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Prohibition Order MSN-2019-243

Issuance Date: 

2019-04-05

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 (Minas Basin (Longspell Point, Boot Island and Cheverie Point) - Hants and Kings County, NS)

Revocation: 

N/A

Publication Date: 

2019-04-05 16:50:43 AT

Notice

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

issues Contaminated Fisheries Prohibition Order No.: MSN-2019-243

 

Closing the following area:

 

Place Name: Minas Basin (Longspell Point, Boot Island and Cheverie Point) - Hants and

Kings County

 

That portion of the Minas Basin, inside a line drawn from a point at 45.16587° north latitude,

64.35196° west longitude on Longspell Point to a point at 45.14697° north latitude,

64.26476° west longitude on Boot Island, and thence to a point at 45.14724° north latitude,

64.19824° west longitude on Cheverie Point. Including the Cornwallis River and Gaspereau

River in Kings County, and the Avon River in Kings County and Hants County.

 

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-2019-243

 

 

Issued at Dartmouth, Nova Scotia on April 5, 2019.

 

 

 

Doug Wentzell

Associate Regional Director General

Maritimes Region

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