Bibliography of the Maurice Lamontagne Institute

Luci BOSSÉ

SAVARIA, J.-Y., G. CANTIN, L. BOSSÉ, R. BAILEY, L. PROVENCHER, F. PROUST, 2008. Proceedings from a scientific workshop on marine mammals, their habitats and food resources, held in Mont-Joli (Quebec) from April 3 to 7, 2000, within the context of the St. Lawrence Estuary Marine Protected Area project. Can. Manuscr. Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci., 2647, 124 p .

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This manuscript reports on a scientific workshop on the marine mammals of the St. Lawrence Estuary held at the Maurice Lamontagne Institute in April 2000. The purpose of the workshop was to make a scientific assessment of the need for a marine protected area (MPA) in the St. Lawrence Estuary to protect marine mammals, their habitats and their food resources. Present and potential problems faced by marine mammals, arising essentially from human activities in the vicinity, were debated. The participants were then able to prioritize these various problems and weigh the adequacy of the MPA proposed boundaries. Disturbance, contamination and lack of knowledge were identified as the key problems. Finally, the participants determined that given the magnitude of the problems encountered by marine mammals, the establishment of the MPA was justified and indeed essential to the protection of these animals and their habitats.

SAVARIA, J.-Y., G. CANTIN, L. BOSSE, R. BAILEY, L. PROVENCHER, F. PROUST, 2003. Compte rendu d'un atelier scientifique sur les mammifères marins, leurs habitats et leurs ressources alimentaires, tenu à Mont-Joli (Québec) du 3 au 7 avril 2000 (…). Rapp. manus. can. sci. halieut. aquat., 2647, 127 p .

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This manuscript is the product of a scientific workshop held at the Maurice Lamontagne Institute in April 2000 on the marine mammals of the St. Lawrence estuary. The purpose of the workshop was to make a scientific assessment of the need for a marine protected area (MPA) in the St. Lawrence estuary to protect marine mammals, their habitat and their food resources. Present and potential problems faced by marine mammals, arising essentially from human activities in the vicinity, were debated, and participants were thus able to prioritize these various problems and weigh the adequacy of the proposed boundaries of the MPA. Disturbance, contamination and lack of knowledge were identified as the key problems. In conclusion, the participants determined that given the scale of the problems encountered by marine mammals, establishment of the MPA was justified, indeed was essential to the protection of these creatures and their habitats.

BLAIS, A., N. BACON, M. PINETTE, D. CARDINAL, D. ST-LAURENT, J. MORISSET, L. BOSSÉ, É. ALBERT, 2002. Consultation publique sur le projet de Zone de protection marine dans le secteur de la péninsule de Manicouagan. Ministère des pêches et des océans, Comité technique, Projet de zone de protection marine dans le secteur de la péninsule de Manicouagan, 71 p .

[Abstract only available in French]
Les zone de protection marines (ZPM) découlent de la Loi concernant les océans du Canada et font partie des programmes fédéraux de création d'aires marines protégées. Les ZPM se distinguent toutefois de ces autres programmes du fait qu'elles constituent des outils de gestion flexibles axés sur des besoins spécifiques. Elles visent la protection accrue des espèces et des habitats marins dans le respect des juridictions existantes. Pêches et Océans Canada (MPO) est l'organisme responsable du programme des ZPM. L'implication, la participation active et la concertation d'un grand nombre d'intervenants seront requises pour mener à bien ce programme. C'est dans ce contexte qu'un premier projet de ZPM a vu le jour au Québec et a été proposé à la population de la région de Manicouagan. Le présent rapport se veut une synthèse de la consultation publique, incluant les sessions tenues du 29 novembre au 6 décembre 2001, sur un projet de ZPM dans le secteur de la péninsule de Manicouagan. Ce rapport comprend : une mise en contexte du projet et de la consultation publique; un résumé des avis, interventions et préoccupations exprimés face au projet par la population, les organismes du milieu et les gestionnaires du territoire; une évaluation du niveau d'acceptation sociale du projet; une analyse des opportunités, des préoccupations et des propositions exprimées dans le cadre de la consultation; et, enfin, les recommandations du comité technique quant à la poursuite du projet.

BÉRARD-THERRIAULT, L., M. POULIN, L. BOSSÉ, 1999. Guide d'identification du phytoplancton marin de l'estuaire et du golfe du Saint-Laurent incluant également certains protozoaires. Conseil national de recherches du Canada (Publ. spéc. can. sci. halieut. aquat., 128), 387 p .

BRUNEL, P., L. BOSSÉ, G.LAMARCHE, 1998. Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the Estuary and Gulf of Saint Lawrence. National Research Council of Canada (Can. Spec. Publ. Fish. Aquat. Sci., 126), 405 p .

