Fishery Openings and Closures
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Prohibition Order MSN-2019-365
Issuance Date:
2019-08-09
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 (Chebogue River, Yarmouth County, NS)
Revocation:
Revokes: SSN-2011-104
Publication Date:
2019-08-09 15:40:52 AT
Notice
The Regional Director General of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Maritimes Region,
issues Contaminated Fisheries Prohibition Order No.: MSN-2019-365
Closing the following area:
Place Name: Chebogue River, Yarmouth County
That portion of Chebogue River inside a line drawn from a point at 43.77615° north latitude,
66.08701° west longitude to a point at 43.77504° north latitude, 66.09975° west longitude on
Town Point.
Note: The coordinates are expressed using the datum World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS84).
The following Maritimes Region Prohibition Order is hereby revoked: SSN-2011-104
For further information contact your local Fishery Officer and refer to Contaminated Fisheries
Prohibition Order No.: MSN-2019-365
Issued at Dartmouth, Nova Scotia on August 9, 2019.
Doug Wentzell
Associate Regional Director General
Maritimes Region
- Date modified:
- 2022-07-11