Fishery Notice

Category(s):

ABORIGINAL - General Information
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:

FN0139-SANITARY - Area 16 - Emergency Sanitary Closure 16.hh, for Bivalve Shellfish in a portion of Sechelt Area, Porpoise Bay has been revoked.

Effective February 22, 2019 Emergency Sanitary Closure 16.hh in PFMA Subarea 16-
5, has reverted to open status. The harvest of bivalve shellfish may now resume 
in the open areas. Please Note: Sanitary Closure 16.6 in Porpoise Bay, Sechelt 
Inlet will remain in place as it is an annual sanitary closure 
(http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/rec/includes/16.6.jpeg).

As per Section B, 6.2 of the CSSP Manual, ECCC recommends that the emergency 
closure 16.hh be revoked, and now return to open status as the closure has been 
in place for a minimum of 21 days since flows ceased at the lift Station 
adjacent to Porpoise Bay in Sechelt Inlet.  

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 - FN0139
Sent February 22, 2019 at 1558

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