GULF REGION
MINIMUM LENGTH VARIATION ORDER, 2011-030

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 minimum length for lobster in Lobster Fishing Areas 23, 24, 25, 26A and 26B.

Dated at Moncton, New Brunswick, April 28, 2011.

 

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F.R. Breau
Acting Regional Director General
Gulf Region

ORDER VARYING THE MINIMUM LENGTH FOR LOBSTER
IN LOBSTER FISHING AREAS 23, 24, 25, 26A AND 26B

Short Title

1. This Order may be cited as the Gulf Region Minimum Length Variation Order 2011-030.

2. Gulf Region Minimum Length Variation Orders 2010-030 and Gulf Region Minimum Length Variation Orders 2010-033 are hereby revoked.

Variation

3. The minimum length as fixed by subsection 57(2) of the Atlantic Fishery Regulations, 1985 is hereby varied so that no person shall possess, in a Lobster Fishing Area set out in column I, a lobster of a length that is less than the length set out in column III 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.

 

 

 

 

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Gulf Region
Minimum Length Variation Order 2011-030

Schedule XIV

Item Column I
Lobster Fishing
Area Column III
Minimum Length of Lobster
23

That portion of Lobster Fishing Area 23 adjacent to the coast of New Brunswick enclosed by the coastline and rhumb lines (similar to straight lines plotted on a nautical chart) joining the following point in the order in which they are listed:

Point North Latitude West Longitude
1. 48º04’15.0” 66º22’08.0”
2. 48º05’04.0” 66º21’30.0”
3. 48º03’18.0” 66º19’21.0”
4. 48º01’30.0” 65º50’00.0”
5. 47º51’42.0” 65º29’10.0”
6. 47º53’34.2” 65º21’14.1”
7. 47º57’45.0” 65º03’30.0”
8. 48º06’07.2” 64º44’09.6”
9. 48º02’20.0” 64º32’50.0”
10. 48º01’00.0” 64º32’28.0”
11. 47º53’52.5” 64º34’48.4”
12. 47º52’55.9” 64º34’40.1”
13. 47º45’47.2” 64º41’31.4”
14. 47º45’24.2” 64º43’18.3”

(Known as LFA 23A & 23B) 74 mm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Gulf Region
Minimum Length Variation Order 2011-030

Schedule XIV

Item Column I
Lobster Fishing
Area Column III
Minimum Length of Lobster
23 And that portion of Lobster Fishing Area 23 adjacent to the coast of New Brunswick enclosed by the coastline and rhumb lines (similar to straight lines plotted on a nautical chart) joining the following point in the order in which they are listed:
Point North Latitude West Longitude
1. 47º45’24.2” 64º43’18.3”
2. 47º45’47.2” 64º41’31.4”
3. 47º52’55.9” 64º34’40.1”
4. 47º53’52.5” 64º34’48.4”
5. 48º01’00.0” 64º32’28.0”
6. 48º02’20.0” 64º32’50.0”
7. 48º06’07.2” 64º44’09.6”
8. 48º12’15.0” 64º30’00.0”
9. 48º12’15.0” 64º02’10.0”
10. 47º34’11.6” 64º02’10.2”
11. 47º17’18.8” 64º51’51.3”
12. 47º17’18.8” 64º57’50.3”
(Known as LFA 23C) 72 mm

And that portion of Lobster Fishing Area 23 adjacent to the coast of New Brunswick enclosed by the coastline and rhumb lines (similar to straight lines plotted on a nautical chart) joining the following point in the order in which they are listed:
Point North Latitude West Longitude
1. 47º17’18.8” 64º57’50.3”
2. 47º17’18.8” 64º51’51.3”
3. 47º34’11.6” 64º02’10.2”
4. 47º08’25.0” 64º02’10.0”
5. 47º00’48.0” 64º49’40.0”
(Known as LFA 23D) 71 mm