This catalogue presents a fairly complete inventory of 2214 species, subspecies and varieties, most of them named to the species level, of metazoan invertebrates recorded from the Gulf of St. Lawrence, the St. Lawrence Estuary and the Saguenay Fjord. Benthic, planktonic, nektonic, and parasitic species are covered, as are some salt-tolerant freshwater species. The data, sometimes new, are taken from (a) broadley disseminated literature (since 1841) or "grey" literature (e.g., theses, manuscripts, and unpublished reports), and from (b) three Quebec-based research collections containing as yet unpublished records. All faunistic records for each species have been accurately documented. For every species, codes are used to denote (1) the species 'geographic distribution in 20 fairly natural zones in the gulf, (2) its occurrence (and its estimated preferences) in different depth zones, or in benthic, pelagic, parasitic, estuarine, or freshwater habitats, and (3) at least one, but usually several taxonomic references. The most recent, complete, well-illustrated and key-supplied references available have been provided, in order to facilitate identification and back up the synonymy.

BRUNEL, P., L. BOSSÉ, G. LAMARCHE, 1998. Catalogue des invertébrés marins de l'estuaire et du golfe du Saint-Laurent. Conseil national de recherches du Canada (Publ. spéc. can. sci. halieut. aquat., 126), 405 p .

BOSSÉ, L., 1996. Les calmars géants sur les côtes de Terre-Neuve. Naturaliste can., 120(1): 59-60 .

BOSSÉ, L., B. SAINTE-MARIE, J. FOURNIER, 1996. Les invertébrés des fonds meubles et la biogéographie du fjord du Saguenay. Rapp. tech. can. sci. halieut. aquat., 2132, 45 p .

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During the summers of 1990 and 1991, the bottom of the Saguenay Fjord at depths greater than 60 m was photographed and sampled with baited traps, a box corer, a grab and an epibenthic sledge. The photographic survey shows a progressive change in sediment and epibenthic communities along the Fjord. Over 320 species of benthic invertebrates were collected, among which 178 represent first records for the Fjord. Fourteen of the latter were hitherto unknown to the estuary or Gulf of St. Lawrence. Amphipods, polychaetes, gastropods and bivalves are the predominant taxa in number of species. Including those benthic invertebrates listed in previous studies, the Fjord should comprise at least 410 species. Among these species, 11 % are of arctic affiliation and 58 % are of boreal affiliation. Nearly 80 % of the Fjord species are also present in the Lower St. Lawrence estuary. Sixteen of the 78 species which are found in the Fjord but not in the Lower estuary are arctic affiliated. Populations of these 16 arctic species are probably relics of ancestral populations which have persisted in the Fjord due to an appropriate combination of hydrothermal and edaphic conditions. However, relic populations of arctic species also exist in other restricted parts of the Estuary and the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. In light of these results, the status of arctic enclave which is often ascribed to the Fjord seems questionable. This term leaves the impression that the Saguenay Fjord's fauna is a replica of Arctic fauna, when it is in fact mostly of boreal affiliation.

BOSSÉ, L., 1995. Le fjord est-il une enclave arctique?. Profils Saguenay, 1(1): 7 .

BOSSÉ, L., 1994. Une gigantesque tortue marine dans un havre de la Gaspésie. L'Euskarien, 16(2): 39-40 .

BOSSÉ, L., B. SAINTE-MARIE, J. FOURNIER, P. BRUNEL, 1994. Inventaire et biogéographie des invertébrés des fonds meubles du fjord du Saguenay. Pages 44-49 in J.-M. Sévigny & C.M. Couillard (éd.). Le fjord du Saguenay : un milieu exceptionnel de recherche. Ministère des pêches et des océans (Rapp. manus. can. sci. halieut. aquat., 2270) .

SILVERBERG, N., L. BOSSÉ, 1994. Additional observations of endobenthic behaviour in the early life history of Melanostigma atlanticum (Zoarcidae) in muddy bottom sediments of the Laurentian Trough, eastern Canada. Environ. Biol. Fishes, 39: 43-49 .

MEASURES, L., L. BOSSÉ, 1993. Gammarus lawrencianus (Amphipoda) as intermediate host of Echinorhynchus salmonis (Acanthocephala) in an estuarine environment. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci., 50: 2182-2183 .

BOSSÉ, L., 1991. Première mention d'une avocette ruban (Pisces : Nemichthys scolopaceus Richardson, 1848) dans les eaux du golfe du Saint-Laurent. Can. Field-Nat., 105: 115-116 .