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AnnexesAnnex 1COASTAL WATERS AND INLAND WATERSScheduled and Non-ScheduledNewfoundland and Labrador waters are divided into categories andsub-categories, as follows:• Coastal waters• Inland waters:- scheduled salmon rivers- scheduled rainbow and brown trout waters- non-scheduled inland watersCoastal waters: Marine waters outside the spring tide low water mark,except where DFO has caution signs on the shore of a river’s estuary toclose the estuary to commercial fisheries. These signs are located severalmetres to several kilometres seaward from the mouth of a river. Seawardof the signs is coastal waters; the area inside the signs is non-scheduledinland waters, even though it is a marine/salt water area. Angling isregulated by the season dates for non-scheduled inland waters.Anglers uncertain about where caution signs are placed at the mouth ofthe river, should contact the nearest DFO office listed on Page 4.Inland waters: All waters above spring tide low water mark and allwaters inside of a line drawn between caution signs set out from the mouthof a river on the shores of its estuary. Inland waters include scheduledsalmon rivers, scheduled rainbow trout waters, and non-scheduled inlandwaters.Scheduled salmon river: Includes the main stem of a river includingtidal waters at the mouth of a river inside DFO bait and spinner signs;the waters of any connected pond or lake within 90 metres of the river’sentrance and outlet, or as indicated by DFO signs; in many cases, tributarystreams; in a few cases, certain lakes and ponds. There are 186 scheduledsalmon rivers in Newfoundland and Labrador. A complete list is containedin the map insert in this guide.Scheduled rainbow trout waters: Includes a group of ponds andconnecting streams in the Bauline, Portugal Cove, Torbay and Green’sHarbour areas, which are listed in the rainbow trout section on Page 18.Scheduled and Non-Scheduled brown trout waters: As described onPages 19-20.Non-scheduled inland waters: Inland waters not individually listedby name in the regulations; they include salt water areas inside of DFOcaution signs.26 Angler’s Guide 2013-2014