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Prohibition Order MSN-2019-047

Issuance Date: 

2019-02-12

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 (Little Bras d'Or Passage, Cape Breton County, NS)

Revocation: 

N/A

Publication Date: 

2019-02-12 19:00:09 AT

Notice

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

issues Contaminated Fisheries Prohibition Order No.: MSN-2019-047

 

Closing the following area:

 

Place Name: Little Bras d'Or Passage, Cape Breton County

 

That portion of Little Bras d'Or Passage, between a line drawn from a point at 46.31528°

north latitude, 60.27844° west longitude on Alder Point to a point at 46.31510° north

latitude, 60.28975° west longitude, and a line drawn from a point at 46.24478° north

latitude, 60.30023° west longitude on Burchells Point to a point at 46.24517° north latitude,

60.30877° west longitude.

 

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-2019-047

 

 

Issued at Dartmouth, Nova Scotia on February 12, 2019.

 

 

 

Doug Wentzell

Associate Regional Director General

Maritimes Region

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