Closed Area for Shellfish Harvesting Gaspesie and Lower St.Lawrence


QUEBEC CITY, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - June 1, 2011) - Fisheries and Oceans Canada wants to inform the Gaspésie and the Lower St. Lawrence 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 No.: 2011Q-S-015
Cote-de-Gaspe:
Jersey Cove (B-16.5)
From Ruisseau des Whitty to 150 meters south Pointe Carse.
Prohibition Order No.: 2011Q-S-016
Rocher-Perce:
Baie de Port-Daniel (G-20.1)
From Pointe du Sud-Ouest to the west side of the road 132 bridge in Port-Daniel, including the waters of Petite Rivière Port-Daniel's estuary.

If you want to get the latest information concerning shellfish harvesting, please dial one of the following phone numbers:

CHARLEVOIX, NORTH SHORE AND ANTICOSTI ISLANDLOWER ST-LAWRENCE AND GASPE PENINSULA
From Ile-aux-Coudres to Baie-Trinité1-800-463-8558From Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies to Cap Gaspé1-800-463-0607
From Baie-Trinité to Blanc-Sablon1-800-463-1736From Cap Gaspé to the Matapédia River1-800-463-4204
MAGDALEN ISLANDS418-986-2095

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Contact Information:

Michel Plamondon
Senior Communications Advisor
Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec Region
Quebec (Quebec)
(418) 548-5419

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