QUEBEC- Fisheries and Oceans Canada wants to inform the Magdalen Islands 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 area:
Prohibition Order No.: 2011Q-S-014
Magdalen Islands:
Baie du Bassin (A-03.1)
Bassin bay, including the waters of Grande-Rivière bay.
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) 548-5419
