FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA


NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS


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2018/4/3


CORRECTION: Marine Conservation Closure (Hatton Basin)


DFO is issuing a corrected version of the Hatton Basin Marine Conservation Closure. Harvesters can disregard the coordinates issued on December 22, 2017 and replace them with the coordinates provided below. DFO reminds harvesters that the area is closed for all Vessel Classes using fishing gear, which is designed to come into contact with the sea floor which includes, but is not limited to, mobile gear, longlines, pots, and gillnets within that portion of NAFO Divisions 0B and 2G, defined by rhumb lines joining the following points in the order in which they are listed (NAD 83):

Point   North Latitude          West Longitude

1        62° 16' 49.758" N     61° 56' 38.046" W

2        62° 19' 06.918" N     61° 04' 22.448" W

3        61° 29' 59.958" N     60° 41' 55.329" W

4        61° 29' 59.958" N     60° 22' 07.689" W

5        62° 50' 31.518" N     59° 37' 08.050" W

6        62° 45' 58.278" N     58° 51' 02.172" W

7        60° 22' 28.159" N     60° 00' 24.490" W

8        60° 26' 32.959" N     61° 01' 12.728" W

9        59° 28' 37.519" N     60° 19' 03.010" W

10      59° 19' 14.839" N     60° 12' 22.690" W

11      59° 15' 45.679" N     60° 20' 53.530" W

12      60° 23' 43.399" N     61° 15' 03.968" W

13      60° 28' 06.199" N     61° 24' 18.368" W

14      60° 36' 37.399" N     61° 19' 33.968" W

15      60° 44' 01.279" N     61° 20' 14.288" W

16      60° 44' 00.559" N     61° 51' 41.767" W

17      60° 37' 00.799" N     61° 53' 53.527" W

18      60° 36' 22.639" N     63° 27' 37.804" W

19      60° 57' 04.639" N     63° 35' 00.244" W

20      61° 10' 15.199" N     63° 56' 15.003" W

21      61° 51' 01.038" N     63° 54' 12.963" W

22      62° 16' 49.758" N     61° 56' 38.046" W

More information on the implementation of this conservation measure can be found at:

http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/oceans/oeabcm-amcepz/refuges/hattonbasin-bassinhatton-eng.html

http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/oceans/oeabcm-amcepz/refuges/hattonbasin-bassinhatton-fra.html



Contact:
Jason Simms
Resource Management
Tel. (709) 772-2045
E-mail: jason.simms@dfo-mpo.gc.ca