2010 DFO Notices
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FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA
NOTICE TO ANGLERS
Jun. 7, 2010 ANGLING CLOSURE ON A PORTION OF THE TORRENT RIVER DFO advises anglers that a portion of the Torrent River system will be closed to angling for the 2010 season. The area affected is that portion of the Torrent River from the entrance to the fishway, downstream to 20 meters below Clifty Falls. This precautionary approach is a conservation measure to protect returning salmon, and will assist the department in analyzing the ongoing issues pertaining to the scarring of salmon that migrate through the Clifty Falls area. May. 15, 2010 Trout Season Opening in Insular Newfoundland - Saturday, May 15, 2010 DFO advises that the 2010 summer trout season for Zone 1 (insular Newfoundland) opens on Saturday, May 15, 2010, and will remain open until Tuesday, September 7, 2010. Bag limits and possession limits for insular Newfoundland remain unchanged: daily bag limit for trout (includes speckled trout, brown trout, rainbow and Ouananiche) is 12 trout or 5 pounds (2.27 kg) + 1 trout, round weight (whichever limit is reached first of all species combined); possession limit is twice the daily bag limit. Special management areas opening on Saturday, May 15, 2010 include Indian Bay Watershed, Northwest Brook Watershed and Middle Brook Watershed. Management measures for these areas remain in place. Apr. 8, 2010 Special Trout Management Areas - Winter Season Closing DFO advises anglers that the winter angling season closed Thursday, April 1, 2010 in several Special Trout Management Areas. They are as follows:
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