There's about 150 kilometres of shoreline between Port‑Daniel—Gascons and Miguasha, and 48 sites. In some areas, softshell clam fishing is prohibited for 10 to 15 kilometres. In Bonaventure, where Mr. Roberge also lives, clam fishing is permitted for about 3 kilometres. At one point, there's probably only one kilometre that offers great softshell clam fishing, but it's closed. The Port‑Daniel—Gascons site is the only one that's open, and the next site is in Gaspé. There's approximately 100 kilometres between Port‑Daniel—Gascons and Miguasha without an open site.
What's the big deal? Fifteen years ago, the population of the Gaspésie was 210,000, but now it's less than 82,000.