Fishery Notice

Effective immediately, as a result of reports of a diesel spill in the vicinity 
of the Burdwood Group, the Pacific Region Interdepartmental Shellfish Committee 
(PRISC) has reason to believe the quality of bivalve shellfish in the area may 
be compromised. Although the entire subarea (12-38) is prohibited for harvest 
due to an existing biotoxin closure, this action is deemed an appropriate 
precaution within a portion of Pacific Fishery Management Area 12 (a portion of 
Subarea 12-38) until further information can be obtained and assessed.
 
Emergency Closure 12.ii - Burdwood Group
 
Harvesting of bivalve shellfish is prohibited within those waters of Raleigh 
and Hornet Passage inside a line drawn from the point on land at Notice Point 
at 50°47.57' north latitude and 126°31.90'west longitude, thence northeasterly 
to the point on land at Deep Sea Bluff at 50°49.02' north latitude and 126°
30.46' west longitude, thence southeasterly to the point on land at King Point 
at 50°47.67' north latitude and 126°26.49' west longitude, thence southwesterly 
to the point on land at Evangeline Point at 50°46.44' north latitude and 126°
28.35' west longitude, thence northwesterly back to the point of commencement. 
[NAD83]

Note that this notice does not describe other sanitary closures which may be in 
effect, or Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP, red tide) and other marine 
biotoxin closures.  Detailed bivalve shellfish closure information and maps are 
available at our website: 

http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/contamination/biotox/index-eng.html 

and at local DFO offices.

For more information contact a local DFO office or Elysha Gordon at 250-756-
7192.

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN0180
Sent March 6, 2017 at 1730

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