June 7, 2010
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 areas:
Prohibition Order No. QTN-498
Îles Penchées
From Pointe à Georges-Morneau to a point in front of Ilets Boisés.
ran à GagnonC
From Cran à Gagnon to the southwestern point of Rivière Blanche's mouth
Anse du Colombier
From a point located 300 meters east of Rivière Colombier's mouth to Cap Colombier's lighthouse.
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 MORE INFORMATION:
Michel Plamondon
Communications Advisor
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Quebec Region
Quebec City, Quebec
418-648-5419
NR-RQ-10-30E
