Coastal Sub-Bioregions of the Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence in Quebec, 13 Ecoregions

13 coastal sub-bioregions were defined for the Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence in Quebec by Fisheries and Oceans Canada in 2025. The classification integrates four existing systems to better reflect local ecological heterogeneity for management and conservation. Data includes the boundaries of these 13 ecoregions.

Use Cases

• Marine protected area network planning based on the defined coastal sub-bioregions.
• Analyzing coastal ecological heterogeneity for local-scale conservation strategies.
• Integrating multiple classification systems for a unified coastal management framework.

Strengths

• Defines 13 distinct coastal sub-bioregions for detailed analysis.
• Integrates four existing classification systems into a single approach.
• Data is provided in multiple formats including SHP, ESRI REST, and CSV.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Collection Method

Integration of four existing classification systems for the Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence.

Time Range

Classification work published in 2025.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03 24 08:10:28.979224; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Coastal territory of the Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence in Quebec, Canada.