Fishery Notice

Category(s):
ABORIGINAL - General Information
AQUACULTURE - Shellfish
COMMERCIAL - Invertebrates: Clam - Intertidal
COMMERCIAL - Invertebrates: Clam - Razor
COMMERCIAL - Invertebrates: Geoduck and Horseclam
COMMERCIAL - Invertebrates: Oyster
COMMERCIAL - Invertebrates: Scallop by Trawl
General Information
RECREATIONAL - Shellfish
Sanitary/Other Contamination Closures
Subject:
FN0446-SANITARY - Area 14 - Emergency Closure for Bivalve Shellfish off the West coast of Denman Island in Baynes Sound, Subarea 14-15 which includes BC Land Registry Shellfish Aquaculture Tenure #1400036, is now revoked.


Environment and Climate Change Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency 
have advised that the emergency closure in Area 14 which included BC 
Aquaculture Tenure Land File # 1400036, enacted on March 9, 2017 is no longer 
necessary.  Therefore, emergency closure 14.vv for bivalve shellfish, as 
described below, is now revoked.

Emergency Closure Area 14.vv - Aquaculture Lease Land File # 1400036

The waters and intertidal foreshore of BC Land Registry aquaculture tenure # 
1400036, Subarea 14-15, off the West coast of Denman Island in Baynes Sound, 
inside a line drawn from a point in water at 49°33.65' north latitude and 124°
50.87' west longitude, thence northeasterly to a point in water at 49°33.66' 
north latitude and 124°50.76'west longitude, thence southeasterly to 49°33.47 
north latitude and 124°50.75' west longitude, thence due west to 49°33.47' 
north latitude and 124°50.85' west longitude, thence 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 - FN0446
Sent May 18, 2017 at 1159