Prince Edward Island Fishermen's Assoc.

GULF REGION
CLOSE TIME VARIATION ORDER, 2010-104

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 scallop in Scallop Fishing Area 24.

Dated at Moncton, New Brunswick, October 26, 2010.

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Serge Thériault
Regional Director General
Gulf Region

ORDER VARYING THE CLOSE TIME
FOR FISHING FOR SCALLOP IN
SCALLOP FISHING AREA 24

Short Title

1. This Order may be cited as Gulf Region Close Time Variation Order 2010-104.

Variation

2. The close time as fixed by subsection 63(1) of the Atlantic Fishery Regulations, 1985 and set out in sub-item 24(j) of Schedule XVI thereto is hereby varied so that no person shall fish for scallop in the Scallop Fishing Area referred to in Column I of Schedule XVI from a vessel of a class set out in Column II during the close time set out in Column III.

Coming Into Force

3. This Order shall come into force on the date of signature and remains in force until December 31, 2010, at which time the close time shall revert to those set out in Schedule XVI of the said regulations.

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Gulf Region
Close Time Variation Order 2010-104

Schedule XVI

Item Column I
Scallop Fishing
Area No. Column II

Vessel Class Column III

Close Time

24
Waters of Scallop Fishing Area 24, except those waters described below:

(j) Classes other than classes Sc-1 to Sc-9

(j) From January 1 to 06:00 hrs November 1 and from 18:00 hrs December 15 to December 31,

and

Sundays:
November 7, 14, 21, 28 and December 5 and 12,

and

Closed every day from 18:00 hrs to 06:00 hrs the following day.
Those waters adjacent to the Province of Nova Scotia within one (1) nautical mile from the nearest point of land in the counties of Cumberland, Colchester, Pictou, including Pictou Island in the Northumberland Strait and Antigonish.
(j) Classes other than classes Sc-1 to Sc-9
(j) January 1 to December 31

Gulf Region
Close Time Variation Order 2010-104

Schedule XVI

Item
Column I
Scallop Fishing
Area No.
Column II

Vessel Class
Column III

Close Time

24
Those waters adjacent to the Province of Prince Edward Island inside rhumb lines (similar to straight lines plotted on a nautical chart) joining the following points in the order they are listed:

1. 4622'17" N 6206'55"W

2. 4620'39" N 6206'54"W

3. 4619'03" N 6215'18"W

4. 4604'39" N 6215'38"W

5. 4607'06" N 6155'09"W

6. 4604'42" N 6153'06"W

7. 4559'28" N 6225'31"W

8. 4556'47" N 6230'38"W

9. 4556'20" N 6250'36"W

10. 4602'25" N 6304'17"W

11. 4603'00" N 6302'25"W

(j) Classes other than classes Sc-1 to Sc-9
(j) January 1 to December 31

Gulf Region
Close Time Variation Order 2010-104

Schedule XVI

Item
Column I
Scallop Fishing Area No.
Column II
Vessel Class
Column III
Close Time

24
Those waters adjacent to the western coast of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, within one (1) nautical mile from the nearest point of land, from the Canso Causeway, northward including Henry Island and Port Hood Island, to the Mabou Harbour entrance range lights.

(j) Classes other than classes Sc-1 to Sc-9

(j) January 1 to December 31

Those waters adjacent to the western coast of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, less than fifteen (15) fathoms in depth from the Mabou Harbour entrance range lights, northward to the divisional line between Scallop Fishing Area 24 and Scallop Fishing Area 25 at High Capes.
(j) Classes other than classes Sc-1 to Sc-9
(j) January 1 to December 31

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Gulf Region
Close Time Variation Order 2010-104

Schedule XVI

Item
Column I

Scallop Fishing Area No.
Column II

Vessel Class
Column III

Close Time

24
Those waters adjacent to the western coast of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, inside rhumb lines (similar to straight lines plotted on a nautical chart) joining the following points in the order they are listed:

North Latitude West Longitude

1. 46°11'00" N 61°25'30" W
2. 46°11'57" N 61°25'24" W
3. 46°15'42" N 61°19'03" W
4. 46°18'37" N 61°16'35" W
5. 46°18'18" N 61°15'34" W

(j) Classes other than classes Sc-1 to Sc-9
(j) 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 1983 (NAD83), which is equivalent to WGS84. 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 Scallop Fishery in Scallop Fishing Area 24:

The scallop fishery in Scallop Fishing Area 24 will be open from 06:00 hrs November 1 until 18:00 hrs December 15, 2010, except:

Fishing in Scallop Fishing Area 24 will be prohibited every day from 18:00 hrs to 06:00 hrs the following day and will also be closed every Sunday.
A one (1) nautical mile buffer zone will be closed until further notice from the nearest point of land in the counties of Cumberland, Colchester, Pictou and Antigonish and one (1) nautical mile from the nearest point of land around Pictou Island, situated in the Northumberland Strait.
A one (1) nautical mile buffer zone will be closed until further notice from the nearest point of land from the Canso Causeway northward, including Henry Island and Port Hood Island, to the Mabou Harbour entrance range lights.
A buffer zone in waters less than fifteen (15) fathoms in depth will be closed from the Mabou Harbour entrance range lights northward to the divisional line between Scallop Fishing Area 24 and Scallop Fishing Area 25 at High Capes.

A buffer zone will be closed from Red Point Park to Prim Point, Prince Edward Island including Fisherman’s Bank and areas known as the Ridge North and East of Fisherman’s Bank, Eastern Ground, the Reef and then 1.5 nautical miles from the shore at Wood Island, will be closed until December 31.

A buffer zone will be closed in those waters adjacent to the western coast of Cape Breton, inside rhumb lines (similar to straight lines plotted on a nautical chart) joining the following points in the order they are listed:

North Latitude West Longitude

1. 4611'00" N 6125'30" W
2. 4611'57" N 6125'24" W
3. 4615'42" N 6119'03" W
4. 4618'37" N 6116'35" W
5. 4618'18" N 6115'34" W

Refer to Gulf Region Close Time Variation Order 2010-104 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 2010-104 comes into force October 26, 2010.

Serge Thériault
Regional Director General
Gulf Region

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NOTFISH

PURSUANT TO THE FISHERY (GENERAL) REGULATIONS AND BY THE GULF REGION CLOSE TIME VARIATION ORDER 2010-104, FISHING FOR SCALLOP IN SCALLOP FISHING AREA 24 WILL BE OPEN FROM 06:00 HRS TO 18:00 HRS, MONDAY TO SATURDAY FROM NOVEMBER 1 TO DECEMBER 15, 2010. THE FISHERY WILL BE CLOSED EVERY SUNDAY.

BUFFER ZONES ALONG THE SHORES OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND AND NOVA SCOTIA REMAIN CLOSED TO FISHING FOR SCALLOP.

REFER TO GULF REGION CLOSE TIME VARIATION ORDER 2010-104, ISSUED ON OCTOBER 26, 2010, FOR THE EXACT GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES, OR CONTACT YOUR LOCAL FISHERY OFFICER FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR VISIT THE DFO WEB SITE.
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NOTFISH

BUFFER ZONES ALONG THE SHORES OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND AND NOVA SCOTIA REMAIN CLOSED TO FISHING FOR SCALLOP.