QUEBEC CITY, QUEBEC--(Marketwired - June 18, 2013) - 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 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-072 |
| Upper North-Shore: |
| Pointe à Boisvert (N-03.2.1) |
| From a point near of the sawmill to Pointe à Boisvert's navigation light. |
| Prohibition Order: 2013Q-T-073 |
| Upper North-Shore: |
| Cran à Gagnon (N-04.2.2) |
| From cran à Gagnon to the southwestern point of Rivière Blanche's mouth. |
| Prohibition Order: 2013Q-T-074 |
| Manicouagan: |
| Pointe-aux-Outardes (east) (N-06.1.2) |
| From the Fisheries and Oceans marker at west to La Grosse Pointe |
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