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PSP (Red Tide) /Other Marine Toxins,
ABORIGINAL - General Information,
COMMERCIAL - Invertebrates: Clam - Intertidal,
COMMERCIAL - Invertebrates: Clam - Razor,
COMMERCIAL - Invertebrates: Geoduck and Horseclam,
COMMERCIAL - Invertebrates: Oyster,
COMMERCIAL - Invertebrates: Scallop by Dive,
COMMERCIAL - Invertebrates: Scallop by Trawl,
RECREATIONAL - Shellfish
Fishery Notice - Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Subject: FN0764-Bivalve Shellfish: Marine Biotoxin - Update for Area 1 and Summary for All Areas - October 10
UPDATE:
Maps of Fishery Management Areas and Subareas can be found at:
http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/psp
Area 1
Effective immediately there is a harvest prohibition for all bivalve shellfish
in Subarea 1-5.
This is a precautionary closure due to lack of monitoring.
SUMMARY:
The following information in this fishery notice reflects Paralytic Shellfish
Poisoning (PSP, red tide) and other marine toxin closures as of October 10,
2008 for bivalve shellfish (oysters, clams, scallops, mussels, and geoducks).
Note that this fishery notice does not describe sewage contamination closures.
For information on sewage contamination closures please go to:
www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/ops/fm/shellfish/Biotoxins/closures/default_e.htm
Area 1
Closed to all bivalve shellfish.
Area 2
Subarea 2-1 closed to all bivalve shellfish except oysters and scallops;
Balance of Area 2 closed to all bivalve shellfish.
Areas 3
Closed to all bivalve shellfish.
Area 4
Subareas 4-2 and 4-13 closed to all bivalve shellfish except geoducks and horse
clams;
Balance of Area 4 closed to all bivalve shellfish.
Area 5
Subareas 5-10 to 5-13 and 5-20 closed to all bivalve shellfish except geoducks
and horse clams;
Balance of Area 5 closed to all bivalve shellfish.
Area 6 to 12
Closed to all bivalve shellfish.
Area 13
Subareas 13-1 to 13-11 and 13-15 closed to butter clams only;
Subareas 13-12 and 13-13 closed to butter clams, scallops, geoducks and horse
clams only;
Subarea 13-14 closed to butter clams and scallops;
Subareas 13-16 and 13-17 closed to butter clams, geoducks and horse clams only;
Balance of Area 13 closed to all bivalve shellfish.
Area 14
Subareas 14-1 to 14-4, 14-6, 14-7, 14-9, 14-10 and 14-12 to 14-14 closed to
butter clams and scallops only;
Subareas 14-5, 14-8 and 14-15 closed to butter clams only;
Subarea 14-11 closed to scallops only.
Area 15
Subareas 15-1, 15-3 closed to butter clams, scallops, geoducks and horse clams
only;
Subarea 15-2 closed to butter clams and scallops only;
Subareas 15-5 closed to geoducks, horse clams, butter clams only;
Balance of Area 15 closed to all bivalve shellfish.
Area 16
Subareas 16-10 to 16-16 closed to butter clams, scallops, geoducks and horse
clams only;
Subareas 16-1 to 16-4, and 16-17 to 16-22 closed to butter clams and scallops
only;
Balance of Area 16 closed to all bivalve shellfish.
Area 17
Subarea 17-20 closed to butter clams only;
Balance of Area 17 closed to butter clams and scallops only.
Area 18
Subareas 18-2 to 18-4 and 18-6 to 18-10 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 littleneck,
manila clams and oysters and mussels;
Balance of Area 19 closed to all bivalve shellfish.
Area 20
Closed to butter clams and scallops only.
Areas 21
Closed to all bivalve shellfish.
Area 22
Closed to all bivalve shellfish.
Area 23
Subareas 23-4 closed to butter clams, scallops, geoducks and horse clams;
Balance of Area 23 closed to all bivalve shellfish.
Area 24
Subareas 24-2 to 24-7, 24-13 and 24-14 closed to all bivalve shellfish except
geoducks and horse clams;
Subareas 24-8 and 24-9 closed to butter clams and scallops only.
Balance of Area 24 closed to all bivalve shellfish.
