Fishery Notice

Multiple rainfall warnings (attached below), with total precipitation exceeding 
100 mm for West and Inland Vancouver Island and 50-100 mm for East Vancouver 
Island, have been issued by Environment and Climate Change Canada's Weather 
Service.
 
Please be advised that intense rainfall events resulting in flooding and/or 
sewage collection system overflows, especially occurring after a prolonged 
period of dry weather, can adversely affect marine water quality and 
potentially result in temporary emergency shellfish harvesting closures.  
Although there is no proposed closure at this time, shellfish harvesters are 
advised to monitor weather conditions and warnings, and to plan their 
harvesting activities accordingly.

4:50 AM PST Wednesday 02 January 2019
Rainfall warning in effect for: 
"	West Vancouver Island

Rain, at times heavy, is expected.

A vigorous frontal system will stall across Vancouver Island today bringing 
copious rainfall to western and inland sections of Vancouver Island until 
Thursday afternoon

Rainfall amounts exceeding 150 mm are forecast for West Vancouver Island. 
Amounts exceeding 100 mm are forecast for Inland Vancouver Island.
Heavy downpours can cause flash floods and water pooling on roads. Localized 
flooding in low-lying areas is possible.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. 
To report severe weather, send an email to BCstorm@canada.ca or tweet reports 
using #BCStorm.

5:16 AM PST Wednesday 02 January 2019
Rainfall warning in effect for: 
"	East Vancouver Island - Duncan to Nanaimo
"	East Vancouver Island - Nanoose Bay to Fanny Bay

Rain, at times heavy, is expected.

A vigorous Pacific frontal system will stall across Vancouver Island this 
afternoon bringing copious rainfall. Parts of East Vancouver Island are 
expected to receive more than 50 mm of rain by Thursday afternoon. The area 
between Qualicum Beach and Fanny Bay is expected to receive even higher amounts 
approaching 100 mm.

Heavy downpours can cause flash floods and water pooling on roads. Localized 
flooding in low-lying areas is possible.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. 
To report severe weather, send an email to BCstorm@canada.ca or tweet reports 
using #BCStorm.

4:50 AM PST Wednesday 02 January 2019
Rainfall warning in effect for: 
"	Inland Vancouver Island

Rain, at times heavy, is expected.

A vigorous frontal system will stall across Vancouver Island today bringing 
copious rainfall to western and inland sections of Vancouver Island until 
Thursday afternoon

Rainfall amounts exceeding 150 mm are forecast for West Vancouver Island. 
Amounts exceeding 100 mm are forecast for Inland Vancouver Island.
Heavy downpours can cause flash floods and water pooling on roads. Localized 
flooding in low-lying areas is possible.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. 
To report severe weather, send an email to BCstorm@canada.ca or tweet reports 
using #BCStorm.

Please refer to any of the sources listed below for the latest and most up to 
date public weather advisory:   
 
·        Environment Canada Weather Warnings: 
www.weather.gc.ca/warnings/index_e.html?prov=bc 
·        Environment Canada Public Forecasts: 
www.weather.gc.ca/forecast/canada/index_e.html?id=BC
·        BC River Forecast Centre Flood Warnings & Advisories: 
http://bcrfc.env.gov.bc.ca/warnings/index.htm 
·        BC Storm Surge Forecast Program:  http://stormsurgebc.ca/index.html 
·        Environment Canada Weather blog: www.avalanche.ca/weather 
·        Weather broadcast on most local media outlets
·        Weather Radio broadcasts: 
https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/weatheradio.html 

Recorded weather forecasts and warnings are also available on VHF radio, by 
telephone and listings can be found in the Government offices pages of 
telephone directories.

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, Elysha Gordon at 250-756-7192 

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN0001
Sent January 2, 2019 at 0921

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