Fishery Notice

The following new, revised or revoked sanitary shellfish closure boundaries are 
now in effect as a result of recommendations from the Pacific Region 
Interdepartmental Shellfish Committee: 

Closure 25.35	Newton Cove, Espinosa Inlet - a new closure is now in effect 
in the following area:

The waters and intertidal foreshore of Newton Cove, on the southwest side of 
Espinosa Inlet, within a distance of 500 m from the outer perimeter of the 
floating living accommodation located at or near 49°52.45' north latitude and 
126°56.58' west longitude.  [NAD 83]
 
January 1 to December 31

Closure 26.25	Union Island, Kyuquot Sound - a new closure is now in effect 
in the following area:

The waters and intertidal foreshore of the unnamed bay north of Unsworth Point, 
on eastern Union Island, Kyuquot Sound, southerly of a line drawn from a point 
on land at 50°01.28' north latitude and 127°13.98' west longitude, thence 
northwest to a point of land at 50°01.43' north latitude and 127°14.22' west 
longitude.  [NAD 83]

January 1 to December 31

Note that this notice does not describe other sanitary closures which may be in 
effect, or Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP, red tide), Domoic Acid Poisoning 
and Diarrheic Shellfish Poisoning 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/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 - FN0594
Sent June 28, 2017 at 1202

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