QUEBEC CITY, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - Oct. 10, 2012) - Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec Region, wants to inform the Gaspesie population that harvesting of shellfish is now forbidden due to pollution, in accordance with the prohibition order mentioned below, and pursuant to subsection 3(1) of the Management of Contaminated Fisheries Regulations, in the following shellfish area:
Prohibition Order 2012Q-S-142
Cote-de-Gaspe: Saint-Jean's Estuary West (G-24.2.1)
The Rivière Saint-Jean's estuary, west of a line drawn between coordinates 48.789498N 64.399964W and 48.769953N 64.400533W.
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 |
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Contact Information:
Senior Communications Advisor
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Quebec Region
Mont-Joli (Quebec)
418-775-0744