Fishery Notice - Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Subject: FN0967-SANITARY - Changes to Sanitary Closures for Bivalve Shellfish on the East Coast of Vancouver Island
Seasonal sanitary shellfish closures in Areas 12 to 19 on the East Coast of
Vancouver Island have ended, effective October 1, 2011.
Seasonal Closure 12.A, Cutter Cove:
The waters and intertidal foreshore of Cutter Cove lying east of a line drawn
from the southern headland of the cove, thence northerly to the westernmost
point on the northern headland.
Closed May 31 – September 30.
Seasonal Closure 13.A, Mansons Landing, Cortes Island:
The waters and intertidal foreshore of Mansons Landing, Cortes Island, lying
300 meters to either side of the Government Dock, but not including Mansons
Lagoon.
Closed May 31 – September 30.
Seasonal Closure 13.B, Von Donop Inlet, Cortes Island:
The waters and intertidal foreshore of Von Donop Inlet, Cortes Island.
Closed May 31 – September 30.
Seasonal Closure 13.C, Drew Harbour, Quadra Island:
The waters and intertidal foreshore of Drew Harbour, Quadra Island, lying
inside a straight line drawn from the northernmost tip of Rebecca Spit across
the entrance of Drew Harbour to its western headland.
Closed May 31 – September 30.
Seasonal Closure 13.E, Thurston Bay, Sonora Island:
The waters and intertidal foreshore of the northern portion of Thurston Bay,
Sonora Island, north of a line drawn from Davis Point at 50° 22.52’ north
latitude and 125° 19.78’ west longitude, thence in an easterly direction to a
point of land at 50° 22.46’ north latitude and 125° 18.97’ west longitude.
Closed May 31 – September 30.
Seasonal Closure 15.A, Prideaux Haven:
The waters and intertidal foreshore of the area known as Prideaux Haven,
including Melanie Cove and Laura Cove, bounded on the west by a line drawn
along the shortest distance from Eveleigh Island to the shore of the mainland
and on the north by a line drawn from Lucy Point on Eveleigh Island to the
westernmost tip of Scobell Island and thence from the easternmost tip of
Scobell Island to Copplestone Point.
Closed May 31 – September 30.
Seasonal Closure 15.B, Tenedos Bay:
The waters and intertidal foreshore of Tenedos Bay lying inside a line drawn
from the eastern tip of Bold Head northeast to the southern headland of the
easternmost bay of Tenedos Bay.
Closed May 31 – September 30.
Seasonal Closure 15.C, Allies Island, West Redonda Island:
The waters and intertidal foreshore lying between Allies Island and west
Redonda Island.
Closed May 31 – September 30.
Seasonal Closure 15.D, Roscoe Bay, West Redonda Island:
The waters and intertidal foreshore of Roscoe Bay, west Redonda Island.
Closed May 31 – September 30.
Seasonal Closure 15.E, Squirrel Cove, Cortes Island:
The waters and intertidal foreshore of Squirrel Cove, Cortes Island, lying
inside a line drawn along the shortest distance from the western shore of
Protection Island to Cortes Island and inside a line drawn along the shortest
distance from the eastern shore of Protection Island to Cortes Island.
Closed May 31 – September 30.
Seasonal Closure 15.F, Cortes Bay, Cortes Island:
The waters and intertidal foreshore of Cortes Bay, Cortes Island, lying inside
a line drawn across the entrance to the bay.
Closed May 31 – September 30.
Seasonal Closure 15.G, Grace Harbour:
The waters and intertidal foreshore of Grace Harbour lying inside a line drawn
from Moss Point to Scott Point.
Closed May 31 – September 30.
Seasonal Closure 15.H, Mink Island:
The waters and intertidal foreshore of the prominent bay on the southeast side
of Mink Island, Desolation Sound, lying west of a line drawn true north from
the point of land at 50° 06.20’ north latitude and 124° 45.20’ west longitude.
Closed May 31 – September 30.
Seasonal Closure 16.A, Smuggler Cove:
The waters and intertidal foreshore of Smuggler Cove lying inside a line drawn
from the Smuggler Cove Marine Park sign at the entrance to the cove to the
opposite shore.
Closed May 31 – September 30.
Seasonal Closure 16.B, Princess Louisa Inlet:
The waters and intertidal foreshore of Princess Louisa Inlet inside a line
drawn across the narrowest point at Malibu Rapids.
Closed May 31 – September 30.
Seasonal Closure 16.C, Buccaneer Bay:
The waters and intertidal foreshore of Buccaneer Bay, Thormanby Islands, south
of a line drawn from the westernmost unnamed point of land west of Derby Point
on South Thormanby Island at 49° 30.48’ north latitude and 123° 58.96’ west
longitude, thence northerly to the green lateral buoy designated Q51, located
at or near 49° 31.12’ north latitude and 123° 59.10’ west longitude, thence
southwesterly to a point on land at the edge of the beach at the base of the
cliff on North Thormanby Island at 49° 30.57’ north latitude and 124° 00.08’
west longitude; and northeast of a line drawn from Grassy Point, North
Thormanby Island at 49° 29.68’ north latitude and 123° 59.45’ west longitude,
thence southeasterly to the nearest point of land on South Thormanby Island at
49° 29.60’ north latitude and 123° 59.36’ west longitude.
