July 21, 2009
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-483
Îles Penchées
From Pointe à Georges-Morneau to a point in front of Îlets Boisés.
Banc Marie-Marthe (Île Laval)
From a point at east of Rivière Laval's channel to a point on shore, north of Île Brûlette's west side.
Baie des Plongeurs
Baie des Plongeurs, from the southern point of Baie Didier to Pointe Orient.
Anse du Colombier
From a point located 300 meters east of Rivière Colombier's mouth to Cap Colombier's lighthouse.
Pointe à Boisvert
From a point near of the sawmill to Pointe à Boisvert's navigation light.
For the latest information on shellfish harvesting, please call one of the following 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 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 FURTHER INFORMATION
Karina Laberge
Communication Officer
Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec Region
Quebec City, Quebec
418-775-0769
NR-QR-09-44E
