Public Notice - Molluscan Shellfish Harvesting Closing for a Portion of Tommy's Arm, Notre Dame Bay - pn.26.007
June 26, 2026
FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA
PUBLIC NOTICE
pn.26.007B
Jun. 26, 2026
Molluscan Shellfish Harvesting Closing for a Portion of Tommy’s Arm, Notre Dame Bay
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) advises the public of the closure to harvesting of all bivalve shellfish (including Arctic wedge calms, Atlantic razor clams, Atlantic surf clams, bay quahaugs, northern propeller clams, ocean quahaugs, softshell clam, Stimpson’s surf clams, bay mussels, blue mussel, horse mussels, American oysters, bay scallops, Iceland scallops, purple hinge rock scallop, northern moon snails, waved whelks, Stimpson’s whelks, except sea scallops) for recreational or commercial purposes effective 1800 hours June 26, 2026 for that portion of Tommy’s Arm bounded by the shoreline and a series of straight lines connecting the following points in the order listed:
49.47304 N 55.75942 W, to a point at
49.46774 N 55.76196 W, then along the shoreline to a point at
49.46464 N 55.78563 W, to a point at
49.47014 N 55.78963 W, then along the shoreline to a point at
49.47103 N 55.77843 W, to a point at
49.47234 N 55.77005, then along the shoreline back to the point of commencement.
More detailed information on other closed areas can be obtained from the nearest DFO office or the following website: Shellfish harvesting map https://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/shellfish-mollusques/cssp-map-eng.htm
The Regional Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador Region gives notice that Prohibition Order NSN-2026-004 comes into effect 1800 hours June 26, 2026.
For more information on the Canadian Shellfish Sanitation Program please consult the following website: Canadian Shellfish Sanitation Program (CSSP) – inspection.canada.ca
Contact:
Stephen Moyse
Regional Aquaculture Management Officer
Aquaculture Management
Tel. (709) 687-6669
Email: stephen.moyse@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
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For information, contact:
Stephen Moyse
Regional Aquaculture Management Officer
Aquaculture Management
Tel. (709)687-6669
Email: stephen.moyse@dfo-mpo.gc.ca