Shellfish Contamination - Pacific Region
Area 13

Prohibited Areas

Be advised that permanent bivalve fishing prohibited areas (no harvesting for any purpose) are in place in the following areas:

1. within 300 m of industrial, municipal and sewage treatment plant outfall discharges;

2. 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 Area 13.

Temporary Emergency Contamination Closures
Closure 13.gg	In the vicinity of Simms Creek, Campbell River  (Revoked - June 2010)
Closure 13.hh	Discovery Pass – Cape Mudge  (Revoked - August 2010)
Closure 13.ii	In the vicinity of Simms Creek, Campbell River (Revoked - September 2010)
Closure 13.jj	Evans Bay, Read Island (Revoked - September 2010)
Closure 13.kk	Chemical Contamination Emergency Closure - Eastern Quadra Island (Hyacinthe Bay, Heriot Bay, Drew Harbour) (Revoked March 2012)

Closure 13.1	Quathiaski Cove, Quadra Island (Revoked and replaced with new annual closure 13.24 - November 2010)
Closure 13.2	Heriot Bay, Quadra Island
Closure 13.3	A portion of Discovery Passage to Kuhushan Point (existing closure reduced, reduced portion replaced with new annual closure 13.24 - November 2010)
Closure 13.4	Simms Creek, Discovery Passage (Revoked - Nov. 2000, included in Closure  map 13.3)
Closure 13.5	Willow Point, Discovery Passage and Oyster Bay (Revoked - Nov. 2000, included in Closure map 13.3)
Closure 13.6	Big Bay, Stuart Island
Closure 13.7	Kelsey Bay and Salmon Bay
Closure 13.8	Grassy Creek, Loughborough Inlet
Closure 13.9	Forward Harbour
Closure 13.10	Whaletown Bay, Cortes Island (Reduced closure - February 2013)
Closure 13.11	Coulter Bay, Cortes Island
Closure 13.12	Phillips Arm
Closure 13.13	Marina Reef, Marina Island
Closure 13.14	Gray Creek, Loughborough Inlet
Closure 13.15	Bessborough Bay
Closure 13.16	Jackson Bay, Topaze Harbour
Closure 13.17	Topaze Harbour Head
Closure 13.18	Hjorth Bay
Closure 13.19	Granite Bay (Expanded closure -  November 2007)
Closure 13.20	Gorge Harbour (New closure -  December 2006)
Closure 13.21	a portion of Burdwood Bay (Revoked - December 2009)
Closure 13.22	April Point, Quadra Island (Revoked and replaced with new annual closure 13.24 - November 2010)
Closure 13.23	Church House, Calm Channel (New Closure -  November 2009)
Closure 13.24	A portion of Discovery Passage (North of Race Point to the Southern end of Quadra Island) (New closure - November 2010)
Closure 13.25	Hemming Bay, land file #1403484 (New closure - November 2011)
Closure 13.26	Southwest Whaletown Bay (New closure - May 2013)
Closure 13.27	Southwest Gorge Harbour, Cortes Island (New closure - May 2013)
Seasonal Closures (May 31 to September 30)
Closure 13.A	Mansons Landing, Cortes Island
Closure 13.B	Von Donop Inlet, Cortes Island
Closure 13.C	Drew Harbour, Quadra Island
Closure 13.D	Gorge Harbour, Cortes Island (Revoked - Nov. 2000, Area covered by wharf closures)
Closure 13.E	Northern Thurston Bay, Sonora Island (New Seasonal Closure -  November 2009)
Closure 13.F	Western Gorge Harbour, Cortes Island (New seasonal closure - May 2013)
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