The St. Lawrence Global Observatory: Interinstitutional cooperation for the sustainable management of the St. Lawrence ecosystem

Author

Hamel, J.

Author_Institution

Fisheries & Oceans Canada, Maurice Lamontagne Inst., Mont-Joli, QC, Canada

fYear

2008

fDate

15-18 Sept. 2008

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

1

Abstract

The St. Lawrence is a major ecosystem with a rich ecological diversity, extreme physical conditions (ex: tides, ice, temperature and currents), sensitive coasts and habitats, a large coastal population and numerous socio-economic and development activities (ex: dredging, coastal engineering, aquaculture). The geographic area includes the St. Lawrence River, Estuary and Gulf representing over 250 000 km² and also extends to watersheds. Marine transportation, fishing and eco-tourism are among the main economic activities.

Keywords

aquaculture; ecology; geophysics computing; marine engineering; ocean temperature; rivers; sea ice; socio-economic effects; tides; St. Lawrence Global Observatory; St. Lawrence River; St. Lawrence ecosystem; aquaculture; coastal engineering; coastal population; coasts habitats; dredging; eco-tourism; ecology diversity; economic activity; fishing; marine transportation; ocean current; ocean temperature; sea ice; socio-economic activity; tide; watershed; Aquaculture; Cultural differences; Ecosystems; Ice; Marine transportation; Observatories; Rivers; Sea measurements; Temperature sensors; Tides;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

OCEANS 2008

Conference_Location

Quebec City, QC

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2619-5

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-2620-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OCEANS.2008.5152127

Filename

5152127