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Prohibition Order MSN-2019-393

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 (Grand Passage, Digby County, Nova Scotia)

Revocation: 

Revokes: MAR-SSN-2012-128

Publication Date: 

2019-08-29 14:34:29 AT

Notice

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

issues Contaminated Fisheries Prohibition Order No.: MSN-2019-393

 

Closing the following area:

 

Place Name: Grand Passage, Digby County

 

That portion of Grand Passage between a line drawn from a point at 44.25171° north latitude,

66.32903° west longitude to a point at 44.25362° north latitude, 66.34182° west longitude and a

line drawn from a point at 44.28478° north latitude, 66.32534° west longitude to the lighthouse

on North Point at a point at 44.28717° north latitude, 66.34165° west longitude.

 

Note: The coordinates are expressed using the datum World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS84).

 

 

The following Maritimes Region Prohibition Order is hereby revoked: SSN-2012-128

 

For further information contact your local Fishery Officer and refer to Contaminated Fisheries

Prohibition Order No.: MSN-2019-393

 

 

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

 

 

 

Doug Wentzell

Associate Regional Director General

Maritimes Region

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