Mr. Chair, I thank the member for his question.
In terms of the Baie des Chaleurs and my region, the Gulf of St. Lawrence region, there are about 27 harvesting areas. In the so-called classified areas, our colleagues at Environment and Climate Change Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency conduct tests and give us recommendations. We then act on those recommendations.
There are also areas that are unclassified. They are generally untested, and they remain open. They aren't no-take zones. However, we make recommendations through public awareness campaigns. Sometimes there are signs on beaches. Harvesting is not recommended in those places, because there are risks and we don't know exactly what's there.