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Prohibition Order MSN-2019-019

Issuance Date: 

2019-02-08

Species: 

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

Description: 

ORDER PROHIBITING FISHING FOR CONTAMINATED FISH (Great Bras d'Or, Victoria County, NS)

Revocation: 

N/A

Publication Date: 

2019-02-08 18:17:45 AT

Notice

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

issues Contaminated Fisheries Prohibition Order No.: MSN-2019-019

 

Closing the following area:

 

Place Name: Great Bras d'Or, Victoria County

 

That portion of Great Bras D’Or inside of a line drawn from 46.06919° north latitude,

60.73706° west longitude on MacKay Point to 46.04862° north latitude, 60.66687° west

longitude then to grid reference 45.96347° north latitude, 60.79355° west longitude in the

Barra Strait and to 45.97036° north latitude, 60.81152° west longitude near Plaster Cove.

 

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.: MSN-2019-019

 

 

Issued at Dartmouth, Nova Scotia on February 8, 2019.

 

 

 

Doug Wentzell

Associate Regional Director General

Maritimes Region

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