Moncton, NB – July 19, 2013 – Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) today announces the following additional salmon fishing pools will be closed to angling for all species of fish by certain methods, for cause of high water temperature and low water levels. These changes are effective as of Friday, July 19, 2013:

• Confluence of Parks Brook and the Little Southwest Miramichi River, including the waters of Parks Brook 50 m upstream of its mouth;
• Confluence of Harris Brook and the Little Southwest Miramichi River, including the waters of Harris Brook 50 m upstream of its mouth;
• Confluence of Hudson Brook and the Southwest Miramichi River, including the waters of Hudson Brook 50 m upstream of its mouth;
• Confluence of the Bartholomew River and the Little Southwest Miramichi River, including the waters of the Bartholomew River upstream from its confluence with the Southwest Miramichi River to the Highway # 8 bridge.

Please refer to Gulf Variation Order 2013-058 for further details. The Fishery Closures / Variation Orders Registry is available online.