May 22, 2014
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 No.: 2014Q-T-027
Magdalen Islands
Lagune du Havre aux Maisons, north (A-15.1.2)
About 500 meters west from Detroit's bridge to the mouth of Le Barachois.
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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Michel Plamondon
Senior Communications Advisor
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Quebec Region
QUEBEC CITY, Quebec
418-648-5419
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