Fishery Openings and Closures

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Prohibition Order MTN-2019-004

Issuance Date: 

2019-01-25

Species: 

Bar Clams, Soft Shell Clams, Bay Quahaugs, Razor Clams, Mussels, Oysters, Periwinkles, Whelk, Bivalve Molluscs, Northern Moonshell, Bay Scallops, Ocean Quahaug, Stimpson's Surf Clam

Description: 

ORDER PROHIBITING FISHING FOR CONTAMINATED FISH

Revocation: 

N/A

Publication Date: 

2019-01-25 16:57:35 AT

Notice

The Regional Director General of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Maritimes Region,

issues Contaminated Fisheries Prohibition Order No.: MTN-2019-004

 

Closing the following area:

 

Place Name: Brier Island to Cape Split, Digby, Annapolis and Kings County

 

The foreshore and waters within one mile of Nova Scotia in the Bay of Fundy between

44.18841° north latitude, 66.39472° west longitude at Brier Island and 45.33480° north

latitude, 64.49605° west longitude at Cape Split, but not including the areas set out in

paragraph (a):

 

(a) the waters of Annapolis Basin inside a line joining 44.69175° north latitude, 65.78609°

west longitude. (Light Tower at Prim Point) to 44.68675° north latitude, 65.75942° west

longitude. (Fog Alarm Building)

 

Note: The coordinates are expressed using the datum World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS84).

 

 

For further information contact your local Fishery Officer and refer to Contaminated Fisheries

Prohibition Order No.: MTN-2019-004

 

 

Issued at Dartmouth, Nova Scotia on January 25, 2019.

 

 

 

Doug Wentzell

Associate Regional Director General

Maritimes Region

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