Fishery Notice

Category(s):
ABORIGINAL - General Information
COMMERCIAL - Invertebrates: Clam - Razor
COMMERCIAL - Invertebrates: Geoduck and Horseclam
COMMERCIAL - Invertebrates: Scallop by Trawl
COMMERCIAL - Invertebrates: Clam - Intertidal
RECREATIONAL - Shellfish
Sanitary/Other Contamination Closures
General Information
COMMERCIAL - Invertebrates: Oyster
Subject:
FN1318-SANITARY - Rainfall warnings for East Vancouver Island


Current details: 

Rain, at times heavy, is expected. A warm, moist Pacific system will move 
towards the coast tonight. Rain, at times heavy, will fall on Saturday with 
rainfall amounts up to 60 mm by Sunday morning before tapering to a few showers 
by midday.

Rainfall Warnings are issued when significant rainfall is expected. Environment 
Canada meteorologists will update alerts as required. Please monitor local 
media or Weatheradio. 
 
Latest information is always available here: 
http://weather.gc.ca/warnings/index_e.html

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/psp and at local DFO 
offices.


For more information contact a local DFO office or Elysha Gordon at 250-756-
7192.

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN1318
Sent December 19, 2014 at 1615