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Prohibition Order MSN-2019-198

Issuance Date: 

2019-03-22

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 (Spry Bay, Halifax County, Nova Scotia)

Revocation: 

Revokes: MAR-SSNP-2014-002

Publication Date: 

2019-03-22 18:57:54 AT

Notice

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

issues Contaminated Fisheries Prohibition Order No.: MSN-2019-198

 

Closing the following area:

 

Place Name: Spry Bay, Halifax County

 

That portion of Spry Bay inside a line drawn from a point at 44.83604° north latitude, 62.61782°

west longitude to a point at 44.83437° north latitude, 62.61111° west longitude.

 

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

 

 

The following Maritimes Region Prohibition Order is hereby revoked: MAR-SSNP-2014-002

 

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

Prohibition Order No.: MSN-2019-198

 

 

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

 

 

 

Doug Wentzell

Associate Regional Director General

Maritimes Region

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