The Portneuf-sur-Mer Salt Marsh - Characterization of Important Coastal Habitats on the North Shore of the St. Lawrence Estuary

A project to characterize important coastal habitats on the north shore of the St. Lawrence Estuary was funded for a period of 4 years (2018-2022). The purpose of this project is to generate reference ecological data to draw a global portrait of the state of coastal marshes in the upper north shore sector of Quebec.
This dataset covers the Portneuf-sur-Mer swamp sector. In order to improve knowledge of this ecosystem, floristic and faunal inventories (ichthyological and benthic) have been carried out and the various abiotic factors characterized. A project carried out in parallel by the Comité ZIP de la Rive Nord de l'Estuaire broadened the characterization of the Portneuf-sur-Mer marsh by adding a geomorphological component. A characterization report including an intervention plan was thus produced and is available in this dataset. This project is part of the Coastal Environmental Baseline Program under the Oceans Protection Plan of Fisheries and Oceans Canada.