Fishery Notice

A rainfall warning (copied below) for the West Coast of Vancouver Island and 
the Central Coast has 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.

Rainfall warning issued for:
   West Vancouver Island, B.C. 
   Central Coast - coastal sections, B.C. 

Current details: 
Rain, at times heavy, is expected.

A frontal system over Haida Gwaii tonight will move southwards down the BC 
Coast today. A moist southwesterly flow associated with the front will result 
in significant rainfall amounts that will reach warning criteria over the 
coastal sections of the Central Coast and West Vancouver Island. 

Heavy rainfall will begin this morning on the Central Coast while the West 
Vancouver Island will see the significant rain beginning near midday. 

Storm totals well in excess of 100 mm are expected.

Localized flooding in low-lying areas is possible.
Watch for possible washouts near rivers, creeks and culverts.

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 - FN1297
Sent December 30, 2019 at 0911

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