Fishery Openings and Closures
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Prohibition Order MTN-2019-005
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:
Revokes: STN-2006-030
Publication Date:
2019-01-25 16:59:54 AT
Notice
The Regional Director General of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Maritimes Region,
issues Contaminated Fisheries Prohibition Order No.: MTN-2019-005
Closing the following area:
Place Name: St. Mary's Bay 400 m from Low Tide, Digby County
That portion of the Bay of Fundy (St. Mary’s Bay), Nova Scotia, inside a line drawn from
44.28888° north latitude, 66.65915° west longitude (Whipple Point, Brier Island) to
44.20596° north latitude, 66.40056° west longitude (Meteghan River), except 400m below
low tide.
Note: The coordinates are expressed using the datum World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS84).
The following Maritimes Region Prohibition Order is hereby revoked: STN-2006-030
For further information contact your local Fishery Officer and refer to Contaminated Fisheries
Prohibition Order No.: MTN-2019-005
Issued at Dartmouth, Nova Scotia on January 25, 2019.
Doug Wentzell
Associate Regional Director General
Maritimes Region
- Date modified:
- 2022-07-11