Fishery Notice

As a follow-up to Emergency Closure 13.qq, invoked on Tuesday, July 23 , 2019, 
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) has confirmed the cause of the 
sewage spill that occurred at Simms Creek has ceased and that no further 
occurrence has been recorded since the original event.  This area has remained 
closed for greater than the 21-day minimum closure period required after the 
cessation of this unscheduled release of 167.5 m3 of raw sewage.  

As per Chapter 6 of the CSSP Manual, ECCC recommends that Emergency Closure 
13.qq be revoked and that the classification of the area return to its previous 
status.  

Therefore, emergency sanitary closure 13.qq for bivalve shellfish, as described 
below, is now revoked

Emergency Sanitary Closure 13.qq - Simms Creek:

The waters and intertidal foreshore of Georgia Strait at the mouth of Simms 
Creek south of Campbell River lying inside a 1750 m radius centered on the 
mouth of Simms Creek at a point on land at 49°58.74' north latitude and 125°
13.31' west longitude.

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: 

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 - FN0902
Sent September 10, 2019 at 0953

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