Fishery Notice

Category(s):

ABORIGINAL - General Information
COMMERCIAL - Invertebrates: Clam - Razor
RECREATIONAL - Shellfish

Subject:

FN0344-COMMERCIAL, ABORIGINAL AND RECREATIONAL - Razor Clams - North Coast - Area 1 - Closing

Subarea 1-5 ("North Beach") is closed effective immediately to the commercial, 
recreational and aboriginal harvest of all bivalve shellfish.  Recent sample 
results from the marine biotoxin monitoring program for this Subarea have 
detected a rapid rising trend in the levels of the Paralytic Shellfish 
Poisoning (PSP) toxin.


Variation Order Nos. 2014-207, 208 and 209 are revoked
Variation Order Nos. 2014-216 and 2014-217 are in effect.


FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Sandra Davies (250) 627-3426

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN0344
Sent May 1, 2014 at 1438

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