Fishery Notice

Effective December 31, 2020 there is a harvest prohibition for all bivalve shellfish in Baynes Sound, Section B, within Subarea 14-8, as per the Baynes Sound Conditional Management Plan.

The following area is now closed due to excessive rainfall at the monitoring station for Section B:

Baynes Sound Conditional Management Plan Section B: Closure 14.22B

The waters and intertidal foreshore of Baynes Sound from a northern boundary starting at Base Flats at a position 49° 31.34' north latitude and 124° 50.25' west longitude, extending northeasterly to 49° 31.54' north latitude and 124° 49.71' west longitude, thence southeasterly to a position at 49° 30.71' north latitude and 124° 47.97' west longitude, thence southwesterly to a position 49° 30.34' north latitude and 124° 48.40' west longitude at Ship Point (NAD 83).

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

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

and at local DFO offices.

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

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN1383
Sent December 31, 2020 at 0857

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