Closed May 31 – September 30.
Seasonal Closure 17.A, Tent Island:
The waters and intertidal foreshore of the large bay on the west side of Tent
Island.
Closed May 31 – September 30.
Seasonal Closure 17.B, Pirates Cove, De Courcy Island:
The waters and intertidal foreshore of Pirates Cove, De Courcy Island.
Closed May 31 – September 30.
Seasonal Closure 17.C, Conover Cove, Wallace Island:
The waters and intertidal foreshore of Conover Cove, Wallace Island, lying
inside a line drawn between the headlands at the entrance to the cove.
Closed May 31 – September 30.
Seasonal Closure 17.D, Cove Northwest of Conover Cove:
The waters and intertidal foreshore of the cove northwest of Conover Cove,
Wallace Island, lying inside a line drawn from the northwesternmost point of
the shoal at 48° 56.65' north latitude and 123° 33.40' west longitude, thence
northeasterly to the end of the headland on the opposite shore.
Closed May 31 – September 30.
Seasonal Closure 17.E, Montague Harbour, Galiano Island:
The waters and intertidal foreshore of Montague Harbour, Galiano Island, inside
a line drawn from the southeastern tip of Gray Peninsula northeasterly to the
base of the overhead cable tower on the northeastern foreshore of the harbour.
Closed May 31 – September 30.
Seasonal Closure 18.A, Long Harbour, Saltspring Island:
The waters and intertidal foreshore of Long Harbour, Saltspring Island, east of
the Shellfish Sanitary Closure 18.16 boundary to a line drawn across the
narrows northwest of the B.C. Ferries dock, from the northern side of the
narrows at 48° 51.62' north latitude and 123° 27.69' west longitude due south
to the southern side of the narrows at 48° 51.55' north latitude and 123°
27.69' west longitude.
Closed May 31 – September 30.
Seasonal Closure 18.B, Reef Harbour, Tumbo Island:
The waters and intertidal foreshore of Reef Harbour, lying inside a line drawn
from the northeastern tip of Tumbo Island at 48° 47.90' north latitude and 123°
04.45' west longitude to Cabbage Island thence along the northern shoreline of
Cabbage Island to a point at 48° 48.00' north latitude and 123° 05.25' west
longitude, and thence southward to a point on Tumbo Island at 48° 47.75' north
latitude and 123° 05.25' west longitude.
Closed May 31 – September 30.
Seasonal Closure 18.C, Princess Bay, Portland Island:
The waters and intertidal foreshore of Princess Bay located inside a line drawn
from the southernmost point of Portland Island at 48° 43.04’ north latitude and
123° 22.52’ west longitude, thence southeast to the southernmost point of Hood
Island at 48° 42.88’ north latitude and 123° 22.39’ west longitude, thence
following the shoreline to the easternmost point of Hood Island, thence
northeast to the southernmost point on the unnamed island located north of the
Tortoise Islets at 48° 43.08’ north latitude and 123° 22.08’ west longitude,
thence southwest to a point of land on Portland Island at 48° 43.05’ north
latitude and 123° 22.26’ west longitude.
Closed May 31 – September 30.
Seasonal Closure 18.D, Winter Cove:
The waters and intertidal foreshore of Winter Cove, lying east of a line drawn
from Mikuni Point at 48° 48.66’ north latitude and 123° 12.21 west longitude
thence true north to a point on land at 48° 48.84 north latitude and 123° 12.21
west longitude; and west of a line drawn from Winter Point at 48° 48.83 north
latitude and 123° 11.33 west longitude northerly to Ralph Grey Point at 48°
48.86 north latitude and 123° 11.35 west longitude.
Closed May 31 – September 30.
Seasonal Closure 19.A, Sidney Spit Marine Park:
DFO Statistical Subarea 19-6, those waters inside a line that begins at the end
of Sidney Spit at 48° 39.19’ north latitude and 123° 20.67′ west longitude,
thence in a southeasterly direction to a point of land on Sidney Island at 48°
38.65′ north latitude and 123° 20.02′ west longitude, thence following the
shoreline of Sidney Spit Marine Park on Sidney Island to a point on land at 48°
38.27′ north latitude and 123° 20.38’ west longitude, thence northerly to the
beginning point.
Closed May 31 – September 30.
Detailed bivalve shellfish closure information and maps are available at our
website:
http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/pspand at local DFO offices.
For more information contact a local DFO office or Maria Surry at 250-756-7192.
Fisheries and Oceans Canada Operations Center - FN0967
Sent September 30, 2011 at 13:56
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