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 SSN-2000-017
Issuance Date:
2000-05-16
Species:
Bivalve Molluscs
Description:
ORDER PROHIBITING FISHING FOR CONTAMINATED FISH
Revocation:
Revoked by: MSN-2019-301
Publication Date:
2017-02-20 10:16:08 AT
Notice
The Regional Director-General, for Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Maritimes Region, issues Contaminated Fisheries Prohibition Order No. SSN-2000-017, closing the following area to fishing for any bivalve molluscs:
That portion of Saint John Harbour, Saint John County, New Brunswick, inside a line drawn from grid reference 3490 1115 on Black Point to grid reference 2394 0800 on Lorneville Point. Refer to map Musquash 21 G/1.
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 on the National Topographic Series Map, Scale 1:50,000 published by the Department of Energy, Mines and Resources. NAD 1927.
For further information contact your local Fishery Officer and refer to Contaminated Fisheries Prohibition Order MAR-SSN-2000-017 signed on May 16, 2000.
George Dapont
Acting/Regional Director-General
- Date modified:
- 2022-07-11