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Prohibition Order MSN-2019-374

Issuance Date: 

2019-08-29

Species: 

Soft Shell Clams, Bay Quahaugs, Razor Clams, Atlantic Surf-Clam, Clams, Mussels, Oysters, Whelk, Bivalve Molluscs, Northern Moonshell, Bay Scallops, Ocean Quahaug, Stimpson's Surf Clam

Description: 

ORDER PROHIBITING FISHING FOR CONTAMINATED FISH (Ram Island, Yarmouth County, NS)

Revocation: 

N/A

Publication Date: 

2019-08-29 14:10:36 AT

Notice

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

issues Contaminated Fisheries Prohibition Order No.: MSN-2019-374

 

Closing the following area:

 

Place Name: Ram Island, Yarmouth County

 

The foreshore and the tidal waters within 120 m of Ram Island (a point at 43.70298 north

latitude, 66.04649 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-2019-374

 

 

Issued at Dartmouth, Nova Scotia on August 29, 2019.

 

 

 

Doug Wentzell

Associate Regional Director General

Maritimes Region

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