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 17

Effective immediately there is a harvest prohibition for all bivalve shellfish 
in that portion of Subarea 17-6 (east of a line from a point starting at the 
boundary line for Subarea 17-8 on Kuper Island at 48 deg 56.057 N latitude and 
123 deg 37.877 W longitude, then heading in a straight line south-west and 
ending at a point 48 deg 55.017 N latitude, 123 deg 38.483 W longitude on the 
Subarea boundary line between Subareas 17-6 and 17-9) and Subarea 17-9. 

The product may be contaminated given the deviance from the sampling 
requirements established under the biotoxin monitoring program.

Please see the summary table below for the status of all Subareas in Area 17.


Area 23

Effective immediately there is a harvest prohibition for all bivalve shellfish 
in Subareas 23-5 and 23-6. 

The product may be contaminated given the deviance from the sampling 
requirements established under the biotoxin monitoring program.

Please see the summary table below for the status of all Subareas in Area 23.


Area 24

Effective immediately there is a harvest prohibition for all bivalve shellfish 
in Subareas 24-2 to 24-4, 24-6, 24-7, 24-13 and 24-14.

The product may be contaminated given the deviance from the sampling 
requirements established under the biotoxin monitoring program.

Please see the summary table below for the status of all Subareas in Area 24.


SUMMARY:

The following information in this fishery notice reflects Paralytic Shellfish 
Poisoning (PSP, red tide) and other marine toxin closures as of September 
26,2014 for bivalve shellfish (oysters, clams, scallops, mussels, and 
geoduck).  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;
Balance of Area 1 closed to all bivalve shellfish. 

Areas 2
Subarea 2-1 closed to all bivalve shellfish except oysters and scallops;
Balance of Area 2 closed to all bivalve shellfish. 


Areas 3 to 5 
Closed to all bivalve shellfish.

Area 6
Subarea 6-13 closed to all bivalve shellfish except geoduck and horse clams;
Balance of Area 6 closed to all bivalve shellfish. 

Area 7 to 12
Closed to all bivalve shellfish.

Area 13
Subarea 13-1 closed to all bivalve shellfish except manila clams, littleneck 
clams, oysters, mussels, and pink and spiny scallops;
Subareas 13-3 to 13-11 and 13-15 to 13-17 closed to butter clams only;
Subareas 13-12 to 13-14 closed to all bivalve shellfish except manila clams, 
littleneck clams, oysters, mussels, 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, mussels, geoduck and horse clams;
Subareas 14-5, 14-8 and 14-15 closed to butter clams 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 except manila clams, littleneck 
clams, oysters, and mussels. 

Area 15
Subarea 15-1 closed to all bivalve shellfish except manila clams, littleneck 
clams, oysters, and mussels;
Subareas 15-2 and 15-3 closed to all bivalve shellfish except manila clams, 
littleneck clams, oysters, mussels, geoduck and horse clams;
Subarea 15-4 closed to all bivalve shellfish except manila clams, littleneck 
clams, oysters, mussels, and scallops;
Subarea 15-5 except that portion south of a line drawn from a point on the 
northeast shoreline of Raza Island at 50°18.26' north latitude and 124°58.10' 
west longitude, thence easterly to a point on the west coast of West Redonda 
Island at 50°18.12' north latitude and 124°55.48' west longitude, thence 
southerly following the shoreline of West Redonda Island to a point at 50°
12.29' north latitude and 124°56.55' west longitude, thence southwesterly to a 
point on the northeast coast of Cortes Island at 50°11.74' north latitude and 
124°56.94' west longitude, thence northwesterly following the shoreline of 
Cortes Island to Bullock Bluff, thence true north following the boundary line 
to Raza Island, and thence following the shoreline northeasterly back to the 
point of commencement, closed to all bivalve shellfish except manila clams, 
littleneck clams, oysters, mussels, and scallops;
Balance of Area 15 closed to all bivalve shellfish.   
	
Area 16
Subareas 16-1, 16-2, 16-17 and 16-19 to 16-22 closed to the harvesting of all 
bivalve shellfish except manila clams, littleneck clams, oysters, mussels, 
geoduck and horse clams;
Subareas 16-3, 16-4, 16-10, 16-11, 16-16 and 16-18 closed to the harvesting of 
all bivalve shellfish except manila clams, littleneck clams, oysters and 
mussels;
Subareas 16-5 to 16-9,16-12 and 16-13 closed to butter clams, scallops, geoduck 
and horse clams only;
Balance of Area 16 closed to all bivalve shellfish.

Area 17
Subareas 17-4, 17-8, 17-10, 17-13, 17-15 and 17-17 closed to all bivalve 
shellfish except manila clams, littleneck clams, oysters, mussels, geoduck and 
horse clams;
Subarea 17-5 closed to all bivalve shellfish except manila clams, littleneck 
clams, oysters, mussels, butter clams, geoduck and horse clams;
That portion of Subarea 17-6 (west of a line from a point starting at the 
boundary line for Subarea 17-8 on Kuper Island at 48 deg 56.057 N latitude and 
123 deg 37.877 W longitude, then heading in a straight line south-west and 
ending at a point 48 deg 55.017 N latitude, 123 deg 38.483 W longitude on the 
Subarea boundary line between Subareas 17-6 and 17-9) closed to all bivalve 
shellfish except manila clams, littleneck clams, oysters, mussels, geoduck and 
horse clams;
Subareas 17-7,17-11, 17-12, 17-14, 17-18, 17-19 and 17-21 closed to all bivalve 
shellfish except manila clams, littleneck clams, oysters, and mussels;
Subarea 17-16 closed to all bivalve shellfish except manila clams, littleneck 
clams, oysters, mussels, cockles, geoduck and horse clams;
Subarea 17-20 closed to all bivalve shellfish except manila clams, littleneck 
clams, oysters, mussels, and scallops;
Balance of Area 17 closed to all bivalve shellfish.

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
Subareas 19-5 to 19-12 closed to all bivalve shellfish except manila clams, 
littleneck clams, oysters, and mussels;
Balance of Area 19 closed to all bivalve shellfish.

Area 20
Subareas 20-1 to 20-5 closed to all bivalve shellfish except manila clams, 
littleneck clams, oysters, and mussels; 
Subareas 20-6 and 20-7 closed to butter clams and scallops only;
Balance of Area 20 closed to all bivalve shellfish.

Areas 21 to 22
Closed to all bivalve shellfish.

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

Area 24
Subareas 24-8 closed to all bivalve shellfish except geoduck and horse clams;
Subareas 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
Subareas 25-4, 25-5 and 25-7 to 25-11 closed to all bivalve shellfish except 
manila clams, littleneck clams, oysters and mussels;
Subareas 25-6 and 25-12 closed to all bivalve shellfish except manila clams, 
littleneck clams, oysters, mussels, geoduck and horse clams;
Subareas 25-13 and 25-15 closed to all bivalve shellfish except geoduck and 
horse clams; 
Balance of Area 25 closed to all bivalve shellfish.

Areas 26 to 28
Closed to all bivalve shellfish.

Area 29
Subarea 29-1 closed to all bivalve shellfish except geoduck and horse clams;
Balance of Area 29 closed to all bivalve shellfish.

Areas 101 to 105
Closed to all bivalve shellfish.

Area 106
Subarea 106-2 closed to all bivalve shellfish except geoduck and horse clams;
Balance of Area 106 closed to all bivalve shellfish. 

Areas 107 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 - FN1067
Sent September 26, 2014 at 1551

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