March 5, 2012
QUEBEC CITY — Fisheries and Oceans Canada wants to inform the Mid North Shore population that the harvesting of shellfish is now forbidden due to cessation of biotoxin monitoring, 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. 2012Q-T-006
Minganie:
Île Saint-Charles (N-20.2)
From La Grande Pointe to Pointe des Grès, including île Saint-Charles.
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 Baie-Trinité to Blanc-Sablon
1-800-463-1736
Magdalen Islands
418-986-2095
LOWER ST-LAWRENCE AND GASPE PENINSULA
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:
Nathalie Letendre
Senior Communications Advisor
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Quebec Region
Quebec (Québec)
418-649-6297
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