May 19, 2011
Québec, Quebec - Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec Region, wants to inform the Magdalen Islands 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.2011Q-T-011
Magdalen Islands :
Grande-Entrée Aquaculture - Grande Entree Lagoon (A-09.5.1E)
Grande Entree Aquaculture’s site inside Grande Entree Lagoon
If you want to get the latest information concerning shellfish harvesting, please dial one of the following phone numbers:
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
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
Senior Communications Advisor
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Quebec Region
Québec (Québec)
(418) 548-5419
NR-QR-11-13E
