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December 10, 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 area:
Prohibition Order(s) No.: 2010Q-T-414
Cote-de-Gaspe: Estuaire de la rivière Saint-Jean (G-24.2)
The Rivière Saint-Jean's estuary [Haldimand Lagoon], upriver from the railroad.
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
MagdalenIslands
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
Senior Communications Advisor
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Quebec Region
Québec (Québec)
(418) 648-5419
NR-QR-10-50E
