Fishery Openings and Closures

Fishery related activities may be subject to closure by Fisheries and Oceans Canada for conservation, safety, contamination, seasonal or other reasons.

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Prohibition Order GSN-2013-025

Issuance Date: 

2013-07-27

Species: 

Bar Clams, Soft Shell Clams, Bay Quahaugs, Razor Clams, Clams, Mussels, Oysters, Bivalve Molluscs, Bay Scallops

Description: 

Closure of all waters within three kilometers of the coastline, including all islands, from Point Escuminac to Cap Lumi¿re, New Brunswick.

Revocation: 

Revoked by: GSN-2013-027

Publication Date: 

2013-07-27 14:52:10 AT

Notice

The Regional Director General for the Gulf Region, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, hereby gives notice that the area listed below is closed for fishing for any species of clams, mussels, oysters and any other bivalve molluscs, including bay scallops:

All waters within three kilometers of the coastline, including all islands, from grid reference 363559E 5214851N at Point Escuminac to grid reference 369347E 5168814N at Cap-Lumière.

Note: When the boundary of an area is expressed in grid references, those grid references are based on the Universal Transverse Mercator Grid System set out in the National Topographic Series Map, Scale 1:50,000 published by the Department of Energy, Mines and Resources (North American Datum 1983).

Refer to Contaminated Fisheries Prohibition Order No. GSN-2013-025 issued on July 27, 2013, or contact your local Fishery Officer for further information or visit the Web site of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Gulf Region, under Orders Registry, at the following address: http://www2.glf.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fam-gpa/cp/ord/index-e.php.

Contaminated Fisheries Prohibition Order No. GSN-2013-025 comes into force on July 27, 2013.

Morley Knight
Regional Director General
Gulf Region