Saguenay–St. Lawrence Marine Park

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Saguenay–St. Lawrence Marine Park
IUCN Category II (National Park)
Saguenay–St. Lawrence Marine Park
Location of Saguenay–St. Lawrence Park in Canada
Location of Saguenay–St. Lawrence Park in Canada
Location southern Quebec
Nearest city La Baie, Tadoussac
Coordinates 48°08′25″N 69°45′52″W / 48.14028, -69.76444
Area 1,246 km²[1]
Established 1998
Governing body Parks Canada, Sépaq
Saguenay fjord from l'Anse de la Tabatière.
Saguenay fjord from l'Anse de la Tabatière.

The Saguenay–St. Lawrence Marine Park is a National Marine Conservation Area, one of two in the national park system, located where the fjord of the Saguenay River meets the estuary of 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.

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  1. ^ Registre des aires protégées du Québec (PDF). Ministère du Développement durable, de l'Environnement et des Parcs du Québec. Retrieved on 2008-04-27.

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