April 18 2012
QUEBEC CITY - Fisheries and Oceans Canada wants to inform the Upper North Shore 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. 2012Q-S-019
Manicouagan :
Réserve Pessamit South (Bersimis) (N-05.1.3.1)
From the Fisheries and Oceans marker located east of pointe de Pessamit northward to the Fisheries and Oceans marker.
If you want to get the latest information concerning shellfish harvesting, please dial one of the following phone numbers:
CHARLEVOIX, NORTHSHOREANDANTICOSTIISLAND
From Ile-aux-Coudres to Baie-Trinité: 1-800-463-8558
From Baie-Trinité to Blanc-Sablon: 1-800-463-1736
MAGDALENISLANDS: 418-986-3882
LOWER ST. LAWRENCE ANDGASPÉ 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:
Michel Plamondon
Senior Communications Advisor
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Quebec Region
Quebec (Québec)
418-648-5419
