CONTAMINATED FISHERIES
PROHIBITION ORDER NO. GSN-2010-036
The Regional Director General for the Department of Fisheries and Oceans for the Gulf Region pursuant to subsection 3(1) of the Management of Contaminated Fisheries Regulations, made by Order in Council P.C. 1990-1121 of June 14, 1990*, hereby revokes the Contaminated Fisheries Prohibition Order No. GSN-2010-033 issued on August 27, 2010, and issues the annexed Order prohibiting fishing for contaminated fish.
Issued at Moncton, New Brunswick, on September 13, 2010.
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Serge Thériault
Regional Director General
Gulf Region
* SOR/90-351, 1990 Canada Gazette Part II, p. 2489
CONTAMINATED FISHERIES
PROHIBITION ORDER NO. GSN-2010-036
ORDER PROHIBITING FISHING FOR CONTAMINATED FISH
Short Title
1. This order may be cited as the Contaminated Fisheries
Prohibition Order No. GSN-2010-036.
Coming into Force
2. This Order shall come into force on the date of signature and remains in force unless otherwise revoked.
NOTICE
The Regional Director General for the Gulf Region, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, hereby gives notice that Contaminated Fisheries Prohibition Order No. GSN-2010-033 (closing the area listed below) is hereby revoked thereby opening a portion of West River in the Province of Prince Edward Island:
Charlottetown Harbour inside a line drawn from grid reference 490849 5115656 to grid reference 490040 5115295 then from grid reference 486163 5116042 to grid reference 485581 5117512 then from grid reference 487592 5120121 to grid reference 488303 5120389 then from grid reference 494422 5124660 to grid reference 495060 5123210. (Refer to map Charlottetown 11 L/3).
Note: When the boundary of an area is expressed in grid references, those grid references are based on the Universal Transverse Mercator Grid System set out in the National Topographic Series Map, Scale 1:50,000 published by the Department of Energy, Mines and Resources. (North American Datum 1983)
Fishers are reminded that nearby waters (portions of North River, Hillsborough River and Charlottetown Harbour) are still closed to fishing due to high levels of bacteria. Fishers are encouraged to consult their local Fishery Officers or visit the website mentioned below concerning the status of the fishing areas before going fishing.
Refer to Contaminated Fisheries Prohibition Order No. GSN-2010-036 issued on September 13, 2010, and for further information, contact your local Fishery Officer, or visit the Web site of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Gulf Region, under Orders Registry, at the following address: http://www2.glf.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fam-gpa/cp/ord/index-e.php.
Contaminated Fisheries Prohibition Order No. GSN-2010-036 comes into force on September 13, 2010 and remains in force unless otherwise revoked.
Contaminated Fisheries Prohibition Order No. GSN-2010-033 issued on August 27, 2010, is revoked.
Serge Thériault
Regional Director General
Gulf Region

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