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-2019-056
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
- Date modified:
- 2022-07-11