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Fishery Notice
Category(s):
COMMERCIAL - Invertebrates: Geoduck and Horseclam
Subject:
FN0098-COMMERCIAL - Geoduck and Horse Clam - South Coast Inside - Area 14 - Closing
Closing 23:59 hours February 14, 2012 in the following Geoduck Management Areas (GMAs). An asterisk indicates a change in area description since the last rotation. Annual Herring Closure. SUMMARY: GMA 14D, Hornby Island Variation Order 2012-029 GMA 14B02, North Comox Bar (outside) GMA 14B03, North Comox Bar (inside) Variation Order 2012-005 Fishery Continues in: GMA 13B, Marina Island GMA 13C, Southwest Cortes Island GMA 13D, Northwest Cortes Island Variation Order 2012-059 Note: See Fishery Notice No. FN089 Bivalve Shellfish Marine Biotoxin Update, as recommended by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and issued by DFO. DETAILS: NOTES: West Coast Vancouver Island and North Coast areas are indentified on separate Fishery Notices. See the 2012 Geoduck and Horse Clam Integrated Fisheries Management Plan (IFMP) for a more detailed description of the Fishing Protocol. The On-Grounds Monitor and/or Archipelago Marine Research will direct the fleet through geoduck beds and GMAs. Horse clams are permitted as an incidental catch only except where a quota has been established. FOR MORE INFORMATION: Erin Wylie (250) 756-7271
Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN0098
Sent February 13, 2012 at 1344
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Printed from the Pacific Region web site on May 3, 2024 at 1647
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