QUEBEC CITY- Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec, wants to inform the Upper North Shore population that the harvesting of shellfish is now forbidden due to toxicity, in accordance with the prohibitions orders mentioned below, and pursuant to subsection 3(1) of the Management of Contaminated Fisheries Regulations, in the following shellfish areas:
Prohibition Order 2013Q-T-058
Sept-Rivieres :
Pointe-aux-Anglais (N-11.1.1)
From Pointe aux Anglais to approximately 1 km north of the last house in Pointe-aux-Anglais (limit sign installed by Fisheries and Oceans).
Prohibition Order 2013Q-T-059
Sept-Rivieres:
Baie des Homards (N-11.1.4)
From the western point of Anse aux Français to Pointe à Luc.
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
LOWER ST. LAWRENCE AND GASPÉ PENINSULA
- From Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies to Cap Gaspé: 1-800-463-0607
- From Cap Gaspé to the Matapédia River: 1-800-463-4204
MAGDALEN ISLANDS: 418-986-2095
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