Saguenay-St. Lawrence Marine Park : Plan directeur du Parc marin du Saguenay--Saint-Laurent

The municipalities Preamble of the Quebec Act: adjacent to the Marine Park and the Essipit Innu first nation WHEREAS the Governments of Quebec and of Canada recognize the necessity, were chosen to actively participate in conservation, education both for the present and future generations, of protecting the environment, the flora and fauna and the exceptional natural resources of a representative p [...] Its drafting began with the State of the Marine Park Report which assessed the health The establishment of protected areas such as the Saguenay- of the ecosystems, the quality of the visitor experience and the St. [...] The areas covered are the participatory management, expansion of the boundaries of the Marine Park; recreational ecosystems and biodiversity, the environmentally sustainable boating, including anchoring and wastewater; partnerships; use of resources, the experience offered to residents and commercial and recreational fishing; methane port projects; visitors, and the education and awareness of the [...] The particular Canada Oceans Act oceanographic conditions of the confluence area, the unique Fisheries Act character of the Saguenay fjord, the beauty of the landscapes, Canada Shipping Act (under review) the great biodiversity of the area and the presence of belugas Navigable Waters Protection Act are the Marine Park’s unique characteristics. [...] It was with regard to this type of The implementation of a network of pulp and paper plants fishery that the first conflicts between the various users of the (1896-1926) and the development of the aluminum (Arvida, marine environment—and subsequently the first concerns for 1926) and hydroelectricity industry gradually led to the its preservation—arose.