Fishery Openings and Closures
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Prohibition Order MSN-2019-108
Issuance Date:
2019-02-26
Species:
Bar Clams, Soft Shell Clams, Bay Quahaugs, Razor Clams, Clams, Mussels, Oysters, Whelk, Bivalve Molluscs, Bay Scallops, Ocean Quahaug, Stimpson's Surf Clam
Description:
ORDER PROHIBITING FISHING FOR CONTAMINATED FISH (Aspy Bay (White Point), Victoria County, NS)
Revocation:
Revokes: MSn-2019-049
Publication Date:
2019-02-26 17:13:56 AT
Notice
The Regional Director General of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Maritimes Region,
issues Contaminated Fisheries Prohibition Order No.: MSN-2019-108.
Closing the following area:
Place Name: Aspy Bay (White Point), Victoria County
That portion of Aspy Bay (White Point) inside of a line drawn from a point at 46.87447° north latitude, 60.35865° west longitude to a point at 46.87802° north latitude, 60.35324° west longitude.
Note: The coordinates are expressed using the datum World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS84).
The following Maritimes Region Prohibition Order is hereby revoked: MSN-2019-049.
For further information contact your local Fishery Officer and refer to Contaminated Fisheries
Prohibition Order No.: MSN-2019-108.
Issued at Dartmouth, Nova Scotia on February 26, 2019.
Doug Wentzell
Associate Regional Director General
Maritimes Region
- Date modified:
- 2022-07-11