Closed Areas for Shellfish Harvesting Charlevoix

QUEBEC CITY - Fisheries and Oceans Canada wants to inform the Charlevoix 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 2012Q-S-072

Charlevoix-Est: Baie-Saint-Paul/Saint-Irénée (P-04)
From the navigation light of Pointe-au-Pic to the western point of Rivière du Gouffre.

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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