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-429
Pointe à Émile
From Pointe à Émile to a point near of the sawmill.
The Department would like to remind that harvesting of shellfish is prohibited in any area within 125 meters of any port, wharf or marina in the Province of Quebec.
If you want to get the latest information concerning shellfish harvesting, please dial one of the following phone numbers:
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CHARLEVOIX, NORTH SHORE AND ANTICOSTI ISLAND |
LOWER ST-LAWRENCE AND GASPE PENINSULA
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From Ile-aux-Coudres to Baie-Trinité: |
1-800- 463-8558
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From Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies to Cap Gaspé: |
1-800- 463-0607
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From Baie-Trinité to Blanc-Sablon: |
1-800- 463-1736
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From Cap Gaspé to the Matapédia River: |
1-800- 463-4204
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Magdalen Islands: |
418-986-2095
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FOR MORE INFORMATION:
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Michel Plamondon
Communications Advisor
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Quebec Region
Quebec City, Québec
418-648-5419
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