Area Closed For Shellfish Harvesting On Lower St. Lawrence

QUEBEC CITY – Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec, wants to inform the Lower St. Lawrence population that the harvesting of shellfish is now forbidden due to 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-T-057

Rimouski-Neigette RCM sector:
Baie du Ha! Ha! (B-03.5)
From Pointe à Mercier to Cap à l'Orignal

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

 

 

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FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Regional Communications Branch
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Quebec Region
media.qc@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
418-648-5474

Source: Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec