Quebec City - 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-087
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:
Charlevoix, North Shore and Anticosti Island
From Ile-aux-Coudres to Baie-Trinité
1-800-463-8558
From Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies to Cap Gaspé
1-800-463-0607
Magdalen Islands
418-986-2095
Lower St-Lawrence and Gaspe Peninsula
From Baie-Trinité to Blanc-Sablon
1-800-463-1736
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
Quebec (Québec)
418-648-5419
NR-QR-11-40E
