The Ministry of the Environment wishes to advise that an area of North Shore will be closed to all fishing activities between May 1st, 2010 and June 30th, 2010 inclusive. The area is a known “fish aggregation area” and is being closed for the conservation and protection of the Blue-striped Grunt (Haemulon sciurus), in accordance with the Fisheries Act 1972.

The closed area being roughly rectangular in shape is enclosed by a line running in a north-easterly direction from St. Catherine’s Point, St. George’s to the Southern channel marker #12 (32 degrees 23.6 minutes North, 64 degrees 40.1 minutes West) thence by a line running along the southern boundary of the Southern channel to the Southern channel marker #16 (32 degrees 23.9 minutes North, 64 degrees 40.7 minutes West) thence by a line running in a south-westerly direction to a point 32 degrees 23.4 minutes North, 64 degrees 41.4 minutes West thence by a line running in a south-easterly direction to Fort George, St. George’s.