EMERGENCY CLOSURE - Herring Egg Harvest - Mid Vancouver Island

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Anyone seen a notice from DFO like this before?

EMERGENCY CLOSURE - Herring Egg Harvest - Mid Vancouver Island

14-4, and 14-5 will close to fishing for herring eggs by handpicking,
effective at 18:00 hours today, until further notice. This closure is in
effect based on advice received from Vancouver Island Health Authority
regarding concern for human health with multiple reports of diarrheal illness
associated with herring egg consumption from product harvested on substrate in
his area. There are three lab confirmed cases of diarrheal illness after
herring egg consumption for Vibrio cholera, an unusual organism not normally
found in water in this region or country.

More info on this site

http://www.viha.ca/about_viha/news/news_releases/pn_cholerafisheggs_22mar2018.htm
 
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