Fishery Notice

Effective immediately as a result of reports of a diesel spill in the vicinity 
of Browning Rock in Chatham Channel off the east end of East Cracroft Island, 
the Pacific Region Interdepartmental Shellfish Committee(PRISC) has reason to 
believe the quality of bivalve shellfish in the area may be compromised.  

In accordance with Section 6.2 of the CSSP Manual, PRISC recommends that the 
following area within PFMA Subareas 12-22 , 12-23 and 12-26 be placed 
immediately into Closed Status under emergency chemical contamination closure 
to prevent the harvesting of potentially contaminated bivalve shellfish:

Emergency Closure 12.kk - portions of Chatham Channel, Call Inlet and Havannah 
Channel
 
Harvesting of bivalve shellfish is prohibited within the waters and intertidal 
foreshore of portions of Subareas 12-22, 12-23 and 12-26, lying inside a line 
drawn from a point on East Cracroft Island at 50°36.70' north latitude and 126°
17.75' west longitude, easterly to a point on land at 50°36.78' north latitude 
and 126°16.53' west longitude, thence southeasterly along the shoreline to a 
point of land  in Call Inlet at 50°34.81' north latitude and 126°11.39' west 
longitude, thence southeastery to a point on land at 50°34.44' north latitude 
and 126°10.69' west longitude, thence southwesterly along the shoreline to a 
point on land in Boughey Bay at 50°32.53' north latitude and 126°11.22' west 
longitude, thence southwesterly to a point of land at 50°32.06' north latitude 
and 126°11.71' west longitude, thence westerly along the shoreline to a point 
of land in Havannah Channel at 50°31.74' north latitude and 126°14.96' west 
longitude, thence northwesterly to a point of land at 50°32.23' north latitude 
and 126°15.45' west longitude, thence northwesterly following the shoreline of 
East Cracroft Island back to the point of commencement. [Sanitary Closure Map 
12.kk] [NAD 83]

A per the CSSP Manual, Section 6.2 Emergency Events, closure of affected areas 
due to a chemical event will remain in place for a minimum of 7 days, at which 
time the PRISC partners will evaluate the situation and advise DFO if changes 
in the closure status are warranted.

Note that this notice does not describe other chemical or 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: 

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 - FN1276
Sent December 19, 2019 at 1516

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