Fishery Openings and Closures
Fishery related activities may be subject to closure by Fisheries and Oceans Canada for conservation, safety, contamination, seasonal or other reasons.
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Prohibition Order MSN-2019-391
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 (Yarmouth Harbour, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia)
Revocation:
N/A
Publication Date:
2019-08-29 14:31:15 AT
Notice
The Regional Director General of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Maritimes Region,
issues Contaminated Fisheries Prohibition Order No.: MSN-2019-391
Closing the following area:
Place Name: Yarmouth Harbour, Yarmouth County
That portion of Yarmouth Harbour inside a line drawn from a point at 43.79059° north
latitude, 66.15575° west longitude on East Cape to a point at 43.77885° north latitude,
66.13273° west longitude near Kelp Hauler Shore.
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-2019-391
Issued at Dartmouth, Nova Scotia on August 29, 2019.
Doug Wentzell
Associate Regional Director General
Maritimes Region
- Date modified:
- 2022-07-11