NR-QR-05-37E

August 5, 2005

CLOSED AREA FOR SHELLFISH HARVESTING NORTH SHORE

QUÉBEC CITY -- Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec Region, wishes to inform the North Shore population that the harvesting of shellfish is now forbidden due to pollution, 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. QTN-369
Baie des Petites Bergeronnes:
From the west of the mouth of Rivière des Petites Bergeronnes to Pointe Sauvage, including the waters of Rivière des Petites Bergeronnes' estuary.

For 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:

Michel Plamondon
Communications Advisor
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Quebec Region
Quebec, Quebec
(418) 648-5419

Internet: www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca