FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA
NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS
nf.17.351B
2017-297
Dec. 8, 2017
Directed cod fishery using gillnets around Pass Island Fortune Bay Closing
DFO advises that the Atlantic cod fishery using gillnets in the vicinity Pass Island, Fortune Bay will close at noon on Saturday, December 9, 2017. This is a short term closure of a small area to address quality concerns and will be re-evaluated in 7-10 days.
The area closed is bound by a line connecting the following coordinates:
47°29'00"N 56°12'00"W
47°29'24"N 56°03'00"W
47°20'24"N 56°08'24"W
47°23'24"N 56°21'36"W
47°29'00"N 56°12'00"W
Contact:
David Coffin
Resource Management
Tel. (709) 772-2916
E-mail: david.coffin@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
- Date modified:
- 2017-12-11