QUEBEC CITY, QUEBEC--(Marketwired - June 1, 2016) - Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec region, wants to inform the Upper North Shore population that the harvesting of shellfish is now forbidden due to pollution and toxicity, 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: 2016Q-ST-040 |
| Pointe aux Vaches (N-01.1.2) |
| From Snail rock to the rochers du Saguenay |
| Prohibition Order: 2016Q-ST-041 |
| Baie des Chevaux (N-04.1.1.1) |
| From the Pointe Rocheuse's lighthouse to a point west of Rivière Laval's fairway. |
| Prohibition Order: 2016Q-ST-042 |
| Îlets Jérémie (N-04.5.2) |
| From a point located west of Baie des Îlets Jérémie to Pointe à Michel's nagivation light. |
| Prohibition Order: 2016Q-ST-043 |
| Pointe-aux-Outardes (west) (N-06.1.1) |
| From the Centre d'interprétation du Parc Nature to the east at the Fisheries and Oceans Canada marker. |
| Prohibition Order: 2016Q-ST-048 |
| Pointe Paradis (N-06.3) |
| From Pointe Paradis to Père-Babel gully. |
| Prohibition Order: 2016Q-ST-046 |
| Rivière Sheldrake (N-17.1.2) |
| Rivière Sheldrake's estuary, upriver from the bridge on road 138. |
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 | 418-986-3882 | ||
Contact Information:
Communications Branch
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Quebec Region
medias.qc@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
418-648-5474
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Quebec Region
medias.qc@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
418-648-5474