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Canadian Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) are cold water fish weighting 2–3 kilograms (4.4–6.6 lb) in the wild. [1] Atlantic cod were originally found in the Atlantic Ocean, along the borders of both Canada, England and throughout the United States. Heavy fishing in the late 1800s and early 1900s, led to a massive decline in the cod population. [2]
Quebec has a number of regions that go by historical and traditional names. Often, they have similar but distinct French and English names. Abitibi; Lower Saint Lawrence (Bas-Saint-Laurent) Beauce (within Chaudière-Appalaches) Bois-Francs (within Centre-du-Québec) Charlevoix (eastern part of the Capitale-Nationale administrative region ...
Saint-Paul-de-la-Pointe-aux-Anglais church, Pointe-aux-Anglais hamlet. Pointe-aux-Anglais (French pronunciation: [pwɛ̃t oz‿ɑ̃ɡlɛ]) is a hamlet located on the territory of the city of Port-Cartier, on the North shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, in Côte-Nord region, Sept-Rivières RCM, Quebec, Canada.
In 1992, Northern cod populations fell to 1% of historical levels, in large part from decades of overfishing. [3] The Canadian Federal Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, John Crosbie, declared a moratorium on the Northern Cod fishery, which had primarily shaped the lives and communities of Canada's eastern coast for 500 year. [4]
The best gift this season is peace of mind, get an early start on the holidays and take some time to backup the family's treasury of photos Cape Cod Times Photo Shoot: Saving photo memories Skip ...
The Mingan Archipelago is a major historical heritage site in Quebec; It is also a mid-Nordic natural environment with some original bio-physical elements: Ordovician limestone, cuestas, morphogenesis associated with the sea, subarctic vegetation cover and varied bird fauna. The construction of Highway 138 in 1976 opened up this fragile and ...
Between Baie-Saint-Paul and La Malbaie, the highway turns inland with Quebec Route 362 serving the riverside communities of Les Éboulements and Saint-Irénée. The Train de Charlevoix, a tourist rail service, links the coastal communities of Charlevoix to Quebec City. Charlevoix Airport is a small regional airport serving the region.
Saint-Augustin (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿oɡystɛ̃] ⓘ) is a municipality and settlement in Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada, known by its large English-speaking population as St. Augustine.