PSP (Red Tide) /Other Marine Toxins,
ABORIGINAL - General Information,
COMMERCIAL - Invertebrates: Clam - Intertidal,
COMMERCIAL - Invertebrates: Clam - Razor,
COMMERCIAL - Invertebrates: Geoduck and Horseclam,
COMMERCIAL - Invertebrates: Oyster,
COMMERCIAL - Invertebrates: Scallop by Dive,
COMMERCIAL - Invertebrates: Scallop by Trawl,
RECREATIONAL - Shellfish
Fishery Notice - Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Subject: FN0764-Bivalve Shellfish: Marine Biotoxin - Update for Area 1 and Summary for All Areas - October 10
UPDATE:
Maps of Fishery Management Areas and Subareas can be found at:
http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/psp
Area 1
Effective immediately there is a harvest prohibition for all bivalve shellfish
in Subarea 1-5.
This is a precautionary closure due to lack of monitoring.
SUMMARY:
The following information in this fishery notice reflects Paralytic Shellfish
Poisoning (PSP, red tide) and other marine toxin closures as of October 10,
2008 for bivalve shellfish (oysters, clams, scallops, mussels, and geoducks).
Note that this fishery notice does not describe sewage contamination closures.
For information on sewage contamination closures please go to:
www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/ops/fm/shellfish/Biotoxins/closures/default_e.htm
Area 1
Closed to all bivalve shellfish.
Area 2
Subarea 2-1 closed to all bivalve shellfish except oysters and scallops;
Balance of Area 2 closed to all bivalve shellfish.
Areas 3
Closed to all bivalve shellfish.
Area 4
Subareas 4-2 and 4-13 closed to all bivalve shellfish except geoducks and horse
clams;
Balance of Area 4 closed to all bivalve shellfish.
Area 5
Subareas 5-10 to 5-13 and 5-20 closed to all bivalve shellfish except geoducks
and horse clams;
Balance of Area 5 closed to all bivalve shellfish.
Area 6 to 12
Closed to all bivalve shellfish.
Area 13
Subareas 13-1 to 13-11 and 13-15 closed to butter clams only;
Subareas 13-12 and 13-13 closed to butter clams, scallops, geoducks and horse
clams only;
Subarea 13-14 closed to butter clams and scallops;
Subareas 13-16 and 13-17 closed to butter clams, geoducks and horse clams only;
Balance of Area 13 closed to all bivalve shellfish.
Area 14
Subareas 14-1 to 14-4, 14-6, 14-7, 14-9, 14-10 and 14-12 to 14-14 closed to
butter clams and scallops only;
Subareas 14-5, 14-8 and 14-15 closed to butter clams only;
Subarea 14-11 closed to scallops only.
Area 15
Subareas 15-1, 15-3 closed to butter clams, scallops, geoducks and horse clams
only;
Subarea 15-2 closed to butter clams and scallops only;
Subareas 15-5 closed to geoducks, horse clams, butter clams only;
Balance of Area 15 closed to all bivalve shellfish.
Area 16
Subareas 16-10 to 16-16 closed to butter clams, scallops, geoducks and horse
clams only;
Subareas 16-1 to 16-4, and 16-17 to 16-22 closed to butter clams and scallops
only;
Balance of Area 16 closed to all bivalve shellfish.
Area 17
Subarea 17-20 closed to butter clams only;
Balance of Area 17 closed to butter clams and scallops only.
Area 18
Subareas 18-2 to 18-4 and 18-6 to 18-10 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 littleneck,
manila clams and oysters and mussels;
Balance of Area 19 closed to all bivalve shellfish.
Area 20
Closed to butter clams and scallops only.
Areas 21
Closed to all bivalve shellfish.
Area 22
Closed to all bivalve shellfish.
Area 23
Subareas 23-4 closed to butter clams, scallops, geoducks and horse clams;
Balance of Area 23 closed to all bivalve shellfish.
Area 24
Subareas 24-2 to 24-7, 24-13 and 24-14 closed to all bivalve shellfish except
geoducks and horse clams;
Subareas 24-8 and 24-9 closed to butter clams and scallops only.
Balance of Area 24 closed to all bivalve shellfish.
