July 12, 2013
QUEBEC CITY - Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec, wants to inform the Magdalen Islands population that the harvesting of shellfish is now forbidden due to toxicity, 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(s) No.2013Q-T-097
Magdalen Islands :
Plage de La Martinique (A-17.1)
From the old La Martinique Pass to buttes des Demoiselles.
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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For more information:
Nathalie Letendre
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Quebec Region
Québec (Québec)
418-648-5474
NR-QR-13-40E
