Fishery Notice

UPDATE:

Maps of Fishery Management Areas and Subareas can be found at:

http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/contamination/biotox/index-eng.htm


Area 15
Effective immediately the harvest prohibition for geoduck and horse clams is 
lifted in Subarea 15-4.

The most recent marine biotoxin results were acceptable.


SUMMARY:

The following information in this fishery notice reflects Paralytic Shellfish 
Poisoning (PSP, red tide) and other marine toxin closures as of March 26, 2012 
for bivalve shellfish (oysters, clams, scallops, mussels, and geoducks).  Note 
that this fishery notice does not describe sewage contamination closures. For 
information on sewage contamination closures please go to: 
http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/contamination/index-eng.htm


Area 11
Closed to all bivalve shellfish.

Area 12
Subareas 12-26 and 12-39 closed to all bivalve shellfish except butter clams 
and cockles;
Subarea 12-38 closed to all bivalve shellfish except butter clams;
Balance of Area 12 closed to all bivalve shellfish.

Area 13
Portion of Subarea 13-1 within a 1.5 nautical mile radius of Sutil Point closed 
to all bivalve shellfish except geoduck and horse clams;
Subareas 13-3 to 13-11 closed to butter clams only; 
Subarea 13-12, 13-13 and 13-15 closed to all bivalve shellfish except manila 
clams, littleneck clams, oysters, mussels, geoduck and horse clams; 
Subarea 13-14 closed to all bivalve shellfish except geoduck and horse clams;
Subarea 13-16 and 13-17 closed to all bivalve shellfish except manila clams, 
littleneck clams, oysters, mussels, geoduck, horse clams, and scallops; 
Balance of Area 13 closed to all bivalve shellfish.

Area 14 
Subareas 14-1 to 14-4 closed to all bivalve shellfish except manila clams, 
littleneck clams, oysters and mussels only; 
Subareas 14-6, 14-7, 14-9, 14-10, 14-12 and 14-14 closed to butter clams and 
scallops only; 
Subarea 14-11 closed to scallops only; 
Subarea 14-13 closed to all bivalve shellfish; 
Subarea 14-5, 14-8 and 14-15 closed to butter clams only. 

Area 15
Subareas 15-1, 15-3 and 15-5 closed to all bivalve shellfish except manila 
clams, littleneck clams, oysters and mussels;
Subareas 15-2 and 15-4 closed to all bivalve shellfish except manila clams, 
littleneck clams, oysters, mussels, geoduck and horse clams; 
Balance of Area 15 closed to all bivalve shellfish.   

Area 16
Subareas 16-5 to 16-9, 16-11 to 16-13 closed to butter clams, scallops, 
geoducks and horse clams only; 
Subarea 16-16 closed to butter clams, geoducks and horse clams only; 
Subarea 16-19 to 16-21 closed to all bivalve shellfish except manila clams, 
littleneck clams, oysters and mussels only; 
Subarea 16-22 closed to all bivalve shellfish except geoducks and horse clams 
only; 
Balance of Area 16 closed to all bivalve shellfish.

Area 17
Subarea 17-1 to 17-3 and 17-8 closed to all bivalve shellfish; 
Subareas 17-4, 17-5, 17-7, 17-9, 17-10, 17-12 to 17-19, 17-21 closed to all 
bivalve shellfish except manila clams, littleneck clams, oysters and mussels 
only;
Subarea 17-6 closed to all bivalve shellfish except manila clams, littleneck 
clams, oysters, mussels, geoduck and horse clams;
Subarea 17-20 closed to all bivalve shellfish except manila clams, littleneck 
clams, oysters, mussels and scallops only;
Balance of Area 17 closed to butter clams and scallops only.

Area 18
Subarea 18-7 closed to all bivalve shellfish except manila clams, littleneck 
clams, oysters and mussels;
Balance of Area 18 closed to all bivalve shellfish.

Area 19
Subarea 19-8 closed to all bivalve shellfish except manila clams, littleneck 
clams, oysters and mussels;
Balance of Area 19 closed to all bivalve shellfish.

Area 111 
Closed to all bivalve shellfish.

NOTES:
Details are broken into Areas and Subareas, as managed by Fisheries and Oceans 
Canada (DFO).  Subarea information is not in the British Columbia Tidal Waters 
Sport Fishing Guide, but it is readily available in non-navigable Subarea 
management charts that can be obtained at DFO offices.  In addition, 
descriptions of Subareas are set out in the Pacific Fishery Management Area 
Regulations, 2007.  These regulations are available at libraries and from the 
DFO Pacific Internet at:

http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/index-eng.htm


Maps of Fishery Management Areas and Subareas can also be found at:

http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/maps-cartes/areas-secteurs/index-eng.htm

The public is advised to consult the local DFO office nearest to the site of 
harvest for the latest information on PSP and other marine toxin, sewage and 
conservation closures prior to digging.

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN0250
Sent March 26, 2012 at 1405

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