Quebec City – Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec Region, wants to inform the 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 No.: QTN-473
Baie des Plongeurs
Baie des Plongeurs, from the southern point of Baie Didier to Pointe Orient.
If you want to get the latest information concerning shellfish harvesting, please dial one of the following phone numbers:
CHARLEVOIX, NORTH SHORE AND ANTICOSTI SLAND
- From Ile-aux-Coudres to Baie-Trinité:1-800- 463-8558
- From Baie-Trinité to Blanc-Sablon:1-800- 463-1736
- Magdalen Islands:418-986-2095
LOWER ST-LAWRENCE AND GASPE 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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FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Michel Plamondon
Communications Advisor
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Quebec Region
Quebec City, Québec
(418) 648-5419
NR-QR-08-52E
