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-2019-091

Issuance Date: 

2019-02-22

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 (Inverness County, NS)

Revocation: 

N/A

Publication Date: 

2019-02-22 18:43:04 AT

Notice

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

issues Contaminated Fisheries Prohibition Order No.: MSN-2019-091

 

Closing the following area:

 

Place Name: Inverness County

 

Those waters on the foreshore and tidal waters inside a line drawn from a point at

45.97031° north latitude, 61.06058° west longitude to a point at 45.96940° north latitude,

61.05996° west longitude thence to a point at 45.96830° north latitude, 61.06362° west

longitude and thence to a point at 45.96948° north latitude, 61.06448° 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-2019-091

 

 

Issued at Dartmouth, Nova Scotia on February 22, 2019.

 

 

 

Doug Wentzell

Associate Regional Director General

Maritimes Region