QUEBEC CITY, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - May 11, 2011) - Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec Region, wants to inform the Upper 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.: 2011Q-T-010
Upper North-Shore :
Baie des Chevaux (N-04.1.1.1) : From the Pointe Rocheuse's lighthouse to a point west of Rivière Laval's fairway.
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
(418) 648-5419