Harvesting of kelp24 (1) A person must not harvest kelp or other aquatic plants commercially in the waters of British Columbia unless the person holds a licence under this section and has paid the licence fee prescribed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council.
(2) A holder of a licence under subsection (1) must pay to the government a royalty on all kelp and other aquatic plants harvested by the holder of the licence.
(3) The royalty payable under subsection (2) may be prescribed by regulation by the Lieutenant Governor in Council.
(4) A person must not operate a plant for treating, curing, drying or otherwise processing kelp or other aquatic plants in British Columbia unless the person holds a licence under this section and has paid the licence fee prescribed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council.
(5) An application for a licence under this section must be made in writing to the minister on a form supplied by the minister.
(6) On receipt of the application and the prescribed fee, the minister may issue the licence subject to conditions the minister may specify.
(7) An application for a licence under this section must be made on a form supplied by the minister and must indicate
(a) the location of the area to be harvested or of the plant for which the licence is required,
(b) the name and address of the applicant, and
(c) other information as the minister requires.
(8) Subject to terms specified in the permit, the minister or a person designated by the minister may grant a permit to any scientific or educational institution to harvest kelp or other aquatic plants at any time for scientific or experimental purposes without payment of a licence fee.
(9) With the approval of the Lieutenant Governor in Council, the minister may make regulations the minister thinks advisable for regulating the production, harvesting and processing of kelp and other aquatic plants.
(10) In addition to the powers that may be exercised by the minister under section 18, the minister may suspend, revoke or refuse to issue a licence under this section in the minister's opinion
(a) the licensee has failed to comply with a condition of a licence, or
(b) the harvesting of kelp or other aquatic plants under the licence would
(i) tend to impair or destroy a bed or part of a bed on which kelp or other aquatic plants grow,
(ii) tend to impair or destroy the supply of any food for fish, or
(iii) be detrimental to fish life.
从以上看非商业采集是ok, 估计也不能大量采集了,毕竟如果是私人采集,你采集个100KG就明显多了,一桶估计问题不大
