QUEBEC CITY, QUEBEC--(Marketwired - June 28, 2013) - Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec Region, wants to inform the Magdalen Islands population that the harvesting of shellfish is now forbidden due to toxicity, 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: 2013Q-T-083 |
| Magdalen Islands: |
| Center of Lagune du Havre aux Maisons. (A-14.3) |
| Center of Lagune du Havre aux Maisons. |
| Prohibition Order : 2013Q-T-084 |
| Magdalen Islands : |
| Lagune du Havre aux Maisons, north (A-15.1.2) |
| About 500 meters west from the Detroit's bridge to the mouth of Le Barachois. |
| Prohibition Order: 2013Q-T-087 |
| Magdalen Islands: |
| Havre aux Maisons Lagoon, south (A-14.2) |
| From mont Alice to the Detroit's bridge. |
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:
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