Fishery Openings and Closures

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Variation Order GVO-2016-072

Issuance Date: 

2016-10-05

Species: 

Cod, Halibut, American Plaice, Greenland Halibut (turbot), White Hake, Red Hake, Groundfish

Description: 

Close time for fishing for groundfish by vessel classes C1 To C5999 in Division 4T.

Revocation: 

Revokes: GVO-2000-084, GVO-2000-115
Revoked by: GVO-2016-073

Publication Date: 

2016-10-05 15:53:09 AT

Notice


Notfish

Pursuant to the Fishery (General) Regulations and by the Gulf Region Close Time Variation Oder 2016-072, the American plaice, cod, Greenland halibut, halibut, red hake and white hake fishery remains closed for vessel classes C1 to C5999 from January 1 to December 31, until further notice for that portion of division 4T know as the 10 fathoms line of the Bay des Chaleurs.

Refer to Gulf Region Close Time Variation Order 2016-072 issued on October 5, 2016. For further information regarding this Order, please contact your local Fishery Officer.  To receive an electronic copy of all future Variation Orders issued by the Gulf Region, please email Orders.glf@dfo-mpo.gc.ca and provide your email address to be placed on our Variation Orders distribution list. Notices of all active variation and prohibition orders can be viewed on the Web site of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Gulf Region, under Orders Registry, at the following address: http://www.inter.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/Gulf/Orders-Registry.

Gulf Region Close Time Variation Order 2000-084 and Gulf Region Close Time Variation Order 2000-115 are hereby revoked.

Frank Quinn
Acting Regional Director General
Gulf Region