Prince Edward Island Fishermen's Assoc.

GULF REGION
CLOSE TIME VARIATION ORDER 2011-002

The Regional Director General, Gulf Region, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, pursuant to paragraph 43(m) of the Fisheries Act and subsection 6(1) of the Fishery (General) Regulations hereby makes the annexed Order varying the close time for fishing for crab in Crab Fishing Areas 12, 18, 25 and 26.

Dated at Moncton, New Brunswick, January 14, 2011.

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Robert Richard
Acting Regional Director General
Gulf Region

ORDER VARYING THE CLOSE TIME
FOR FISHING FOR CRAB IN
CRAB FISHING AREAS 12, 18, 25 AND 26.

Short Title

1. This Order may be cited as the Gulf Region Close Time Variation Order 2011-002.

Variation
2. The close time as fixed by sections 52 (a) (b) and (c) of the Atlantic Fishery Regulations, 1985 and set out in items 12, 18, 25 and 26 of Schedule XII thereto is hereby varied so that no person shall fish for crab, possess any crab or have a crab trap on board a vessel in Crab Fishing Areas 12, 18, 25 and 26 during the close time as set out in Schedule XII of this Order.

Coming Into Force

3. This Order shall come into force on January 31, 2011 and remains in force until December 31, 2011, at which time the close time shall revert to those set out in Schedule XII of the said regulations.

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Gulf Region
Close Time Variation Order 2011-002

Schedule XII
CRAB FISHING AREA CLOSE TIMES

Item Column I
Crab Fishing Area No. Column II
Close Time
12 Southern portion of Crab Fishing Area 12 inside rhumb lines (similar to straight lines plotted on a nautical chart) joining the following points in the order they are listed:

Point North Latitude West Longitude

1. 48º45’18" 64º09’54"
2. 48º53’30" 63º48’54"
3. 49º17’00" 64º44’00"
4. 49º21’25" 65º35’30"
5. 49º40’20" 64º54’50"
6. 49º00’00" 63º08’30"
7. 48º02’30" 61º07’00"
8. 47º44’30" 60º25’15"
9. 47º21’30" 60º16’00"
10. 47º18’30" 60º18’00"
11. 47º16’25" 60º17’40"
12. 47º30’00" 60º43’20"
13. 46º37’30" 61º30’15"
14. 47º15’00" 64º00’00"
15. 47º03’30" 64º00’00"
16. 46º18’01" 62º20’00"
17. 46º09’00" 61º57’00"
18. 45º59’00" 61º36’00"
19. 45º58’00" 61º32’00"
January 31 to December 31
18 18 January 31 to December 31
25 25 January 31 to December 31
26 26 January 31 to December 31

Note: When the geographic boundary of an area is expressed in Latitude and Longitude those point references are based on the geodesic system North American Datum 1927 (NAD27). Positions are expressed in degrees, minutes, seconds.

NOTICE

The Regional Director General for the Gulf Region, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, hereby gives notice that the season for fishing for crab in the Crab Fishing Areas 18, 25, 26 and the southern portion of Crab Fishing Area 12, including the areas known as 12E and 12F, will be closed from January 31 to December 31, 2011.

Refer to Gulf Region Close Time Variation Order 2011-002 issued on January 14, 2011, 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.

Gulf Region Close Time Variation Order 2011-002 shall come into force on January 31, 2011.

Robert Richard
Acting Regional Director General
Gulf Region