Fishery Notice

Seasonal sanitary shellfish closures are in effect from May 31, 2017 to 
September 30, 2017 on the North Coast in Areas 7, 8, 9, and 10 as a result of 
recommendations from the Pacific Region Interdepartmental Shellfish Committee.

Seasonal Closure 7.A, Dyer Cove:

The waters and intertidal foreshore of Dyer Cove, in St. John Harbour, bounded 
between a line drawn from the first outcrop at 52° 11.08' north latitude and 
128° 28.30' west longitude to 52° 11.19' north latitude and 128° 27.85' west 
longitude and a line drawn at the narrow entrance to the inner harbour.

Seasonal Closure 7.B, Wigham Cove, Yeo Island:

The waters and intertidal foreshore of Wigham Cove, Yeo Island, inside a line 
drawn from the headland at the eastern end of the cove entrance at 52° 16.64' 
north latitude and 128° 10.40' west longitude, thence west to the opposite 
shore at 52° 16.64' north latitude and 128° 10.51' west longitude.

Seasonal Closure 8.A, Pruth Bay, Calvert Island:

The waters and intertidal foreshore of Pruth Bay, Calvert Island, inside a line 
drawn from the headland at 51° 39.41' north latitude and 128° 06.71' west 
longitude, thence southeast to the headland on the opposite side at 51° 39.12' 
north latitude and 128° 06.54' west longitude.

Seasonal Closure 9.A, Clam Bay, Penrose Island:

The waters and intertidal foreshore of the unnamed bay, locally known as Clam 
Beach, located on the west side of Penrose Island, lying inside a line drawn 
from a point on land at 51° 29.25' north latitude and 127° 45.90' west 
longitude thence south to the westernmost point on the small unnamed island, 
thence southeast to the headland on Fury Island at 51° 29.10' north latitude 
and 127° 45.80' west longitude, thence east along the high water mark to the 
easternmost point of Fury Island at 51° 29.07' north latitude and 127° 45.35' 
west longitude, thence northeasterly to a point on the opposite shore at 51° 
29.10' north latitude and 127° 45.28' west longitude.

Seasonal Closure 9.B, Goose Bay, Rivers Inlet:

The waters and intertidal foreshore of Goose Bay, Rivers Inlet, southerly of a 
line drawn from a point of land at 51° 22.90' north latitude and 127° 39.97' 
west longitude thence true east to a point on land at 51° 22.90' north latitude 
and 127° 39.50' west longitude.

Seasonal Closure 10.A, Millbrook Cove, Smith Sound:

The waters and intertidal foreshore of Millbrook Cove, Smith Sound, lying 
inside a line drawn from the headland at the western end of the cove entrance 
at 51° 19.30' north latitude and 127° 44.18' west longitude, thence east to the 
headland on the eastern end of the cove entrance at 51° 19.34' north latitude 
and 127° 43.71' west longitude.

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 - FN0493
Sent May 31, 2017 at 1654

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