Shellfish Contamination - Pacific Region
Area 14

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 this Area.

Temporary Emergency Contamination Closures
Closure 14.aa	Fanny Bay (revoked August 14, 2009)
Closure 14.dd	a portion of Baynes Sound on the west side of Denman Island from the Denman Island ferry from Longbeak Point (Revoked December 2009)
Closure 14.ee	Northeastern Baynes Sound to Cape Lazo  (Revoked January 2010)
Closure 14.ff	Union Bay (Closed September 2010)

Closure 14.1	Comox Harbour (Amended - May 2006)
Closure 14.2	Deep Bay, Baynes Sound
Closure 14.3	Union Bay, Baynes Sound
Closure 14.4	Base Flats to Fanny Bay (Amended June 2009)
Closure 14.5	Yambury Road (Closure Lifted July 2/99 - no longer referred to in PSN 1999-038)
Closure 14.6	Qualicum Beach (Amended - November 2010)
Closure 14.7	Kye Bay (Amended - December 2008)
Closure 14.8	Elma Bay
Closure 14.9	Wall Beach
Closure 14.10	Parksville Bay - Englishman River to French Creek
Closure 14.11	Mud Bay, Lasqueti Island  (Revoked - April 2003)
Closure 14.12	Mud Bay, Baynes Sound (Amended - December 2008)
Closure 14.13	Boat Cove, Lasqueti Island
Closure 14.14	Ship Point (Revoked - June 2000)
Closure 14.15	McNaughton Creek, Baynes Sound (Revoked - May 2010)
Closure 14.16	Mouth of Little Qualicum River (Amended June 2009)
Closure 14.17	False Bay, Lasqueti Island
Closure 14.18	Craig Creek, Madrona Point (Revoked - June 2007)
Closure 14.19	Mud Bay (Revoked - November 2008)
Closure 14.20	Ship Peninsula, Baynes Sound (Revoked - December 2002)
Closure 14.21	Kitty Coleman Beach to Little River (Cape Lazo)
Closure 14.22A	Baynes Sound Management Plan Closure -  (Amended - May 2006) - this area is closed when rainfall in the area has exceeded 35 mm over a 24 hr period - Area currently open.
Closure 14.22B	Baynes Sound Management Plan Closure  - (Amended - March 2007) - this area is closed when rainfall in the area has exceeded 40 mm over a 24 hr period -  Area currently open.
Closure 14.22C	Baynes Sound Management Plan Closure - (Amended - September 2006) - Between May 1 and Dec 31  this area is closed when rainfall in the area has exceeded 40 mm over a 24 hr period -  Area currently open.
Closure 14.23	Ford Cove, Hornby Island (Revoked - October 2001)
Closure 14.24	Southeasterly end of Columbia Beach, Northwesterly of the French Creek estuary (Revoked - June 2002)
Closure 14.25	Denman Island West (Revoked - May 2010)
Seasonal Closures (May 31 to September 30)
Closure 14.A	Tribune Bay, Hornby Island (New seasonal closure, December 2011)
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