August 28, 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-489
Franquelin
From Pointe Mistassini to Franquelin's wharf.
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 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
Michel Plamondon
Communications Advisor
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Quebec Region
Quebec City, Québec
(418) 648-5419
