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Proactive Disclosure
Shellfish Contamination - Pacific Region
Area 2
Prohibited Areas
Be advised that permanent bivalve
fishing prohibited areas (no harvesting for any purpose) are
in place in the following areas:
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within 300 m of industrial, municipal and sewage treatment plant outfall discharges;
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within a minimum 125 m of marinas, wharves, finfish net pens, float homes or other floating living accommodation facilities, including live aboard boats. (Note: floating living accommodation associated with shellfish aquaculture tenures and an approved zero discharge waste management may have a reduced prohibited harvest zone starting in 2005. Finfish net pens may have a reduced prohibited shellfish harvest zone with an approved integrated multi-trophic aquaculture management plan starting in 2009).
Click the Closure Number label on the map, or use the table below
to view the red outlined shaded SANITARY closures.Also check for SHELLFISH BIOTOXIN closures in this Area.
| Closure 2.1 | Skidegate Channel (Amended - November 2005) |
| Closure 2.2 | Louscoone Inlet |
| Closure 2.3 | Boomchain Bay (Revoked - November 2008) |
| Closure 2.4 | Long Inlet (New closure - November 2005) |
| Closure 2.5 | Josette Point (New closure - November 2005) |
| Closure 2.6 | Unnamed bay south of Christie Bay (New closure - November 2005) |
| Closure 2.7 | Goski Bay (New closure - November 2005) |
| Seasonal Closures (June 15 to September 15 ) | |
| Closure 2.A | Kunghit Island – Rose Harbour (Expanded - June 2009) |
| Closure 2.B | Hot Spring Island (Expanded - June 2009) |
| Closure 2.C | Port Langford to Forsyth Point (New Closure June 2009) |
| Closure 2.D | Ross Island (New Closure June 2009) |
| Closure 2.E | South of Louscoone Point (New Closure June 2009) |
| Closure 2.F | Louscoone Inlet West (New Closure June 2009) |
| Closure 2.G | Louscoone Inlet East (New Closure June 2009) |
| Closure 2.H | Swan Bay (New Closure June 2009) |
