Fishery Notice

Effective January 11, 2019, the Conditionally Restricted area within Sanitary 
Closure 17.1 in Ladysmith Harbour has reverted to OPEN status. The harvest of 
bivalve shellfish for licensed depuration and relay may now resume within the 
following Conditionally Restricted area in the vicinity of Ladysmith wastewater 
treatment plant outfall - a portion of Sanitary Closure Map 17.1 described as:

That portion of Ladysmith Harbour inside a line that starts at an unnamed point 
of land at 48°58.97' north latitude and 123°46.37' west longitude northwest of 
Sharpe Point, thence westerly to a point in water at 48°59.02' north latitude 
and 123°47.03' west longitude, thence northerly to a point on land in Sibell 
Bay at 48°59.57' north latitude and 123°46.88' west longitude, thence following 
the shoreline along the high water mark to the point of commencement. [NAD 83]
And:
That portion of Ladysmith Harbour inside a line that starts at a point of land 
at Hunter Point at 48°59.51' north latitude and 123°47.18' west longitude, 
thence southwesterly to a point on land on the islet off the westernmost end of 
the easternmost Dunsmuir Island at 48°59.45' north latitude and 123°47.28' west 
longitude, thence following the northern shoreline high water mark of the 
westernmost Dunsmuir Island to the westernmost point at 48°59.59' north 
latitude and 123°47.73' west longitude, thence easterly to a point in water at 
48°59.61' north latitude and 123°47.51' west longitude, thence northerly to an 
unnamed point of land at 48°59.80' north latitude and 123°47.78' west 
longitude, thence following the shoreline along the high water mark to the 
point of commencement. [NAD 83]
And:

That portion of Ladysmith Harbour inside a line that starts at a point of land 
at 48°58.71' north latitude and 123°47.92' west longitude, thence northerly to 
a point in water at 48°58.94' north latitude and 123°47.77' west longitude, 
thence northwesterly to a point in water at 48°59.12' north latitude and 123°
48.04' west longitude thence westerly to a point on land at 48°59.13' north 
latitude and 123°48.38' west longitude, thence following the shoreline along 
the high water mark to the point of commencement.[NAD 83]

Note that this notice does not describe other sanitary closures which may be in 
effect, or Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP, red tide) and other marine 
biotoxin closures.  Detailed bivalve shellfish closure information and maps are 
available at our website: 

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 - FN0031
Sent January 11, 2019 at 1412

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