QUEBEC CITY, QUEBEC--(Marketwired - July 20, 2016) - Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec region, 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(s) No. 2016Q-T-064
RCM of Lower North Shore:
Chevery Est (N-25.2)
From coordinates 50.462837° N 59.633602° W on the shore to the point east of Rivière Nétagamiou's mouth.
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 | ||
Contact Information:
Communications Branch
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Quebec Region
418-648-5474
medias.qc@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Quebec Region
418-648-5474
medias.qc@dfo-mpo.gc.ca