Closed Area for Shellfish Harvesting Lower St. Lawrence


QUEBEC CITY, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - June 13, 2012) - Fisheries and Oceans Canada wants to inform the Lower St. Lawrence 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 2012Q-T-054
Rimouski-Neigette: Baie du Ha! Ha! (B-03.5)
From Pointe à Mercier to Cap à l'Orignal.

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: 1-800-463-1736
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:

Michel Plamondon
Senior Communications Advisor
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Quebec Region
Quebec (Quebec)
418-648-5419