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-2018-007

Issuance Date: 

2018-03-16

Species: 

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

Description: 

Closing portions of waters in the Queens and Kings counties of the Province of Prince Edward Island (PEI) for fishing of any bivalve molluscs.

Revocation: 

Revokes: GSN-2018-005
Revoked by: GSN-2023-036

Publication Date: 

2018-03-16 14:11:52 AT

Notice

The Regional Director General for the Gulf Region, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, hereby gives notice that the areas listed below in the Province of Prince Edward Island are closed for fishing of any species of clams, mussels, oysters and any other bivalve molluscs including bay scallops:

1.    French River inside a line drawn from grid reference 460951E 5151605N to grid reference 460901E 5151225N (Refer to map Malpeque 11 L/12)(North American Datum 1983);

2.    Southwest River inside a line drawn from grid reference 457551E 5145725N to grid reference 457951E 5145950N (Refer to map Summerside 11 L/5)(North American Datum 1983);

3.    Tuplin Creek inside a line drawn from grid reference 455851E 5146055N to grid reference 455951E 5145995N (Refer to map Summerside 11 L/5)(North American Datum 1983);

4.    Harding Creek inside a line drawn from grid reference 458251E 5145645N to grid reference 458371E 5145825N (Refer to map Summerside 11 L/5)(North American Datum 1983);

5.    Sutherland Creek inside a line drawn from grid reference 459751E 5145975N to grid reference 459911E 5146045N (Refer to map Summerside 11 L/5)(North American Datum 1983);

6.    Stanley River, Founds River, Granville Creek and Trout River inside a line drawn from grid reference 463981E 5144175N to grid reference 464331E 5144075N (Refer to map North Rustico 11 L/6)(North American Datum 1983);

7.    Andersons Creek inside a line drawn from grid reference 465431E 5146295N to grid reference 465561E 5146585N (Refer to map North Rustico 11 L/6)(North American Datum 1983);

8.    Hope River and its tributaries inside a line drawn from grid reference 466871E 5146505N to grid reference 466681E 5146305N (Refer to map North Rustico 11 L/6) (North American Datum 1983);

9.    Hunter River and its tributaries inside a line drawn from grid reference 475551E 5142225N to grid reference 475731E 5141975N (Refer to map North Rustico 11 L/6)(North American Datum 1983);

10.    Wheatley River inside a line drawn from grid reference 480551E 5138565N to grid reference 480391E 5138325N (Refer to map North Rustico 11 L/6)(North American Datum 1983);

11.    Black River inside a line drawn from grid reference 486801E 5139775N to grid reference 487281E 5139825N (Refer to map North Rustico 11 L/6)(North American Datum 1983);

12.    Bells, Auld and Parsons Creeks and that portion of Covehead Bay inside a line drawn from grid reference 489971E 5139225N to grid reference 490791E 5139225N (Refer to map North Rustico 11 L/6)(North American Datum 1983);

13.    The foreshore and waters within 50 m of the shoreline between grid reference 507801E 5095625N and grid reference 507951E 5095785N Gascoigne Cove (Refer to map Montague 11 L/2)(North American Datum 1983);

14.    Seal River inside a line drawn from grid reference 508701E 5112124N on Finleys Point to grid reference 508251E 5111224N (Refer to map Montague 11 L/2) (North American Datum 1983);

15.    Hillsborough River and its tributaries upstream of a line drawn from grid reference 507501E 5133474N to grid reference 507631E 5133074N (Refer to map Mount Stewart 11 L/7)(North American Datum 1983);

16.    Clyde River and West River and their tributaries inside a line drawn from grid reference 479901E 5115875N to grid reference 478951E 5115085N (Refer to map Charlottetown 11 L/3)(North American Datum 1983);

17.    DeSable River and its tributaries inside a line drawn from grid reference 466441E 5115125N to grid reference 467101E 5114535N (Refer to map Charlottetown 11 L/3)(North American Datum 1983);

18.    Westmorland River and the East Branch Westmorland River inside a line drawn from grid reference 461851E 5117125N to grid reference 462551E 5117545N (Refer to map Charlottetown 11 L/3)(North American Datum 1983);

19.    The waters of Wood Islands inside a line drawn from grid reference 519281E 5088475N to grid reference 519171E 5088385N (Refer to map Pictou Island 11 E/15)(North American Datum 1983);

20.    The waters of MacIntyres Creek upstream of a line drawn from 510736E 5139171N to 511055E 5139109N (North American Datum 1983).


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-2018-007 issued on March 16, 2018. For further information regarding this Order, please contact your local Fishery Officer. 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.

Contaminated Fisheries Prohibition Order GSN-2018-005 is hereby revoked.

Contaminated Fisheries Prohibition Order No. GSN-2018-007 comes into force on March 16, 2018.

Jacqueline Richard
Acting Regional Director General
Gulf Region