QUEBEC CITY, QUEBEC--(Marketwired - Oct. 17, 2014) - Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec, wants to inform the Lower North Shore population that the harvesting of shellfish is now forbidden due to toxicity, 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 2014Q-T-100
| Lower North-Shore : |
| Tête-à-la-Baleine (N-26) |
The shores and waters approximatively less than 1 km of the road and the jetties joining the shore to the wharf at the south of île du Grand Rigolet Ouest.
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 | LOWER ST-LAWRENCE AND GASPE PENINSULA | |||||
| From Ile-aux-Coudres to Baie-Trinité | 1-800- 463-8558 | From Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies to Cap Gaspé | 1-800- 463-0607 | |||
| From Baie-Trinité to Blanc-Sablon | 1-800- 463-1736 | From Cap Gaspé to the Matapédia River | 1-800- 463-4204 | |||
| MAGDALEN ISLANDS | 418-986-3882 | |||||
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Contact Information:
Communications Senior Advisor
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Quebec Region
Quebec City (Quebec)
418-648-5419