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Gulf Region
Minimum Length Variation Order 2011-030

Schedule XIV

Item Column I
Lobster Fishing
Area Column III
Minimum Length of Lobster
24 24 71 mm
25 25 71 mm
26 That portion of Lobster Fishing Area 26A inside a rhumb line (similar to a straight line plotted on a nautical chart) joining the following points, in the order in which they are listed:

Point North Latitude West Longitude
1. 45º41’30” 61º29’20”
2. 45º43’42” 61º30’42”
3. 45º50’00” 61º40’00”
4. 46º03’26” 61º52’00”
5. 45º48’16” 62º22’30”
6. 45º41’33” 62º29’26”
7. 45º39’18” 62º29’54”
(known as 26A-2) 73 mm

 

 

 

 

 

 

And that portion of Lobster Fishing Area 26A inside a rhumb line (similar to a straight line plotted on a nautical chart) joining the following points, in the order in which they are listed:

Point North Latitude West Longitude

1. 45º51’45” 63º42’42”
2. 46º02’51” 63º34’05”
3. 45º57’30” 63º12’00”
4. 45º47’30” 63º12’00”
5. 45º44’21” 63º21’00”
(known as 26A-3) 76 mm

 

 

 

 

 

 

Waters of Lobster Fishing Area 26A not mentioned above.
(known as 26A-1)
71 mm

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Gulf Region
Minimum Length Variation Order 2011-030

Schedule XIV

Item Column I
Lobster Fishing
Area Column III
Minimum Length of Lobster
26.1 That portion of Lobster Fishing Area 26B inside a rhumb line (similar to a straight line plotted on a nautical chart) joining the following points, in the order in which they are listed:

Point North Latitude West Longitude
1. 46º20’13” 61º12’53”
2. 46º20’36” 61º15’24”
3. 46º19’11” 61º16’59”
4. 46º22’17” 61º44’31”
5. 46º37’30” 61º30’15”
6. 47º02’18” 60º45’00”
7. 46º58’42” 60º40’00”
(known as 26B North) 80 mm

Waters of Lobster Fishing Area 26B not mentioned above.
(known as 26B South)
79 mm

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 minimum length for lobster in Lobster Fishing Areas 23, 24, 25, 26A and 26B will be as follows:

Lobster Fishing Sub-Areas 23A and 23B: Minimum length – 74 mm

Lobster Fishing Sub-Area 23C: Minimum length – 72 mm

Lobster Fishing Sub-Area 23D: Minimum length – 71 mm

Lobster Fishing Area 24: Minimum length - 71 mm

Lobster Fishing Area 25: Minimum length – 71 mm

Lobster Fishing Area 26A:

That portion of Lobster Fishing Area 26A from Havre Boucher to Little Harbour (inclusive) (Known as 26A-2): Minimum Length – 73 mm

And that portion of Lobster Fishing Area 26A from Pugwash, Wallace and Malagash (inclusive) (Known as 26A-3): Minimum Length – 76 mm

Waters of Lobster Fishing Area 26A not mentioned above (Known as 26A-1): Minimum Length -71 mm

Lobster Fishing Area 26B:

That portion of Lobster Fishing Area 26B from Margaree to Pleasant Bay (inclusive)(Known as 26B North): Minimum Length – 80 mm.
Waters of Lobster Fishing Area 26B not mentioned above (Known as 26B South): Minimum Length - 79 mm.

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.

Refer to Gulf Region Minimum Length Variation Order 2011-030 issued on April 28, 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://www.glf.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fi-ip/index-e.php.

Gulf Region Minimum Length Variation Orders 2010-030 and Gulf Region Minimum Length Variation Orders 2010-033 are hereby revoked.

Gulf Region Minimum Length Variation Order, 2011-030 comes into force on April 28, 2011, and remains in force unless otherwise revoked.

F.R. Breau
Acting Regional Director General
Gulf Region

 

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