Fishery Notice
Category(s):
ABORIGINAL - General Information
COMMERCIAL - Invertebrates: Clam - Intertidal
COMMERCIAL - Invertebrates: Clam - Razor
COMMERCIAL - Invertebrates: Geoduck and Horseclam
COMMERCIAL - Invertebrates: Oyster
COMMERCIAL - Invertebrates: Scallop by Trawl
PSP (Red Tide) /Other Marine Toxins
RECREATIONAL - Shellfish
COMMERCIAL - Invertebrates: Clam - Intertidal
COMMERCIAL - Invertebrates: Clam - Razor
COMMERCIAL - Invertebrates: Geoduck and Horseclam
COMMERCIAL - Invertebrates: Oyster
COMMERCIAL - Invertebrates: Scallop by Trawl
PSP (Red Tide) /Other Marine Toxins
RECREATIONAL - Shellfish
Subject:
FN1303-Bivalve Shellfish: Marine Biotoxin - Update for Area 24 and Summary for all Areas - December 16, 2014
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 24 Effective immediately the harvest prohibition for geoduck and horse clams is lifted in Subareas 24-6 and 24-7. Effective immediately the harvest prohibition for manila clams, littleneck clams, oysters, mussels, geoduck and horse clams is lifted in Subarea 24-3. The most recent marine biotoxin results were acceptable. Please see the summary table 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 December 16, 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 to 4 Closed to all bivalve shellfish. Area 5 Subareas 5-16, 5-17 and 5-19 closed to all bivalve shellfish except geoduck and horse clams; Balance of Area 5 closed to all bivalve shellfish. Area 6 Closed to all bivalve shellfish. Area 7 Subareas 7-12, 7-15, 7-17 and 7-21 closed to all bivalve shellfish except manila clams, littleneck clams, oysters, and mussels. Balance of Area 7 closed to all bivalve shellfish. Area 8 to 11 Closed to all bivalve shellfish. Area 12 Subareas 12-6, 12-16, 12-17 and 12-26 closed to all bivalve shellfish except butter clams and cockles; Balance of Area 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 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 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 17-1 to 17-3, 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; 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; That portion of 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; Subarea 17-5 closed to all bivalve shellfish except manila clams, littleneck clams, oysters, mussels, butter clams, geoduck and horse clams; 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 Subareas 18-2, 18-3 and 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 to 23-5 and 23-6 (except that portion of Subarea 23-6 northeast of a line drawn from a point of land at 48 degrees 58.47 minutes north latitude and 125 degrees 04.92 minutes west longitude to a point of land at 48 degrees 58.61 minutes north latitude and 125 degrees 05.05 minutes west longitude, known as Useless Inlet) closed to all bivalve shellfish except manila clams, littleneck clams, oysters, and mussels; Balance of Area 23 closed to all bivalve shellfish. Area 24 Subareas 24-3, 24-4, 24-9, 24-13 and 24-14 closed to all bivalve shellfish except manila clams, littleneck clams, oysters, mussels, geoduck and horse clams; Subareas 24-6 to 24-8 closed to all bivalve shellfish except geoduck and horse clams; Balance of Area 24 closed to all bivalve shellfish. Area 25 Subareas 25-4, 25-5, 25-7 to 25-11 and 25-14 closed to all bivalve shellfish except manila clams, littleneck clams, oysters and mussels; Subareas 25-6, 25-12 and 25-13 closed to all bivalve shellfish except manila clams, littleneck clams, oysters, mussels, geoduck and horse clams; Subarea 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 - FN1303
Sent December 16, 2014 at 1456
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