NR-QR-06-37E

July 26, 2006

CLOSED AREAS 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 areas:

Prohibition Order No.: QTN-412
 
Gratien Picard - Grosse Île au Marteau
Gratien Picard's site near Grosse Île au Marteau.

 

Île Saint-Charles
From La Grande Pointe to Pointe des Grès, including Île Saint-Charles.

 

Île à la Chasse
From Pointe des Grès to Pointe Rouge, including Île à la Chasse and Île Sainte-Geneviève.

 

Île à la Chasse - Pêcherie Nic-Marc Inc. et Baie Piashti

 

Baie Nickerson
Nickerson Bay from Pointe de la tête à la perdrix to Pointe Sauvage.

 

 

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:

Martin Bourget
Communications Advisor
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Quebec Region
Quebec City, Quebec
418-648-7893