Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) advises of the re-opening and declassification* of various previously closed areas for the harvesting of all molluscan bivalve shellfish for recreational and commercial purposes in the following areas effective 1800 hours Monday, July 4, 2022:

    Western Arm, Middle Arm and Southern Arm, Green Bay:

That portion of Western Arm, Middle Arm and Southern Arm,  bounded by the shoreline and a series of straight lines connecting the following points in the order listed: 

49.70162 N 55.90968 W, to a point at 

49.69494 N 55.89189 W, then along the shoreline to a point at

49.69299 N 55.88503 W, to a point at 

49.68765 N 55.87893 W, then along the shoreline to a point at

49.68594 N 55.87644 W, to a point at 

49.68585 N 55.86551 W, then along the shoreline back to the point of commencement.

    Lockers Bay and Squid Arm, Bonavista Bay:

That portion of Lockers Bay bounded by the shoreline and a series of straight lines connecting the following points in the order listed:  

48.91218 N 53.89028 W, to a point at 

48.89884 N 53.88301 W, then along the shoreline to a point at

48.88736 N 53.98551 W, to a point at 

48.90203 N 53.99739 W, then along the shoreline to a point at 

48.89546 N 53.89377 W, to a point at 

48.89397 N 53.89766 W, then along the shoreline back to the point of commencement.

    Southwest Arm and West Arm, Trinity Bay:

The portion of Southwest Arm and West Arm that are inside, or northwest of a straight line drawn from: 

48.37890 N 53.36280 W, to a point at 

48.38265 N 53.35574 W, to a point at 

48.37607 N 53.34748 W, to a point at 

48.37426 N 53.34380 W, to a point at

48.37144 N 53.34220 W, to a point at 

48.36649 N 53.34508 W, to a point at 

48.35683 N 53.37640 W, to a point at     

48.35688 N 53.37862 W, to a point at 

48.36444 N 53.37755 W, to a point at 

48.36656 N 53.37875 W, to a point at 

48.36887 N 53.36796 W, to a point at 

48.36803 N 53.36839 W, the waters of Southwest Arm outside of 100 meters seaward parallel to shore, to a point at

48.37545 N  53.36151 W, then along the shoreline back to the point of commencement.

    Connaigre Barachois, Fortune Bay:

That portion of Connaigre Barachois bounded by the shoreline and a series of straight lines connecting the following points in the order listed:  

47.51516 N 55.81240 W, to a point at 

47.51076 N 55.80866 W, then along the shoreline to a point at 

47.50975 N 55.82408 W, to a point at 

47.50999 N 55.82395 W, then along the shoreline back to the point of commencement.

    Great Harbour, Fortune Bay:

That portion of Great Harbour bounded by the shoreline and a series of straight lines connecting the following points in the order listed:  

47.50931 N 55.85259 W, to a point at 

47.51069 N 55.85146 W, then along the shoreline to a point at  

47.50803 N 55.84379 W, to a point at 

47.50815 N 55.84919 W, then along the shoreline back to the point of commencement.

In addition, previously "Approved" classified waters have also been recently declassified* for the following areas:

    Haywards Gull Island/Pilley's Island Area, Notre Dame Bay

    Osmonton Arm and Besom Cove, Notre Dame Bay

    St Croix Bay (and Crawley Island area), Placentia Bay

    Middle Arm (Penguin and Goose Arms), Bay of Islands

More detailed information on these declassified areas as well as closed areas can be obtained from the nearest DFO office or the following website:  Check Before you Harvest

The Regional Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador Region gives notice that Prohibition Orders NSN-2022-025, NSN-2022-091, NSN-2022-102, NSN-2022-148, and NSN-2022-150 have been repealed effective 1800 hours Monday, July 4, 2022.

For more information on the Canadian Shellfish Sanitation Program please consult the following website: Canadian Shellfish Sanitation Program (CSSP)

*The purpose of these re-openings is to declassify the waters, which consists of removing a classification assigned to a shellfish sector, and will ensure that the sectors becomes unclassified and is therefore no longer subject to CSSP controls such as monitoring. Since these declassified areas will no longer be monitored, shellfish should not be harvested from these areas for human consumption.