Province of Newfoundland, THENCE to a point at 49°15′N. latitude and 52°54′W. longitude, THENCE to a point 48°20′N. latitude and 52°00′W. longitude, THENCE to a point at 47°28′N. latitude and 52°00′W. longitude, THENCE to a point at 46°42′N. latitude and 52°22′W. longitude, THENCE to a point at 46°12′N. latitude and 52°52′W. longitude, THENCE to a point at 46°12′N. latitude and 54°24′W. longitude and THENCE to Cape St. Mary’s in the Province of Newfoundland.
No person shall fish with a trawl net for squid, silver hake or argentine in Division 4VWX except in the portion of the Division that is enclosed by straight lines joining the following points, in the order in which they are listed: Point North Latitude West Longitude 1 42°10′00″65°30′00″2 42°49′00″64°11′00″3 43°00′00″63°30′00″4 43°04′00″62°30′00″5 43°04′00″62°00′00″6 43°22′00″61°09′00″7 43°39′00″60°00′00″8 43°43′00″59°40′00″9 43°54′00″59°00′00″10 39°00′00″59°00′00″11 39°00′00″61°51′00″12 42°10′00″65°30′00″
[Revoked, SOR/82-771, s. 5]
No person shall, during the period commencing on March 1st and terminating on May 31st in any year, fish with gear that is capable of taking any demersal species of fish in either of the areas bounded by straight lines joining the geographical coordinates set out in Schedule VI, in the order listed in each case.
[Revoked, SOR/82-771, s. 6]
[Revoked, SOR/79-715, s. 10]
Pacific Coast
Interpretation
In this Part,
gill net means a net that
is weighted at its bottom and floated at the surface of the water by a cork line, and
is used to catch fish by enmeshing them,
but does not enclose an area of water.
Application
This Part applies in Canadian fisheries waters adjacent to the Pacific coast of Canada to
a foreign fishing vessel other than a foreign fishing vessel engaged exclusively in scientific research; and
any person on board, being a member of the crew of, attached to or employed on a vessel described in paragraph (a).
Close Time
No person who is on board a foreign fishing vessel of a flag state set out in column I of an item of Schedule VII shall fish for the species of fish set out in column II of that item in the stock area set out in column III of that item during the close time set out in column V of that item.
[Revoked, SOR/82-771, s. 8]
Incidental Catch Limits
Where a person is fishing for Pacific hake in sub-zone 5-1 or 5-2, he shall not catch and retain an incidental catch of a species of fish other than Pacific hake that exceeds 20 per cent of the weight of the Pacific hake on board the vessel or that exceeds:
in respect of walleye pollock, 10 per cent,
in respect of rockfish, two per cent,
in respect of Pacific cod and ling cod in the aggregate, one per cent, or
in respect of sablefish, one per cent,
of the said weight.
[Revoked, SOR/82-771, s. 9]
Gear Restrictions
No person on board or operating from a foreign fishing vessel of a flag state set out in Column I of an item of Schedule VII shall fish for a species of fish set out in Column II of that item in a stock area set out in Column III of that item except with the gear type set out in Column IV of that item.
No person shall fish for, or catch and retain, Pacific hake by means of a trawl net that has a mesh size
greater than 100 mm or less than 76 mm in the cod-end; or
less than 89 mm in any part of the net that is not the cod-end.
No person fishing for a species of fish other than Pacific hake shall use a trawl net that has a mesh size of less than 89 mm.
Enforcement
Powers of Fishery Officers
[Revoked, SOR/93-62, s. 11]
Seals and Certificates
A fishery officer may
place a numbered identification mark or seal on any equipment or gear that he has inspected on board a foreign fishing vessel; and
where he is of the opinion that equipment or gear on board a foreign fishing vessel that he has inspected is in compliance with these Regulations, issue a certificate of inspection to the master of the vessel setting out
the date of the inspection, and
a description of the equipment or gear he has inspected.
Where a fishery officer has placed a mark or seal on any equipment or gear in accordance with subsection (1), that mark or seal shall not be removed, altered or tampered with by any person other than a fishery officer while the foreign fishing vessel is in Canadian fisheries waters.
