Saguenay–St. Lawrence Marine Park
| Saguenay–St. Lawrence Marine Park | |
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| Template:Fr Parc marin du Saguenay–Saint-Laurent | |
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| Location | Baie-Sainte-Catherine, Charlevoix-Est Regional County Municipality / Sacré-Coeur, and Tadoussac, La Haute-Côte-Nord Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada |
| Nearest city | La Baie, Tadoussac |
| Area | 1,246 km2 (481 sq mi)[1] |
| Established | 1998 |
| Visitors | 1,089,459 (in 2007[2]) |
| Governing body | Parks Canada, Sépaq |
The Saguenay–St. Lawrence Marine Park is a National Marine Conservation Area, one of three in the Canadian national park system, located where the Saguenay River meets the Saint Lawrence River. It is the first national park in Québec to protect a purely marine environment. Whales are drawn to the rich food supply stirred up by the mixing of waters here, including a colony of belugas.
This park is co-managed by Société des établissements de plein air du Québec (Sépaq) and Parks Canada.
Marine Park
Marine Park coordination area
See also
References
- ^ "Registre des aires protégées du Québec" (PDF). Ministère du Développement durable, de l'Environnement et des Parcs du Québec. Retrieved 2008-04-27.
- ^ "Parks Canada Attendance 2003-04 to 2007-08" (PDF). Parks Canada. 2008. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
External links
- Official site of Saguenay–St. Lawrence Marine Park
- Saguenay–St. Lawrence Marine Park at Parks Canada
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Categories:
- IUCN Category II
- Fauna of Canada
- Natural history of Quebec
- National Parks of Canada in Quebec
- Saint Lawrence River
- Protected areas established in 1998
- National Marine Conservation Areas
- Visitor attractions in Côte-Nord
- Visitor attractions in Bas-Saint-Laurent
- Protected areas of Bas-Saint-Laurent
- Protected areas of Côte-Nord
- Marine parks of Canada
- Bas-Saint-Laurent geography stubs
- Canadian protected area stubs