November 16, 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(s) No.: 2010Q-T-408
Île à la Chasse (N-20.3.1)
Pointe des Grès to Pointe Rouge, including Ile à la Chasse and Ile Sainte-Geneviève.
Prohibition Order(s) No.: 2010Q-T-409
Baie Nickerson (N-20.3.2)
Nickerson Bay from Pointe de la tête to Pointe Sauvage.
Prohibition Order(s) No.: 2010Q-T-410
Baie de la Grande Hermine (N-20.4)
From Pointe Rouge to Pointe Ouest of Corneille river estuary.
If you want to get the latest information concerning shellfish harvesting, please dial one of the following phone numbers:
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For more information:
Michel Plamondon
Senior Communications Advisor
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Quebec Region
Québec (Québec)
(418) 648-5419
NR-QR-10-49E