[Revoked, SOR/93-62, s. 12]
General
Avoidance of Set Gear
The master of a foreign fishing vessel in Canadian fisheries waters shall ensure at all times that there is maintained a distance of at least 1/2 nautical mile between his vessel and any equipment and gear attached thereto and any set fishing gear that has been marked so as to be visible to persons on board vessels navigating in the vicinity.
For the purposes of this section, set, in respect of fishing gear, means that the fishing gear has been placed in the sea in such manner that
each end of the gear is anchored in the sea;
one end of the gear is anchored in the sea and the other end of the gear is attached to a fishing vessel;
the gear is drifting in the sea; or
one end of the gear is drifting free in the sea while the other end of the gear is attached to a fishing vessel.
[Revoked, SOR/93-62, s. 13]
Sub-zones — Pacific Coast
Sub-Zone 5-1A is comprised of that portion of Fishing Zone 5 that is east of a line beginning at 49°00′N. latitude, 126°15′W. longitude, THENCE to 48°30′N. latitude, 125°55′W. longitude and THENCE in a southerly direction to a point of intersection with the outer perimeter of Fishing Zone 5 at 48°21.2′N. latitude, 125°20.85′W. longitude;
Sub-Zone 5-1B is comprised of that portion of Fishing Zone 5 that is west of Sub-Zone 5-1A, and east of a line beginning in 49°00′N. latitude, 126°15′W. longitude, THENCE to 48°30′N. latitude, 126°00′W. longitude and THENCE due south to the outer perimeter of Fishing Zone 5.
Sub-Zone 5-2 is comprised of that portion of Fishing Zone 5 that is south of 49°23′N. latitude, exclusive of Sub-Zone 5-1.
Sub-Zone 5-3 is comprised of that portion of Fishing Zone 5 that is north of 49°23′N. latitude and south of 50°30′N. latitude.
Sub-Zone 5-4 is comprised of that portion of Fishing Zone 5 that is north of 50°30′N. latitude and south of 52°00′N. latitude.
Sub-Zone 5-5 is comprised of that portion of Fishing Zone 5 that is north of 52°00′N. latitude.
Foreign Fishing Vessel Flag States Item Column I Flag State 1 Bulgaria 2 Cuba 3 Denmark 4 Estonia 5 Faeroe Islands 6 France 7 Germany 8 Iceland 9 Ireland 10 Italy 11 Japan 12 Latvia 13 Lithuania 14 Norway 15 Poland 16 Portugal 17 Romania 18 Russia 19 Spain 20 United Kingdom 21 United States
[Revoked, SOR/94-61, s. 2]
[Revoked, SOR/93-62, s. 15]
Closed Areas Item Column I Column II Area Close Time 1 January 1 to June 30 2 The waters off Fogo-Twillingate in the Province of Newfoundland enclosed by a line drawn from a point at 50°06′N. lat., 53°35′W. long.; THENCE to a point at 49°58′N. lat., 53°49′W. long.; THENCE to a point at 50°10′N. lat., 55°02′W. long.; THENCE to a point at 50°16′N. lat., 54°50′W. long.; THENCE to the said point at 50°06′N. lat., 53°35′W. long. June 1 to November 30 3 May 1 to Nov. 30 4 The waters off Bonavista — St. John’s in the Province of Newfoundland enclosed by a line drawn from a point at 47°36′N. lat., 52°00′W. long.; THENCE to a point at 47°34′N. lat., 52°20′W. long.; THENCE to a point at 48°44′N. lat., 52°37′W. long.; THENCE to a point at 48°46′N. lat., 52°27′W. long.; THENCE to the said point at 47°36′N. lat., 52°00′W. long. June 1 to November 30
Areas Referred to in Section 17 Column I Column II Latitude Longitude Area I(1) 42°04′N 65°44′W(2) 42°40′N 64°30′W(3) 43°00′N 64°30′W(4) 43°00′N 66°32′W(5) 42°20′N 66°32′W(6) 42°20′N 66°00′W(7) 42°04′N 65°44′W Area II(1) 42°20′N 67°00′W(2) 41°15′N 67°00′W(3) 41°15′N 65°40′W(4) 42°00′N 65°40′W(5) 42°20′N 66°00′W(6) 42°20′N 67°00′W
