QUEBEC CITY- Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec Region, wants to inform the Magdalen Islands population that the harvesting of shellfish is now forbidden due to pollution, 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. QSN-430
Lagune Le Bassin, rivage
The foreshore of Le Bassin Lagoon, at less than 150 m off the shore.
If you want to get the latest information concerning shellfish harvesting, please dial one of the following phone numbers:
CHARLEVOIX, NORTHSHORE AND ANTICOSTIISLAND
From Île-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 St-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
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Quebec Region
Quebec City, Quebec
418-648-5419
NR-RQ-10-26E
