Fishery Notice

Effective immediately there is a harvest prohibition for oysters from BC 
Aquaculture Tenure Land File #2401589 in Subarea 15-4 until further notice. 
This includes the transfer of oysters to or from BC Aquaculture Tenure Land 
File #2401589.  Due to potential contamination, the Pacific Region 
Interdepartmental Shellfish Committee agrees a closure is warranted for oysters 
at this land file until further notice. 

Emergency Closure Area 15.jj - Aquaculture Lease Land File # 2401589

The waters and intertidal foreshore of BC Land Registry aquaculture tenure # 
2401589, Subarea 15-4, Trevenen Bay, inside a line drawn from point in water at 
50°01.89' north latitude and 124°45.11' west longitude, thence northeasterly to 
a point on the western shore of Coode Island at 50°01.92'north latitude and 124°
45.05'west longitude, thence along the shoreline to a point on land at 50°
01.62' north latitude and 124°44.59' west longitude, thence southwesterly to a 
point in water at 50°01.58' north latitude and 124°44.67' west longitude, 
thence northwesterly to a, back to the point of commencement. [NAD83].

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, Elysha Gordon at 250-756-7192.

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN0203
Sent March 10, 2017 at 1223

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