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Prohibition Order MSN-2019-268

Issuance Date: 

2019-05-10

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 (Letang Harbour, Charlotte County, NB)

Revocation: 

N/A

Publication Date: 

2019-05-10 19:44:19 AT

Notice

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

issues Contaminated Fisheries Prohibition Order No.: MSN-2019-268

 

Closing the following area:

 

Place Name: Letang Harbour, Charlotte County

 

That portion of Letang Harbour inside a line drawn from a point at 45.06630° north latitude,

66.80140° west longitude at Greenlaw Cover to a point at 45.07135° north latitude,

66.80685° west longitude, thence along the shoreline to a point at 45.07359° north latitude,

66.80169° west longitude at Goss Point, thence to a point at 45.08356° north latitude,

66.78199° west longitude north of Cricket Cove, thence along the shoreline and back to a

point at 45.06640° north latitude, 66.80196° west longitude at Greenlaw Cove.

 

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-2019-268

 

 

Issued at Dartmouth, Nova Scotia on May 10, 2019.

 

 

 

Doug Wentzell

Associate Regional Director General

Maritimes Region

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