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Prohibition Order MSN-2019-295

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

Revocation: 

Revoked by: REV-MSN-2019-295

Publication Date: 

2019-05-10 20:17:35 AT

Notice

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

issues Contaminated Fisheries Prohibition Order No.: MSN-2019-295

 

Closing the following area:

 

Place Name: Welshpool (Friars Bay), Campobello Island, Charlotte County

 

That portion of Welshpool (Friars Bay), Campobello Island inside a line drawn from a point

at 44.88509° north latitude, 66.95133° west longitude to a point at 44.88886° north latitude,

66.96047° west longitude, and thence to a point at 44.89080° north latitude, 66.95884° west

longitude.

 

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-2019-295

 

 

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

 

 

 

Doug Wentzell

Associate Regional Director General

Maritimes Region