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 MTN-2019-014

Issuance Date: 

2019-02-04

Species: 

Whelk

Description: 

ORDER PROHIBITING FISHING FOR CONTAMINATED FISH

Revocation: 

N/A

Publication Date: 

2019-02-04 13:21:53 AT

Notice

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

issues Contaminated Fisheries Prohibition Order No.: MTN-2019-014

 

Closing the following area:

 

Place Name: Bay of Fundy

 

That portion of the Bay of Fundy inside a line drawn from 43.98341° north latitude,

66.14943° west longitude (Port Maitland, Nova Scotia) to 44.50007° north latitude

67.24946° west longitude, and thence along the Canada/US International Border to

45.20008° north latitude, 67.28277° west longitude (Saint Stephen, New Brunswick).

 

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-2019-014

 

 

Issued at Dartmouth, Nova Scotia on February 4, 2019.

 

 

 

Doug Wentzell

Associate Regional Director General

Maritimes Region

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