Close Times — Pacific Coast Item Column I Column II Column III Column IV Column V Flag State Species Stock Area Gear Type Close Time 1 Japan Pacific hake Sub-zones 5-1A, 5-1B, and 5-2 Midwater trawl November 30 to December 31 2 Japan Rockfish Fishing Zone 5 Trawl net January 1 to December 31 3 Japan Squid Fishing Zone 5 Gill net January 1 to December 31 4 Japan Squid Fishing Zone 5 Squid jigger January 1 to December 31 5 Japan Sablefish Fishing Zone 5 Set lines January 1 to December 31 6 Japan Walleye pollock Fishing Zones 3 & 5 Midwater trawl January 1 to December 31 7 Japan Spiny dogfish Fishing Zones 3 & 5 Trawl net January 1 to December 31 8 Poland Pacific hake Sub-Zones 5-1A, 5-1B and 5-2 Midwater trawl November 30 to December 31 9 Poland Rockfish Fishing Zone 5 Trawl net January 1 to December 31 10 Poland Squid Fishing Zone 5 Gill net January 1 to December 31 11 Poland Squid Fishing Zone 5 Squid jigger January 1 to December 31 12 Poland Sablefish Fishing Zone 5 Set lines January 1 to December 31 13 Poland Walleye pollock Fishing Zones 3 & 5 Midwater trawl January 1 to December 31 14 Poland Spiny dogfish Fishing Zones 3 & 5 Trawl net January 1 to December 31 15 Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Pacific hake Sub-Zones 5-1A, 5-1B and 5-2 Midwater trawl November 30 to December 31 16 Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Rockfish Fishing Zone 5 Trawl net January 1 to December 31 17 Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Squid Fishing Zone 5 Gill net January 1 to December 31 18 Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Squid Fishing Zone 5 Squid jigger January 1 to December 31 19 Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Sablefish Fishing Zone 5 Set lines January 1 to December 31 20 Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Walleye pollock Fishing Zones 3 & 5 Midwater trawl January 1 to December 31 21 Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Spiny dogfish Fishing Zones 3 & 5 Trawl net January 1 to December 31 22 All other Countries Pacific hake Sub-zones 5-1A, 5-1B and 5-2 Midwater trawl November 30 to December 31 23 All other Countries Rockfish Fishing Zone 5 Trawl net January 1 to December 31 24 All other Countries Squid Fishing Zone 5 Gill net January 1 to December 31 25 All other Countries Squid Fishing Zone 5 Squid jigger January 1 to December 31 26 All other Countries Sablefish Fishing Zone 5 Set lines January 1 to December 31 27 All other Countries Walleye pollock Fishing Zones 3 & 5 Midwater trawl January 1 to December 31 28 All other Countries Spiny dogfish Fishing Zones 3 & 5 Trawl net January 1 to December 31
Scientific and Common Names Column I Column II Common Names Scientific Names 1 American plaice Hippoglossoides platessoides 2 Argentine Argentina silus 3 Arctic Cod Boreogadus saida 4 Billfish Scomberesox saurus 5 Butterfish Peprilus triacanthus 6 Capelin Mallotus villosus 7 Cod Gadus morhua 8[Revoked, SOR/87-185, s. 11] 9 Flounder Fish of the order heterosomata 10 Turbot Reinhardtius hippoglossoides 11 Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinusi 12 Hake Merluccius productus 13 Halibut Hippoglossus hippoglossus 14 Herring Clupea harengus 15 Lingcod Ophiodon elongatus 16 Mackerel Scomber scombrus 17 Menhaden Brevoortia tyrannus 18 Pacific Cod Gadus macrocephalusi 19 Pacific hake Merluccius productus 20 Pacific Ocean perch Sebastes alutus 21 Pollock or Saithe Pollachius virens 22 Redfish Sebastes Spp. 23 Red hake Urophycis chuss 24 River herring (Gaspereau) Alosa pseudoharengus and A. aestivalis 25 Rockfish Fish of any of the Sebastes species 26 Roughhead grenadier Macrourus berglax 27 Roundnose grenadier Macrourus rupestris 28 Sablefish (Black Cod) Anoplopoma fimbria 29 Salmon Fish of the family of Salmonidae 30 Sandlance Ammodytes Americanus 31 Scallops (Sea) Placopecten magellanicus 32 Shark (other than dogfish) Squaliformes (other than squalidae) 33 Shrimp Pandalus borealis 34 Silver hake Merluccius bilinearis 35 Squid Any of: Loligo opalescens, Omastrephas bartramii, Onychoteuthis borealyaponicce, Berryteuthis magister, Illex illecebrosus, Logigo pealei 36 Swordfish Xiphias gladius 37 Tuna Any of: Thunnus albacares, T. Thynnus, T. atlanticus, T. alalunga, T. obesus, Euthynnus pelamis, Sarda sarda, S. Chiliensis and Euthynnus alletteratus 38 Walleye pollock Theragra chalcogramma 39 White hake Urophycis tenuis 40 Windowpane flounder Scophthalmus aquosus 41 Winter flounder Pseudopleuronectes americanus 42 Witch flounder Glyptocephalus cynoglossus 43 Yellowtail flounder Limanda ferruginea
