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NR-M-96-59E
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September 17, 1996
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CLOSURE OF THE RECREATIONAL GROUNDFISH FISHERY
MONCTON - HALIFAX - The Department of Fisheries and Oceans
(DFO), Maritimes Region, has today announced that the groundfish
recreational fishery in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence (4T)
and in the Scotian Shelf east of Halifax (4VW) closed on September
17, 1996.
Consultations held this summer with representatives of charter
boat operators and the fishing industry had resulted in the establishment
of a season from June 21 to September 16, 1996 and a daily catch
limit of 10 groundfish per person but only one Atlantic halibut.
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FOR INFORMATION:
Réjean Hébert
Fisheries Management
Fisheries and Oceans
Moncton, N.B.
(506) 851-7793
Jorgen Hansen
Fisheries Management
Fisheries and Oceans
Halifax, N.S.
(902) 426-9046
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