Back to Normal: Shellfish Harvesting in the North Shore of

QUEBEC CITY, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - Sept. 13, 2012) - Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec Region, wants to inform residents of the North Shore that shellfish areas closed as a preventative measure on August 30, 2012, are now back to the status they had before this date. The analyses conducted in these areas have confirmed the shellfish safety.

If you want to get the latest information concerning shellfish harvesting, please dial one of the following phone numbers:

CHARLEVOIX, NORTH SHORE AND ANTICOSTI ISLAND
From Ile-aux-Coudres to Baie-Trinité:	1-800-463-8558
From Baie-Trinité to Blanc-Sablon:	1-800-463-8558

MAGDALEN ISLANDS:	418-986-3882

LOWER ST. LAWRENCE AND GASPÉ PENINSULA
From Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies to Cap Gaspé:	1-800-463-0607
From Cap Gaspé to the Matapédia River:	1-800-463-4204

Contact Information:

Sylvi Racine
Senior Communications Advisor
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Quebec Region
Mont-Joli (Quebec)
418-775-0744

Back to Normal: Shellfish Harvesting in the North Shore of St. Lawrence