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Marais-Maritime

TERRITORIAL RESERVE FOR PROTECTED AREA PURPOSES

464 km² | Designated in 2020
The Marais-Maritime territorial reserve for protected areas purposes (Réserve de territoire aux fins d’aire protégée du Marais-Maritime) protects an important area for Inuit traditional activities. It protects a habitat favoured by waterfowl and many migratory birds, as well as habitat for many aquatic species such as the Arctic char.
CONSERVATION PLAN
Marais-Maritime territorial reserve for protected area purposes (Réserve de territoire aux fins d’aire protégée du Marais-Maritime) © Benoit Tremblay, MELCC

Characteristics

Land Category – JBNQA and NEQA
Categories II and III

Main conservation objectives
To protect a representative area of the Rivière à la Baleine Lowlands and the Lower George Plateau natural regions. Also aims to protect an essential subsistence area for Nunavik Inuit.

Geological province
Core Zone (Churchill Province)

Natural regions
Rivière à la Baleine Lowlands, Lower George Plateau, and Ungava Bay 

Bioclimatic domain
Forest tundra (Low Arctic Ecozone, presence of a specific floristic habitat—a maritime salt marsh) 

Wildlife
Arctic char, salmon, trout, fur-bearing animals, migratory birds

Hydrology
Located along Ungava Bay; effects of high tides on floristic habitats

Archaeological sites
One site is listed in the inventory of archeological sites of Quebec (Inventaire des sites archéologiques du Québec (ISAQ)).

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Marais-Maritime territorial reserve for protected area purposes (Réserve de territoire aux fins d’aire protégée du Marais-Maritime) © Benoit Tremblay, MELCC

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