Fishery Notice

The following Commercial Pacific oyster harvest sites close effective 00:01 
hours December 16, 2019: 

AREA 23

Harvest Area: Pipestem Inlet Part A -- Those waters and intertidal foreshore 
known as Pipestem Inlet within Subarea 23-10 east of the meridian passing 
through 125 degrees 12.847 minutes west longitude. [NAD83] [Pipestem Part A]

Harvest Area: Pipestem Inlet Part B -- Those waters and intertidal foreshore 
known as Pipestem Inlet within Subarea 23-10, lying inside a line drawn from a 
point at 49 degrees 01.139 minutes north latitude and 125 degrees 17.213 
minutes west latitude to a point at 49 degrees 01.306 minutes north latitude 
and 125 degrees 16.872 minutes west longitude, thence to a point at 49 degrees 
01.251 minutes north latitude and 125 degrees 16.724 minutes west longitude, 
thence along the foreshore back to the point of commencement. [NAD83] [Pipestem 
Part B]

Harvest Area: Pipestem Inlet Part C -- Those waters and intertidal foreshore 
along the south-east shoreline of Pipestem Inlet within Subarea 23-10 beginning 
at a point at 49 degrees 00.884 minutes north latitude and 125 degrees 19.197 
minutes west latitude to a point at 49 degrees 00.977 minutes north latitude 
and 125 degrees 18.27 minutes west longitude. [NAD83] [Pipestem Part C]

Harvest Area: Toquaht Part A -- The waters and intertidal foreshore portion of 
Subarea  23-10 lying inside a line drawn from a point at 49 degrees 02.368 
minutes north latitude and 125 degrees 20.688 minutes west latitude to a point 
at 49 degrees 02.207 minutes north latitude and 125 degrees 20.657 minutes west 
longitude, thence to a point at 49 degrees 01.746 minutes north latitude and 
125 degrees 19.971 minutes west longitude, thence to a point at 49 degrees 
01.871 minutes north latitude and 125 degrees 19.437 minutes west longitude, 
and thence along the foreshore of Vancouver Island back to the point of 
commencement. [NAD83] [Toquaht Part A (formerly Toquart Bay)]

Harvest Area: Toquaht Part B -- The waters and intertidal foreshore portion of 
Subarea  23-10 lying inside a line drawn from a point at 48 degrees 59.218 
minutes north latitude and 125 degrees 21.394 minutes west latitude to a point 
at 48 degrees 59.414 minutes north latitude and 125 degrees 21.365 minutes west 
longitude, thence to a point at 48 degrees 59.611 minutes north latitude and 
125 degrees 21.177 minutes west longitude, thence to a point at 48 degrees 
59.667 minutes north latitude and 125 degrees 20.926 minutes west longitude, 
thence to a point at 48 degrees 59.437 minutes north latitude and 125 degrees 
20.209 minutes west longitude, thence to a point at 48 degrees 59.156 minutes 
north latitude and 125 degrees 20.161 minutes west longitude, thence to a point 
at 48 degrees 59.154 minutes north latitude and 125 degrees 20.372 minutes west 
longitude, thence to a point at 48 degrees 58.901 minutes north latitude and 
125 degrees 20.761 minutes west longitude, thence to a point at 48 degrees 
58.92 minutes north latitude and 125 degrees 21.01 minutes west longitude, 
thence to a point at 48 degrees 59.006 minutes north latitude and 125 degrees 
21.09 minutes west longitude, and thence along the foreshore back to the point 
of commencement. [NAD83] [Toquaht Part B (formerly Toquart Bay)]

Harvest Area: Toquaht Part C --  The waters and intertidal foreshore portion of 
Subarea 23-10 lying inside a line drawn from a point at 49 degrees 00.204 
minutes north latitude and 125 degrees 20.849 minutes west latitude to a point 
at 49 degrees 00.265 minutes north latitude and 125 degrees 20.842 minutes west 
longitude, thence to a point at 49 degrees 00.082 minutes north latitude and 
125 degrees 19.986 minutes west longitude, thence to a point at 48 degrees 
59.562 minutes north latitude and 125 degrees 19.861 minutes west longitude, 
thence to a point at 48 degrees 59.52 minutes north latitude and 125 degrees 
20.48 minutes west longitude, thence to a point at 48 degrees 59.619 minutes 
north latitude and 125 degrees 20.567 minutes west longitude, and thence along 
the foreshore back to the point of commencement. [NAD83] [Toquaht Part C 
(formerly Toquart Bay)]

AREA 25

Harvest Area: Hisnit Inlet Part A - Those waters and intertidal foreshore of 
Subarea 25-4 inside a line running from 49 degrees 44.555 minutes north 
latitude and 126 degrees 31.159 minutes west longitude to a point at 49 degrees 
44.814 minutes north latitude and 126 degrees 30.957 minutes west longitude, 
and thence along the foreshore of Vancouver Island to the point of 
commencement. [NAD83] [Hisnit Inlet Part A] 

Harvest Area:  Hisnit Inlet Part B - Those waters and intertidal foreshore of 
Subarea 25-4 inside a line running from 49 degrees 44.175 minutes north 
latitude and 126 degrees 30.224 minutes west longitude to a point at 49 degrees 
43.962 minutes north latitude and 126 degrees 29.798 minutes west longitude, to 
a point at 49 degrees 44.025 minutes north latitude and 126 degrees 29.767 
minutes west longitude, and thence along the foreshore of Vancouver Island back 
to the point of commencement. [NAD83] [Hisnit Inlet Part B] 

Harvest Area: Tlupana Inlet - Those waters and intertidal foreshore of Subarea 
25-5 known as Tlupana Inlet inside a line running from 49 degrees 47.588 
minutes north latitude and 126 degrees 29.415 minutes west longitude to a point 
at 49 degrees 46.748 minutes north latitude and 126 degrees 27.323 minutes west 
longitude, and thence along the foreshore of Vancouver Island back to the point 
of commencement. [NAD83] [Tlupana Inlet]

Harvest Area: Mooyah Bay -- Those waters and intertidal foreshore known as 
Mooyah Bay within Subarea 25-3 inside a line drawn from a point at 49 degrees 
38.655 minutes north latitude and 126 degrees 27.751 minutes west longitude to 
a point at 49 degrees 38.325 minutes north latitude and 126 degrees 25.541 
minutes west longitude.  [NAD83] [Mooyah Bay]

Variation Order 2019-620 is revoked.

Notes:

The 2019 fishing season is completed.  Licence holders are reminded to submit 
all logbook pages for fishing activity this season as required under conditions 
of licence.

For more information contact a local DFO office or Guy Parker at 250-756-7163.

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN1245
Sent December 9, 2019 at 1015

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