Fishery Notice

Multiple rainfall warnings (attached below), with total precipitation of 40-60 mm for the Sunshine Coast (Gibsons to Earl's Cove) and possibly exceeding 110 mm for inland sections of West Vancouver Island, have 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 issued for:

"	Sunshine Coast - Gibsons to Earls Cove, B.C. (082310)
"	Howe Sound, B.C. (082500)
"	Metro Vancouver - North Shore including West Vancouver and North Vancouver, B.C. (082610)
"	Metro Vancouver - northeast including Coquitlam and Maple Ridge, B.C. (082630-082714)

Current details: 

Heavy rain returns to the region on New Years Eve.

A wet start to the new year is expected. Another storm system will approach the BC Coast today. Heavy rain is expected to develop by this evening and continue through Friday night. 

24 hour rainfall totals over the North Shore of Metro Vancouver and eastwards into Coquitlam and Maple Ridge are forecast to range from 40 to 60 mm. Over the Sunshine Coast, from Sechelt to Gibsons and the Howe Sound area, similar amounts are likely with the bulk of the rain falling during the day on Friday.

Localized flooding in low-lying areas is possible.

Rainfall warning issued for:
"	West Vancouver Island, B.C. (081400)

Current details: 

Heavy rain expected tonight and Friday.

Another storm system will approach the BC Coast today. Rain is expected to develop this afternoon and become heavy tonight. Rain will continue well into Friday.

24 hour rainfall totals are forecast to range from 80 mm near the coast to possibly more than 110 mm inland. 

Strong winds are also expected tonight and Friday, more so for exposed coastal areas.

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 - FN1387
Sent December 31, 2020 at 0942

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