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Prohibition Order MSN-2019-056

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 (Baddeck Bay and St. Patricks Channel, Victoria County, NS)

Revocation: 

Revoked by: MSN-2019-316

Publication Date: 

2019-02-22 18:00:22 AT

Notice

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

issues Contaminated Fisheries Prohibition Order No.: MSN-2019-056

 

Closing the following area:

 

Place Name: Baddeck Bay and St. Patricks Channel, Victoria County

 

That portion of Baddeck Bay and St. Patricks Channel inside a line drawn from a point at

46.10681° north latitude, 60.71742° west longitude to the navigation light on Kidston Island at

a point at 46.09812° north latitude, 60.74197° west longitude, thence along the inside shore of

Kidston Island to a point at 46.09279° north latitude, 60.74995° west longitude on Kidston

Island, thence running parallel and 300 m seaward of the shoreline to a point at 46.07273°

north latitude, 60.82487° west longitude, and thence to the shore at a point at 46.07606° north

latitude, 60.82474° 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-2019-056

 

 

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

 

 

 

Doug Wentzell

Associate Regional Director General

Maritimes Region