QUEBEC CITY, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - May 19, 2011) - Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec Region, wants to inform the Magdalen Islands 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.2011Q-T-011
Magdalen Islands :
Grande-Entrée Aquaculture - Grande Entree Lagoon (A-09.5.1E)
Grande Entree Aquaculture's site inside Grande Entree Lagoon
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 | 418-986-2095 |
LOWER ST-LAWRENCE AND GASPE 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
Québec (Québec)
(418) 548-5419