April 16, 2009
QUÉBEC - Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec Region, wants to inform the North Shore population that the following 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-475
Baie des Chevaux
From the Pointe Rocheuse's lighthouse to a point west of Rivière Laval's fairway.
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: 418-986-2095
LOWER ST-LAWRENCE AND GASPE PENINSULAM
From Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies to Cap Gaspé: 1-800- 463-0607
From Cap Gaspé to the Matapédia River: 1-800- 463-4204
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Michel Plamondon
Communications Advisor
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Quebec Region
Quebec City, Québec
418-648-5419
NR-QR-09-18E
