Fishery Notice

Environment Canada and Canadian Food Inspection Agency have advised that the 
emergency closure at the shellfish aquaculture lease land file # 298458, 
enacted on April 5, 2017 as a result of exceeding the bacteriological standard 
for E.coli in raw shellfish, is no longer necessary.  Therefore, emergency 
closure 14.ww for bivalve shellfish, as described below, is now revoked.

Emergency Closure Area 14.ww - Aquaculture Lease Land File # 298458

The waters and intertidal foreshore of BC Land Registry aquaculture tenure # 
298458, Subarea 14-8, West coast of Denman Island, Baynes Sound, inside a line 
drawn from a point in water at 49°30.71' north latitude and 124°47.08' west 
longitude, thence northeasterly to a point on land at 49°30.74' north latitude 
and 124°47.05'west longitude, thence southeasterly to a point on land at 49°
30.44 north latitude and 124°46.46' west longitude, thence southwesterly to a 
point in water at 49°30.41' north latitude and 124°46.51' west longitude, 
thence northwesterly back to the point of commencement.

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 - FN0383
Sent April 20, 2017 at 0923

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