Closed Areas for Shellfish Harvesting Mid North Shore

QUEBEC CITY - Fisheries and Oceans Canada wants to inform the Mid 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(s) No.2012Q-S-075
Baie de la Boule (N-14.1)

From Pointe aux Basques to Pointe de Moisie.

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

From Ile-aux-Coudres to Baie-Trinité: 1-800-463-8558
From Baie-Trinité to Blanc-Sablon: 1-800-463-8558

MAGDALEN ISLANDS: 418-986-3882

LOWER ST. LAWRENCE AND GASPÉ PENINSULA

From Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies to Cap Gaspé: 1-800-463-0607

From Cap Gaspé to the Matapédia River: 1-800-463-4204

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For more information:

Sylvi Racine
Senior Communications Advisor
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Quebec Region
Mont-Joli (Quebec)
418-775-0744

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