Fishery Notice

A rainfall warning (attached below), with total precipitation of 50 mm for East Vancouver Island from Qualicum Beach to Fanny Bay has been issued by Environment and Climate Change Canada's Weather Service.

Please be advised that intense rainfall events resulting in flooding and/or sewage collection system overflows, especially occurring after a prolonged period of dry weather, can adversely affect marine water quality and potentially result in temporary emergency shellfish harvesting closures. Although there is no proposed closure at this time, shellfish harvesters are advised to monitor weather conditions and warnings, and to plan their harvesting activities accordingly.

Rainfall warning in effect for: 

"	East Vancouver Island - Nanoose Bay to Fanny Bay

Rain, at times heavy, is expected.

A Pacific frontal system will produce heavy rain for East Vancouver Island from Qualicum Beach to Fanny Bay today. Total rainfall amount of 50 mm can be expected by this evening. The rain will ease to a few showers tonight.

Heavy downpours can cause flash floods and water pooling on roads.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment and Climate Change Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to BCstorm@canada.ca or tweet reports using #BCStorm.

Please refer to any of the sources listed below for the latest and most up to date public weather advisory:    
"	Environment Canada Weather Warnings: www.weather.gc.ca/warnings/index_e.html?prov=bc 
"	Environment Canada Public Forecasts: www.weather.gc.ca/forecast/canada/index_e.html?id=BC
"	BC River Forecast Centre Flood Warnings & Advisories: http://bcrfc.env.gov.bc.ca/warnings/index.htm 
"	BC Storm Surge Forecast Program:  http://stormsurgebc.ca/index.html 
"	Environment Canada Weather blog: www.avalanche.ca/weather 
"	Weather broadcast on most local media outlets
"	Weather Radio broadcasts: https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/weatheradio.html 
 
Recorded weather forecasts and warnings are also available on VHF radio, by telephone and listings can be found in the Government offices pages of telephone directories.

Detailed bivalve shellfish closure information and maps are available at our website: 

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

and at local DFO offices.

For more information contact a local DFO office, Elysha Gordon at 250-756-7192 

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN1378
Sent December 30, 2020 at 0909

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