Prince Edward Island Fishermen's Assoc.

GULF REGION
CLOSE TIME VARIATION ORDER, 2011-032

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 lobster in Lobster Fishing Areas 26A and 26B.

Dated at Moncton, New Brunswick, April 29, 2011.

F.R. Breau
Acting Regional Director General
Gulf Region

ORDER VARYING THE CLOSE TIME FOR FISHING FOR LOBSTER
IN LOBSTER FISHING AREAS 26A AND 26B

Short Title

1. This Order may be cited as the Gulf Region Close Time Variation Order 2011-032.

Variation

2. Gulf Region Close Time Variation Order 2010-042 is hereby revoked.

3. The close time as fixed by section 57 of the Atlantic Fishery Regulations, 1985 and set out in items 26 and 26.1 of Schedule XIV thereto are hereby varied so that no person shall fish for lobster, possess any lobster, or have a lobster trap on board a vessel in a Lobster Fishing Area set out in column I, during the close time set out in column II of Schedule XIV of this Order.

Coming into Force

4. This Order shall come into force on the date of signature and remains in force, unless otherwise revoked.
../2

-2-

Gulf Region
Close Time Variation Order 2011-032

Schedule XIV

Item Column I

Lobster Fishing Area Column II

Close Time
26 Lobster Fishing Area 26A

except the waters mentioned below;

January 1 to 06:00 hrs April 30 and July 1 to December 31

Those waters of the Northumberland Strait within Lobster Fishing Area 26A enclosed by the coastline and rhumb lines(similar to straight lines plotted on a nautical chart) joining the following points in the order in which they are listed:

Point North Latitude West Longitude
1.(Prim Point) 46°03'00" 63°02'13"
2. 45°55'45" 63°07'00"
3. 46°03'50" 63°33'05"
4. 46°10'35" 63°28'03"
5.(Victoria Wharf) 46°12'58" 63°29'26"

These coordinates have been calculated on the North American Datum 1927 (NAD 27).

January 1 to 06:00 hrs May 7 and July 8 to December 31

../3

-3-

Gulf Region
Close Time Variation Order 2011-032

Schedule XIV

Item Column I
Lobster Fishing Area Column II
Close Time
26.1 Lobster Fishing Area 26B
except the waters mentioned below;

January 1 to 06:00 hrs April 30 and July 1 to December 31
All waters of Cheticamp Harbour inside a line drawn by joining the following points:

Point North Latitude West Longitude
1. 46°38'13" 61°00'37"
2. 46°38'14" 61°01'10"

These coordinates have been calculated on the North American Datum 1983 (NAD 83).
January 1 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) and the Geodesic System North American Datum 1983 (NAD83). Positions are expressed in degrees, minutes, seconds.

NOTICE

The Regional Director General for the Gulf Region, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, hereby gives notice of the following changes in the lobster fishing season for Lobster Fishing Areas 26A and 26B:

Lobster Fishing Area 26A will be open from 06:00 hrs April 30 to 24:00 hrs June 30, except that portion of LFA 26A (from Prim Point to Victoria wharf) where the season will be open from 06:00 hrs May 7 to 24:00 hrs July 7.

Lobster Fishing Area 26B will be open from 06:00 hrs April 30 to 24:00 hrs June 30, except for the waters of Cheticamp Harbour inside a line drawn from the wharf at La Digue to Cheticamp Island, which is closed from January 1 to December 31.

Refer to Gulf Region Close Time Variation Order 2011-032, issued on April 29, 2011, or contact your local Fishery Officer for further information 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 2011-032 shall come into force on April 29, 2011, and remains in force unless otherwise revoked.

Gulf Region Close Time Variation Order 2010-042 is revoked.

F.R. Breau
Acting Regional Director General
Gulf Region