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Evaluate the Abundance of American Eels (Anguilla rostrata) and Act on the Connectivity of their Habitats, on the North Coast of the Gulf
St. Lawrence Global ObservatoryThe Comité Zone d’Intervention Prioritaire Côte-Nord du Golfe (ZIP CNG) decided to take action to help restore eel habitat connectivity on the North Shore. To this end, a two-objective project was developed for the year 2024-2025 to initiate the process: (1)…
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Portrait of the anadromous rainbow smelt (Osmerus mordax) in the Saguenay River
St. Lawrence Global ObservatoryThis dataset presents a portrait of the current status of the anadromous rainbow smelt (Osmerus mordax) in the Saguenay. Several reports produced since the early 2000s are available, they allow us to see the evolution of the rainbow smelt situation in the…
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Lampsilis Fresh Water Fish Survey in the St. Lawrence River (2007-2009)
St. Lawrence Global ObservatoryThese data were collected on the Lampsilis (2009 season) and this study targeted seven fish species namely Northern pike, walleye, yellow perch, white sucker, pumpkinseed, Brown bullhead and lake sturgeon.Twenty-two stations along the freshwater portion of the…
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Monitoring of Developments in the Petites Bergeronnes Marsh, Summer 2023
St. Lawrence Global ObservatoryThe Petites Bergeronnes marsh has been altered by numerous human activities in recent decades: logging, cattle ranching, agriculture, development, etc. The east bank of the marsh is more disturbed than that on the west side, in particular by the development of…
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Portrait of the Baie-Comeau Coast, Summer 2023
St. Lawrence Global ObservatoryIn the summer of 2023, the Comité ZIP de la rive nord de l'estuaire (RNE) walked approximately 25 km of coastline in Baie-Comeau, from the east shore of the mouth of the Manicouagan River to Comeau Creek. The team inventoried the different types of habitats,…
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Capelin (Mallotus Villosus) Habitat Monitoring and Restoration Project on the North Shore of St-Lawrence Gulf Since 2018
St. Lawrence Global ObservatoryThe database contains ecological data on capelin spawning, obtained on sites studied in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 along the North Shore. The data include biological and physical parameters, such as morphometric measurements of adult individuals, the abundance…
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Evaluation of the Reproductive Success of Lake Sturgeon at the Drummondville Spawning Ground in Spring 2017
St. Lawrence Global ObservatoryThe evaluation of reproductive success is based on the estimation of the number of eggs deposited on the spawning ground in relation to the number of larvae that have drifted. First, we defined the area and the spawning period and captured eggs using an egg…
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Spawning observations of Capelin Observers Network (CON)
St. Lawrence Global ObservatoryThe Capelin Observers Network (CON) was established to gather more information about the beaches and other spawning sites in the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence in order to foster reproduction of this species. The information gathered through the Capelin…
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Sampling of Eastern Sand Darter in the Bécancour River Area, 2016
St. Lawrence Global ObservatoryIn 2016, the Wôlinak Environment and Land office carried out shore seine fisheries in the Bécancour River. The stations were spread over nearly 45 km between the mouth of the Bécancour River and the Maddington Falls.
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Fish Monitoring Network (FMN) of St. Lawrence River Freshwater
St. Lawrence Global ObservatoryThe Fish Monitoring Network (FMN) is a St. Lawrence fish monitoring program, from Lac Saint-François to Québec, operated since 1995 by the Ministère des Forêts, de la Faune et des Parcs. FMN samples standardized and reproducible data on fish populations in…
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Historical and Current Data From the Experimental Fishery of the Aquarium du Québec
St. Lawrence Global ObservatoryBased in Saint-Nicolas, on the south shore of the St. Lawrence, the Aquarium du Québec's experimental fishery has been monitoring fish communities in the fluvial estuary since 1971. This fascination fishery collected the longest time series on the diversity…
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Estuary Fish Inventory Network (EFIN)
St. Lawrence Global ObservatorySince 2009, annual monitoring of the estuary fish population has taken place at four different experimental fishing sites located on both the north and south shores. Two of these stations are located in the middle estuary, at Rivière-Ouelle and St. Irenaeus,…
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Assessment of the Reproductive Success of Lake Sturgeon at the Drummondville Spawning Ground in Spring 2015
St. Lawrence Global ObservatoryThe evaluation of reproductive success is based on the estimation of the number of eggs deposited on the spawning ground in relation to the number of larvae that have drifted. First, we defined the area and the spawning period and captured eggs using an egg…
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Abundance of Benthic Macrofauna on the Coast of Placentia Bay (2019-2020)
St. Lawrence Global ObservatoryThe identity and abundance of individual benthic macrofauna (individual 2 cm) were quantified across six survey areas located along the coast of Placentia Bay, a southern embayment of the Island of Newfoundland. From early 2019 to mid 2020, surveys were…
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Restoration Prioritization Strategy for the Estuaire-de-la-Rivière-Bonaventure Marine Reserve
St. Lawrence Global ObservatoryThe Restoration Prioritization Strategy for the Estuaire-de-la-Rivière-Bonaventure Marine Reserve project, conducted by the Comité ZIP Gaspésie from 2025 to 2026, aims to structure and equip decision-making in order to effectively guide restoration…
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A Fishing Story: Elders' Knowledge at the Service of the Community!
St. Lawrence Global ObservatoryBased on the stories of the elderlies, we drew up a portrait of capelin spawning on the North Shore in 2008. We used 1980 as the reference year to indicate what happened before and after this period. It seems that changes occurred after this reference year,…
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Charlevoix Coastal Restoration Plan (2018)
St. Lawrence Global ObservatoryCharacterization of coastal marshes along the St. Lawrence River in the Charlevoix sector. The characterization carried out in 2018 includes the municipalities of Baie-Saint-Paul (BSP), Isle-aux-Coudres (IAC), Petite-Rivière-Saint-François (PRSF) and Les…
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Community Aquatic Monitoring Programme (CAMP)
St. Lawrence Global ObservatoryThe CAMP aims to introduce young people to marine biology and techniques for sampling fish fauna. Young people are thus invited to participate in a scientific project that aims to develop a reference database on fish and crustaceans found at the mouths of…
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Groundfish Data Sampled by Trawl (research vessel), Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization Division 4T: September survey
St. Lawrence Global ObservatoryInformation on the traits, catches, length frequency, and biology of fish caught during the annual trawl surveys carried out by research vessels in September in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence (Division 4T of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization).…
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Evaluation of Groundfish and Shrimp Annual Multidisciplinary Survey in the Estuary and Northern Gulf of St. Lawrence (CCGS Teleost 2004 - 2022)
St. Lawrence Global ObservatoryFisheries and Oceans Canada Quebec Region (DFO-Qc) conducts a multidisciplinary scientific bottom trawl survey in the estuary and northern Gulf of St. Lawrence (NAFO areas 4RST) every year since 1978. Survey data are collected following a stratified random…
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