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-2003-053

Issuance Date: 

2003-11-26

Species: 

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

Description: 

Order closing certain waters of Bay du Vin River and Hortons Creek in the province of New Brunswick for fishing for all bivalve molluscs.

Revocation: 

Revoked by: GSN-2022-034

Publication Date: 

2003-11-26 00:00:00 AT

Notice

The Regional Director-General for the Gulf Region, Department of Fisheries and Oceans hereby gives notice that the areas listed below is closed for fishing of any bivalve molluscs in the Province of New Brunswick:

  1. The waters of Bay du Vin river upstream of a line drawn from grid reference 336921 5211666 to grid reference 337048 5211682. (Refer to Map Chatham 21 P/3).
  2. 2. The waters of Hortons Creek inside of a line drawn from grid reference 335280 5211800 seaward to grid reference 335310 5211940 then eastward to grid reference 336260 5212000 and then southward to a point on shore at grid reference 336280 5211850. (Refer to Map Chatham 21 P/3).

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-2003-53 issued on November 26, 2003, 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://www.glf.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fi-ip/index-e.html.

H.H. (Hank) Scarth
Acting Regional Director-General
Gulf Region

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