Fishery openings and Notice of fishing prohibitions
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Bar Clams, 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 |
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ORDER PROHIBITING FISHING FOR CONTAMINATED FISH (Oak Bay East, NB)
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2023-11-23 - 15:22:28
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Notice
The Regional Director General of Fisheries and Oceans Canada for the Maritimes Region issues Contaminated Fisheries Prohibition Order No.:
MSN-2023-063
thereby prohibiting the harvesting of all bivalve shellfish (except sea scallops), including Atlantic razor clams, Atlantic surf clams, bay quahaugs, northern propeller clams, ocean quahaugs, softshell clams, Stimpson's surf clams, bay mussels, blue mussel, horse mussels, American oysters, bay scallops, Iceland scallops, northern moon snails, waved whelks, and Stimpson's whelks in the following area:
Oak Bay East New Brunswick:
The Eastern portion of Oak Bay inside a line drawn from a point at 45.22407 N 67.17632 W to a point at 45.18426 N 67.16012 W to a point at 45.18222 N 67.15250 W.
NOTE: Unless otherwise specified, the coordinates are expressed using the World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS84).
For further information contact a local fishery officer and refer to Contaminated Fisheries Prohibition Order No. MSN-2023-063.
Issued at Dartmouth, Nova Scotia on November 23, 2023.
Paul Gillis
Associate Regional Director General
Maritimes Region
