Closed Area for Shellfish Harvesting Harvesting Upper North Shore

May 3, 2013

QUEBEC CITY- Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec, wants to inform the Upper North Shore population that the harvesting of shellfish is now forbidden due to cessation of biotoxin monitoring, in accordance with the prohibitions orders mentioned below, and pursuant to subsection 3(1) of the Management of Contaminated Fisheries Regulations, in the following shellfish areas:

Prohibition Order 2013Q-T-016

Manicouagan :
The Grosse Pointe (N-06.2.1)
From La Grosse Pointe to the mouth of the river Saint-Athanase west (covered bridge).

Prohibition Order 2013Q-T-017
Manicouagan:
From the mouth of river Saint-Athanase west (covered bridge) to Pointe Paradis.

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: 1-800-463-1736

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

MAGDALEN ISLANDS: 418-986-2095

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For more information:

Michel Plamondon
Senior Communications Advisor
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Quebec Region
QUEBEC CITY, Quebec
418-648-5419

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