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CLOSED AREA FOR SHELLFISH HARVESTING LOWER ST. LAWRENCE AND GASPESIE
June 29, 2007


QUEBEC CITY-Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec Region, wants to inform the Lower St. Lawrence and Gaspesie 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.: QTN-422

Baie du Ha! Ha!
From Pointe à Mercier to Cap à l’Orignal.

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 LOWER ST-LAWRENCE AND GASPE PENINSULA
From Ile-aux-Coudres to Baie-Trinité:

1-800- 463-8558

From Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies to Cap Gaspé:

1-800- 463-0607

From Baie-Trinité to Blanc-Sablon:

1-800- 463-1736

From Cap Gaspé to the Matapédia River:

1-800- 463-4204

Magdalen Islands:

418-986-2095

 

 

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FOR MORE INFORMATION:

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

 

 

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