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-430
Pointe à Boisvert
From a point near of the sawmill to Pointe à Boisvert’s navigation light.
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:
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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NR-QR-07-37E |
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