QUEBEC CITY, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - Oct. 26, 2011) - Fisheries and Oceans Canada wants to inform the Lower 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. 2011Q-S-093
Lower North-Shore:
Île Kaminahkunakahit (N-24.2)
From the south-eastern point of Rivière Olomane's mouth to the point east of Passe Kahipeuekatet.
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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Contact Information:
Senior Communications Advisor
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Quebec Region
Quebec (Quebec)
418-648-5419