July 9, 2009
Quebec City - Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec Region, wants to inform the Lower St. Lawrence and Gaspesie 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 area:
Prohibition Order No. QTN-481
Baie du Ha! Ha!
From Pointe à Mercier to Cap à l'Orignal
If you want to get the latest information concerning shellfish harvesting, please dial one of the following phone numbers:
Michel Plamondon
Communications Advisor
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Quebec Region
Quebec City, Québec
(418) 648-5419