QUEBEC CITY, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - April 18, 2012) - Fisheries and Oceans Canada wants to inform the Upper North Shore population that the harvesting of shellfish is now forbidden due to pollution, 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 No. 2012Q-S-019
Manicouagan :
Réserve Pessamit South (Bersimis) (N-05.1.3.1)
From the Fisheries and Oceans marker located east of pointe de Pessamit northward to the Fisheries and Oceans marker.
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:
Senior Communications Advisor
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Quebec Region
Quebec (Quebec)
418-648-5419