QUEBEC CITY, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - June 1, 2012) - Fisheries and Oceans Canada wants to inform the Gaspesie population that the harvesting of shellfish is now forbidden due to pollution, in accordance with the prohibition orders mentioned below, and pursuant to subsection 3(1) of the Management of Contaminated Fisheries Regulations, in the following shellfish areas:
| Prohibition Order 2012Q-S-032 |
| Upper North-Shore : Pointe aux Vaches (N-01.1.2) |
| From Snail rock to the rochers du Saguenay. |
| Prohibition Order 2012Q-S-033 |
| 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. |
| Prohibition Order 2012Q-S-034 |
| Upper North-Shore : Ilets Jérémie (N-04.5.2) |
| From a point located west of Baie des Ilets Jérémie to Pointe à Michel's nagivation light. |
| Prohibition Order 2012Q-S-035 |
| Manicouagan : Pointe-aux-Outardes (west) (N-06.1.1) |
| From the Centre d'interprétation du Parc Nature to the east at 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:
Michel Plamondon
Senior Communications Advisor
Fisheries and Oceans Canada - Quebec Region
Quebec (Quebec)
418-648-5419
Senior Communications Advisor
Fisheries and Oceans Canada - Quebec Region
Quebec (Quebec)
418-648-5419