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Variation Order GVO-2019-089

Issuance Date: 

2019-09-05

Species: 

Herring

Description: 

Close time for fishing for herring in Herring Fishing Area 16G.

Revocation: 

N/A

Publication Date: 

2019-09-05 11:29:53 AT

Notice

Notfish

Pursuant to the Fishery (General) Regulations, the Aboriginal Communal Fishing Licenses Regulations and by the Gulf Region Close Time Variation Order 2019-089, the herring fishery for all fixed gear in Herring Fishing Area 16G will be open at 15:00 hrs on September 8, 2019 (subject to licence conditions), except for the following periods:

Beginning at 15:00 hrs each Friday to 15:00 hrs the following Sunday starting September 13, 2019 and all subsequent weekends until December 31, 2019.

The fishery remains open for all vessels using mobile gear.

Refer to Gulf Region Close Time Variation Order 2019-089 issued on September 5, 2019. 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.

Serge Doucet
Regional Director General
Gulf Region