Saguenay–St. Lawrence Marine Park

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 is a popular whale watching location, with a number of operators in the region.

Saguenay–St. Lawrence Marine Park
French: Parc marin du Saguenay–Saint-Laurent
IUCN category II (national park)[1]
Mouth of the Saguenay River
Location of Saguenay–St. Lawrence Park in Canada
Location of Saguenay–St. Lawrence Park in Quebec
LocationBaie-Sainte-Catherine, Charlevoix-Est Regional County Municipality / Sacré-Coeur, and Tadoussac, La Haute-Côte-Nord Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada
Nearest cityLa Baie, Tadoussac
Coordinates48°04′11″N 69°39′41″W
Area1,246 km2 (481 sq mi)[2]
Established8 June 1998 [3]
Visitors1,089,459 (in 2007[4])
Governing bodyParks Canada, Sépaq

This park is managed jointly managed by Parks Canada (Government of Canada) and Sépaq (Government of Quebec).

  Marine Park
  Saguenay Fjord National Park
  Marine Park co-ordination area

See also

References
  1. "Protected Planet | Parc marin du Saguenay - Saint-Laurent". Protected Planet. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
  2. "Registre des aires protégées du Québec" (PDF). Ministère du Développement durable, de l'Environnement et des Parcs du Québec. Retrieved 2008-04-27.
  3. Branch, Legislative Services (2015-02-26). "Consolidated federal laws of canada, Saguenay-St. Lawrence Marine Park Act". laws-lois.justice.gc.ca. Retrieved 2020-09-28.
  4. "Parks Canada Attendance 2003-04 to 2007-08" (PDF). Parks Canada. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2009-04-04.


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