Saguenay–St. Lawrence Marine Park

 

Saguenay–St. Lawrence Marine Park
(French) Parc marin du Saguenay–Saint-Laurent
IUCN category II (national park)
Location of Saguenay–St. Lawrence Park in Canada
Location	Baie-Sainte-Catherine, Charlevoix-Est Regional County Municipality / Sacré-Coeur, and Tadoussac, La Haute-Côte-Nord Regional County Municipality, Québec, Canada
Nearest city	La Baie, Tadoussac
Coordinates	48°08′25″N 69°45′52″W
Area	1,246 km²
Established	1998
Visitors	1,089,459 (in 2007)
Governing body	Parks Canada, Sépaq

Saguenay fjord from l'Anse de la Tabatière.

The Saguenay–St. Lawrence Marine Park is a National Marine Conservation Area, one of three in the Canadian 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.

See also

• List of Quebec national parks
• List of National Parks of Canada

External links

• Official site of Saguenay–St. Lawrence Marine Park
• Saguenay–St. Lawrence Marine Park at Parks Canada