QUEBEC CITY, QUEBEC--(Marketwired - June 11, 2013) - Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec, wants to inform the Lower North Shore population that, in accordance with the prohibition order mentioned below, and pursuant to subsection 3(1) of the Management of Contaminated Fisheries Regulations, harvesting of blue mussel is now forbidden in the following shellfish area. It should be noted that harvesting of Atlantic Razor Clam and Arctic Wedge Clam remains closed in this area:
Prohibition Order 2013Q-T-070
Lower North-Shore:
Anse Deep Cove (N-32)
From the southern point of Anse aux Moustiques to the north-eastern point of Anse Hudson.
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
418-775-0744