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 23
Effective immediately the harvest prohibition for manila clams, littleneck 
clams, oysters and mussels is lifted in Subarea 23-4.

The most recent marine biotoxin results are acceptable.

Also effective immediately, there is a harvest prohibition for all bivalve 
shellfish in Subarea 23-8.

The product may be contaminated given the deviance from the sampling 
requirements established under the biotoxin monitoring program.  The next 
planned sample cannot be obtained and/or analysed within a reasonable time 
frame to ensure consumer safety.

SUMMARY:

The following information in this fishery notice reflects Paralytic Shellfish 
Poisoning (PSP, red tide) and other marine toxin closures as of September 7, 
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 1
Subarea 1-5 closed to all bivalve shellfish except razor clams, cockles and 
scallops; 
Subareas 1-2 to 1-4 and 1-7 closed to all bivalve shellfish except geoduck and 
horse clams;
Balance of Area 1 closed to all bivalve shellfish.

Area 2
Subarea 2-1 closed to all bivalve shellfish except oysters and scallops;
Subareas 2-49 to 2-60, and 2-85 to 2-91 closed to all bivalve shellfish except 
geoduck and horse clams;
Balance of Area 2 closed to all bivalve shellfish.

Areas 3 to 8
Closed to all bivalve shellfish. 

Area 9
Subareas 9-1 to 9-4 and 9-11 closed to all bivalve shellfish except geoduck and 
horse clams;
Balance of Area 9 closed to all bivalve shellfish.

Area 10
Subareas 10-1 to 10-4 closed to all bivalve shellfish except geoduck and horse 
clams;
Balance of Area 10 closed to all bivalve shellfish.

Areas 11 and 12
Closed to all bivalve shellfish.

Area 13
Subarea 13-1 closed to all bivalve shellfish except geoducks and horse clams;
Subareas 13-3 to 13-11 closed to butter clams only;
Subarea 13-12 closed to all bivalve shellfish except manila clams, littleneck 
clams, oysters, mussels and scallops;
Subareas 13-13, 13-15 to 13-16 closed to all bivalve shellfish except manila 
clams, littleneck clams, oysters, mussels, geoducks and horse clams;
Subarea 13-14 closed to all bivalve shellfish except geoduck, horse clams and 
scallops;
Subarea 13-17 closed to all bivalve shellfish except manila clams, littleneck 
clams, oysters, mussels, geoducks, horse clams and scallops; 
Balance of Area 13 closed to all bivalve shellfish.

Area 14 
Subareas 14-1, 14-2, 14-4 and 14-13 closed to all bivalve shellfish; 
Subareas 14-3 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; 
Subareas 14-5, 14-8 and 14-15 closed to butter clams only. 

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

Area 16
Subareas 16-1, 16-2, 16-14, 16-15 and 16-22 closed to all bivalve shellfish 
except geoduck and horse clams only;
Subareas 16-5 to 16-9, 16-11 and 16-12 closed to butter clams, scallops, 
geoduck and horse clams only;
Subarea 16-13 closed to butter clams and scallops only;
Subarea 16-16 closed to butter clams, geoduck and horse clams only;
Subareas 16-19 and 16-21 closed to all bivalve shellfish except manila clams, 
littleneck clams, oysters, mussels, geoduck and horse clams;
Subarea 16-20 closed to all bivalve shellfish except manila clams, littleneck 
clams, oysters and mussels only;
Balance of Area 16 closed to all bivalve shellfish.

Area 17
Subareas 17-1 to 17-5, 17-7 to 17-9, 17-12 to 17-16, 17-19 and 17-21 closed to 
all bivalve shellfish except manila clams, littleneck clams, oysters and 
mussels only;
Subareas 17-6, 17-10, 17-17 and 17-18 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 18-3 closed to all bivalve shellfish except manila clams, littleneck 
clams, oysters and mussels;
Subarea 18-7 closed to all bivalve shellfish except manila clams, littleneck 
clams, oysters, mussels, geoducks and horse clams;
Balance of Area 18 closed to all bivalve shellfish.

Area 19
Subarea 19-5 closed to all bivalve shellfish except geoduck and horse clams;
Balance of Area 19 closed to all bivalve shellfish.

Area 20
Subareas 20-4 to 20-7 closed to butter clams and scallops only;
Balance of Area 20 closed to all bivalve shellfish.

Area 21  
Closed to all bivalve shellfish.

Area 22
Closed to all bivalve shellfish.

Area 23
Subarea 23-3 closed to scallops, butter clams, geoducks and horse clams only;
Subareas 23-4 and 23-10 closed to all bivalve shellfish except manila clams, 
littleneck clams, oysters and mussels;
Balance of Area 23 closed to all bivalve shellfish.

Area 24
Subarea 24-9 closed to all bivalve shellfish except manila clams, littleneck 
clams, oysters, mussels, geoduck and horse clams;
Balance of Area 24 closed to all bivalve shellfish.

Area 25
Closed to all bivalve shellfish.

Area 26
Closed to all bivalve shellfish.

Area 27
Closed to all bivalve shellfish.

Area 28
Closed to all bivalve shellfish.

Area 29
Closed to all bivalve shellfish.

Areas 101 to 111, 121, 123 to 127, 130 and 142 
Subarea 101-7 closed to all bivalve shellfish except geoduck and horse clams;
Balance of Areas 101 to 111, 121, 123 to 127, 130 and 142 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 - FN0814
Sent September 7, 2012 at 1442

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