QUEBEC CITY, QUEBEC--(Marketwired - Aug. 8, 2014) - Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec, 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: 2014Q-T-072
MRC Magdalen Island
Chenal of Havre aux Maisons (A-16.1.2)
Pedalo beach and offshore of the Chenal du Havre aux Maisons until the delimitation of the sector of the point Havre aux Maisons.
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:
Senior Communications Advisor
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Quebec Region
QUEBEC CITY, Quebec
418-648-5419