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Prohibition Order MSN-2019-112

Issuance Date: 

2019-03-15

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 (North Pond, Victoria County, NS)

Revocation: 

Revokes: MSN-2019-042

Publication Date: 

2019-03-15 17:59:04 AT

Notice

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

issues Contaminated Fisheries Prohibition Order No.: MSN-2019-112

 

Closing the following area:

 

Place Name: North Pond, Victoria County

 

The foreshore and the tidal waters within 300 m of an unnamed island at a point at

46.91186° north latitude, 60.46940° west longitude in North Pond.

 

Note: The coordinates are expressed using the datum World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS84).

 

 

The following Maritimes Region Prohibition Order is hereby revoked: MSN-2019-042

 

For further information contact your local Fishery Officer and refer to Contaminated Fisheries

Prohibition Order No.: MSN-2019-112

 

 

Issued at Dartmouth, Nova Scotia on March 15, 2019.

 

 

 

Doug Wentzell

Associate Regional Director General

Maritimes Region

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