QUEBEC CITY, QUEBEC--(Marketwired - June 11, 2013) - Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec, 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 2013Q-T-066
Manicouagan:
Mistassini river (N-08.1.3)
From Mistassini rock to Mistassini point.
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 | 418-986-2095 | ||
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Contact Information:
Sylvi Racine
Senior Communications Advisor
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Quebec Region
418-775-0744
Senior Communications Advisor
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Quebec Region
418-775-0744