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Characterisation of Saint John River Brackish Wetlands Around the Port of Saint John (2019)
St. Lawrence Global ObservatoryThe project collects baseline data on tidally-influenced brackish wetlands within the Saint John River system within the Port of Saint John study area, and which impact marine ecosystems by the various ecosystem services they provide; including absorbing water…
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Green Sea Urchin Biomass Assessment at the Mouth of the Saguenay Fjord in 2019
St. Lawrence Global ObservatoryIn the summer of 2019, The Agence Mamu Innu Kaikusseht (AMIK) carried out the biomass assessment of green sea urchin (Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis) at the mouth of the Saguenay Fjord. This study follows on from the green sea urchin assessment that began…
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Baie de Mille-Vaches Marsh - Characterization of Important Coastal Habitats on the North Shore of the St. Lawrence Maritime Estuary
St. Lawrence Global ObservatoryA project to characterize important coastal habitats on the north shore of the St. Lawrence Estuary was funded for a period of 4 years (2018-2022). The purpose of this project is to generate reference ecological data to draw a global portrait of the state of…
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Crayfish Survey of Southern Quebec (2000-2012)
St. Lawrence Global ObservatoryThis database was collected as part of a project that aims to improve knowledge about crayfish species in Quebec, including their distribution along the river corridor of the St. Lawrence. Data was collected during different sampling campaigns carried out…
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Microplastics in American lobster (Homarus americanus) and Mussel Species in Coastal Southwestern New Brunswick, Canada
St. Lawrence Global ObservatoryThis dataset consists of data collected by the Passamaquoddy Recognition Group Inc. (PRGI), which is an Indigenous not-for-profit organization led by the Peskotomuhkati Nation at Skutik. This project is funded by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO),…
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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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Characterization of the Coastal Marsh of Anse Saint-Jean, Saguenay Fjord
St. Lawrence Global ObservatoryAs part of Fisheries and Oceans Canada's Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Fund (FRÉA), the team from the Comité ZIP Saguenay-Charlevoix (ZIPSC) carried out the characterization of the coastal marsh of Anse Saint-Jean, located in the Saguenay Fjord, during the…
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Portrait of Plastic Pollution in Eastern Canada: From the Great Lakes to Newfoundland
St. Lawrence Global ObservatoryThe increase in the occurrence of plastic pollution in the environment of the St. Lawrence watershed in recent decades makes it imperative to take a systemic approach to managing plastic pollution in Eastern Canada. A comprehensive assessment of the prevalence…
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Restoring Fish Habitats in the South of the Gaspé Peninsula
St. Lawrence Global ObservatoryLasting four years (2023-2027), this fish habitat restoration project in the south of the Gaspé Peninsula aims to restore 5,500 m2 of fish habitat, carried out as part of the Aquatic Ecosystems Restoration Fund (AERF). During the first phase of this project,…
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Characterization of the Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rive marsh (2019)
St. Lawrence Global ObservatoryThe Comité ZIP Saguenay-Charlevoix has been working for several years with the municipality of Les Éboulements to conserve and enhance one of the most important intertidal marshes in the Charlevoix region, the Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rive marsh. This site, unknown…
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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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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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Restoration of an Eelgrass Bed in the Cove of Pointe-au-Père (2017-2018)
St. Lawrence Global ObservatoryThe eelgrass beds in Pointe-au-Père cove have been affected for decades by human activities, which hampers its natural regeneration. Therefore, eelgrass plant transplantation has been proposed to give it a boost and ensure its rehabilitation. The first phase…
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Survey of the Marine Mammal Observation Network - Scientific Data
St. Lawrence Global ObservatoryThis database is developed by the Marine Mammal Observation Network (ROMM) as part of their environmental observation project and consists of data collected systematically by the ROMM team. Observations of marine mammals are carried out during the summer…
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Characterization of Near-Shore Marine Vegetative Habitat Throughout Fortune Bay and Bay d'Espoir (2023-2025)
St. Lawrence Global ObservatoryData collection began in 2023, on targeted components of coastal ecosystems throughout Fortune Bay, Connaigre Bay and Bay d'Espoir to develop a baseline dataset characterizing seagrass, macroalgae and other habitats created by structure-providing species. This…
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Coast to Coast: North Shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence Component
St. Lawrence Global ObservatoryThis awareness-raising project carried out in 2020 is based on an interactive web module on coastal ecosystems and dynamics, issues, hazards (erosion and submersion), the importance of coastal environments and possible solutions. The idea was to create a…
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WISE-Man Project (WaterSat Imaging Spectrometer Experiment), Characterization of Shallow Inland and Coastal Waters: Bathymetry
St. Lawrence Global ObservatoryThis dataset includes depths measured from a boat, using multi-beam and single-beam echo sounders. It is also possible to consult the other datasets on different themes related to the WISE-man project: - Optical…
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Characterization of Habitat and the Presence of Striped Bass Along the Southern Shore of the Gaspé Peninsula (2016)
St. Lawrence Global ObservatoryThis project aimed, among other things, to increase the capacity of the Mi'gmaq nations of Gespeg and Gesgapegiag to acquire scientific data on the striped bass and to contribute to the recovery of this population as well as the protection of its habitat. This…
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Experimental Restoration of an Eelgrass Bed in the Baie de Mitis (2013-2015)
St. Lawrence Global ObservatoryThis project consists of experimenting with the transplantation of eelgrass plants from a healthy natural herbarium (Rimouski Bay) to a degraded herbarium in Mitis Bay. The aim is to initiate a complete restoration of the eelgrass bed in future years. Since…
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Biophysical Characterization of Anse des Riou and the Centrale River Watershed (2013)
St. Lawrence Global ObservatoryThe team of the comité ZIP du Sud-de-l’Estuaire (ZIPSE), along with the North-East Bas-Saint-Laurent Watersheds Organization (OBVNEBSL) and with the collaboration of other partners, drew up an accurate and up-to-date portrait of the maritime marsh and coastal…
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