NR-QR-06-39E

August 8, 2006

CLOSED AREA FOR SHELLFISH HARVESTING NORTH SHORE

QUEBEC CITY- Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec Region, wants to inform the North Shore 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 N^o: QTN-414
 

Réserve Betsiamites Sud (Bersimis)
From the Fisheries and Oceans marker located east of Pointe de Betsiamites, 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, 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 Cape Gaspé: 1-800-463-0607
From Cape Gaspé to the Matapédia River: 1-800-463-4204
MAGDALEN ISLANDS: 418-986-2095

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FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Michel Plamondon
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Quebec Region
Quebec City, Quebec
418-648-5419