QUEBEC CITY, QUEBEC--(Marketwired - June 11, 2013) - Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec, wants to inform the Upper North Shore population that, in accordance with the prohibition orders 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 areas. It should be noted that harvesting of Atlantic Razor Clam and Arctic Wedge Clam remains closed in those areas:
| Prohibition Order 2013Q-T-067 |
| Upper North-Shore: |
| Pointe à Émile (N-03.1.2) |
| From Pointe à Émile to a point near of the sawmill. |
| Prohibition Order 2013Q-T-068 |
| Upper North-Shore: |
| Pointe à Boisvert (N-03.2.1) |
| From a point near of the sawmill to Pointe à Boisvert's navigation light. |
| Prohibition Order 2013Q-T-069 |
| Manicouagan: |
| Baie Saint-Nicolas (N-08.3) |
| From Pointe à la Croix to Pointe (Cap) Rouge, including Grande baie Saint-Nicolas and Petite baie Saint-Nicolas. |
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:
Sylvi Racine
Senior Communications Advisor
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Quebec Region
418-775-0744
Senior Communications Advisor
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Quebec Region
418-775-0744