FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA

PUBLIC NOTICE

nf.19.206

July 3, 2019 

Laurentian Channel Marine Protected Area in 3Ps and 3Pn closed to Bluefin Tuna fishing

DFO reminds Bluefin Tuna harvesters that the Laurentian Channel Marine Protected Areas Regulations prohibit activities that disturb, damage, destroy or remove from this Area, living marine organisms or any part of their habitat. Recreational and commercial fishing are prohibited in all zones of the Marine Protected Area.

The coordinates of the Marine Protected Area are listed at the bottom of this notice. All geographical coordinates are expressed in the North American Datum (NAD 83).

For more information on the Laurentian Channel Marine Protected Area please use the following link:

http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/oceans/mpa-zpm/laurentian-laurentien/index-eng.html

The Laurentian Channel Marine Protected Area is the area inside the following coordinates:

Point Latitude (N) Longitude (W/O)

1. 47°06'05.270" 58°45'09.104"

2. 46°55'59.583" 58°27'46.773"

3. 47°01'27.019" 58°04'18.592"

4. 46°57'06.280" 57°58'59.727"

5. 46°44'26.696" 57°50'48.213"

6. 46°38'57.713" 57°43'44.706"

7. 46°39'18.058" 57°37'07.416"

8. (approx) 45°20'19.6" ± 56°24'07.2" ±

9. (approx) 44°59'49.1" ± 56°24'04.6" ±

10. 44°59'02.209" 56°40'06.586"

11. 45°26'26.916" 57°11'17.754"

12. 45°34'06.343" 57°10'29.909"

13. 45°53'37.351" 57°30'24.655"

14. 46°17'25.102" 57°53'52.699"

15. 46°23'00.497" 58°01'19.198"

16. 46°46'54.792" 58°45'44.218"

17. 46°50'26.272" 58°49'24.543"

18. 47°03'22.413" 59°04'03.265"

“Notices to Fish Harvesters” for all commercial fisheries are now available online under the Fishery Notices link on the DFO NL Region webpage at 

http://www.nfl.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/e0004341

If you would like to have all “Notices to Fish Harvesters” for commercial fisheries sent directly to you by email please contact: dave.parsons@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

 

Contact:

Erin Dunne
Resource Manager - Pelagic Fisheries
Tel.(709) 772-3600
E-mail: erin.dunne@dfo-mpo.gc.ca