Fishery Notice

Environment and Climate Change Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency 
have advised that the emergency chemical closure 12.ii, enacted on March 6, 
2017 as a result of potential contamination, is no longer necessary. Therefore, 
emergency closure 12.ii for bivalve shellfish, as described below, is now 
revoked.  

Emergency Chemical Closure 12.ii - Burdwood Group
 
Harvesting of bivalve shellfish is prohibited within those waters of Raleigh 
and Hornet Passage inside a line drawn from the point on land at Notice Point 
at 50°47.57' north latitude and 126°31.90'west longitude, thence northeasterly 
to the point on land at Deep Sea Bluff at 50°49.02' north latitude and 126°
30.46' west longitude, thence southeasterly to the point on land at King Point 
at 50°47.67' north latitude and 126°26.49' west longitude, thence southwesterly 
to the point on land at Evangeline Point at 50°46.44' north latitude and 126°
28.35' west longitude, thence northwesterly back to the point of commencement. 
[NAD83]

Please note that Subarea 12-38 is under a marine biotoxin closure at this time.

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 - FN1306
Sent December 22, 2017 at 1234

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