June 1 , 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 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 areas:
Prohibition Order No. QSN-432
Pointe aux Vaches
From ''Snail'' rock to the Rochers du Saguenay
Baie des Chevaux
From the Pointe Rocheuse's lighthouse to a point west of Rivière Laval's fairway.
Îlets Jérémie
From a point located west of Baie des Ilets Jérémie to Pointe à Michel's nagivation light.
Pointe-aux-Outardes (ouest)
From the Centre d'interprétation du Parc Nature to the east at the Fisheries and Oceans marker.
La Grosse Pointe
From La Grosse Pointe to the mouth of the river Saint-Athanase west (covered bridge).
Rivière Sheldrake
Rivière Sheldrake's estuary, upriver from the bridge on Road 138.
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
Communications Advisor
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Quebec Region
Quebec City, Québec
(418) 648-5419
NR-RQ-10-28E