[Revoked, SOR/93-62, s. 17]
Close Times Atlantic Coast Item Column I Column II Column III Species Stock Area Close Time 1 American plaice Subarea 2 and Division 3K December 30 to December 31 2 American plaice Division 3LNO December 30 to December 31 3 American plaice Subdivision 3Ps December 30 to December 31 4 American plaice Division 4T January 1 to December 31 5 American plaice Division 4VWX December 30 to December 31 6 Argentine Division 4VWX November 16 to April 14 7 Capelin Subarea 2 and 3K December 30 to December 31 8 Capelin Division 3L January 1 to December 31 9 Capelin Division 3Ps January 1 to December 31 10 Capelin Divisions 4R, 4S and 4T January 1 to December 31 11 Cod Division 2GH December 30 to December 31 12 Cod Division 2J December 30 to December 31 12.1 Cod Division 3K December 30 to December 31 12.2 Cod Division 3L December 30 to December 31 13 Cod Division 3NO December 30 to December 31 14 Cod Subdivision 3Ps December 30 to December 31 15 Cod Subdivision 3Pn and Divisions 4R and 4S December 30 to December 31 16 Cod Division 4TVn May 1 to December 31 17 Cod Subdivision 4Vn December 30 to December 31 18 Cod Division 4VsW December 30 to December 31 19 Cod Division 4X December 30 to December 31 20 Flounder Division 4VWX December 30 to December 31 21 Greenland halibut Subarea 0 December 30 to December 31 22 Greenland halibut Division 2GH December 30 to December 31 23 Greenland halibut Divisions 2J and 3KL December 30 to December 31 24 Greenland halibut Divisions 4R, 4S and 4T December 30 to December 31 25 Haddock Division 4VW December 30 to December 31 26 Haddock Division 4X December 30 to December 31 27 Other fish not set out in this schedule Subarea 3 December 30 to December 31 28 Other fish not set out in this schedule Subarea 4 December 30 to December 31 29 Other fish not set out in this schedule Subarea 5 January 1 to December 31 30 Pollock Division 4VW and Subarea 5 December 30 to December 31 31 Redfish Subarea 2 and Division 3K December 30 to December 31 32 Redfish Division 3LN December 30 to December 31 33 Redfish Division 3O December 30 to December 31 34 Redfish Division 3P December 30 to December 31 35 Redfish Divisions 4R, 4S and 4T December 30 to December 31 36 Redfish Division 4VWX December 30 to December 31 37 Roundnose grenadier Subarea 0 December 30 to December 31 38 Roundnose grenadier Subareas 2 and 3 December 30 to December 31 39 Shark Any Subarea December 30 to December 31 40 Shrimp Subarea 0 December 30 to December 31 41 Silver hake Division 4VWX November 16 to April 14 42 Squid Subarea 3 January 1 to June 30 43 Squid Subarea 4 November 16 to June 30 44 Swordfish Divisions 3K, 3LNO and 4VWX April 1 to May 31 45 Tuna Divisions 3K, 3LNO and 4VWX April 1 to May 31 46 White hake Division 3NO December 30 to December 31 47 White hake Division 4VWX December 30 to December 31 48 Witch flounder Divisions 2J and 3KL December 30 to December 31 49 Witch flounder Division 3NO December 30 to December 31 50 Witch flounder Subdivision 3Ps December 30 to December 31 51 Witch flounder Divisions 4R and 4S December 30 to December 31 52 Yellowtail flounder Division 3LNO December 30 to December 31 53 Yellowtail flounder Division 4VWX December 30 to December 31