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 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
The aformentioned notice is represented visually in the following map:
- Date modified:
- 2022-07-11