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A voluntary conservation agreement reduces the risks of lethal collisions between ships and whales in the St. Lawrence Estuary (Québec, Canada): From co-construction to monitoring compliance and assessing effectiveness by Chion, Clément, Turgeon, Samuel, Cantin, Guy, Michaud, Robert, Ménard, Nadia, Lesage, Véronique, Parrott, Lael, Beaufils, Pierre, Clermont, Yves, Gravel, Caroline

“…Lethal collisions with ships are limiting the recovery of several at-risk whale species worldwide. In the St. Lawrence Estuary (Quebec, Canada), the endangered…”
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Spatio-Temporal Variation of Elemental Contamination and Health of Mya arenaria Clam in the Saguenay–St. Lawrence Marine Park by Gagné, François, André, Chantale, Turgeon, Samuel, Ménard, Nadia

“…The impacts of pollution and long-term effects of local clam populations are misunderstood in estuaries. The purpose of this study was to follow inorganic…”
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Groundtruthing of pelagic forage fish detected by hydroacoustics in a whale feeding area using environmental DNA by Berger, Chloé Suzanne, Bougas, Bérénice, Turgeon, Samuel, Ferchiou, Sophia, Ménard, Nadia, Bernatchez, Louis

“…Conservation of whales, considered as umbrella species in marine environments, requires to be able to understand their relationships with ecosystem components…”
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Automatic Identification System vessel tracking data reports to promote conservation and restoration of the St. Lawrence Estuary beluga habitat by Turgeon, Samuel, Martins, Cristiane C.A., Bégin-Marchand, Camille, Chartrand, Chloé, Ménard, Nadia

“…Automatic Identification System (AIS) is an essential tool for effective management of marine protected areas and helps ensure better cohabitation between…”
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Exploring the efficiency of a source-level model to predict hydrophone-based received noise levels of the St. Lawrence Estuary’s merchant fleet by Lagrois, Dominic, Martins, Cristiane C. Albuquerque, Sénécal, Jean-François, Turgeon, Samuel, Chion, Clément

“…The Enhancing Cetacean Habitat and Observation (ECHO) source-level model was statistically derived using nearly 10,000 vessel transits along Canada’s western…”
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Building collaborative monitoring programs to manage for ecological sustainability in multi-use marine protected areas: Parks Canada’s national marine conservation areas by Vis, Chantal, Abbott, Karla, Guujaaw, Niisii, Harpur, Cavan, Lee, Lynn, Shepherd, Pippa, Tate, Douglas P., Turgeon, Samuel, Beynon, Blythe

“…Parks Canada collaborates with partners to manage a growing system of national marine conservation areas (NMCAs) and national marine conservation area reserves…”
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Comparative toxicity of micro and nanopolystyrene particles in Mya arenaria clams by André, Chantale, Turgeon, Samuel, Peyrot, Caroline, Wilkinson, Kevin James, Auclair, Joëlle, Ménard, Nadia, Gagné, François

“…The contamination of coastal marine environments by plastics of sizes ranging from mm down to the nanoscale (nm) could pose a threat to aquatic organisms. The…”
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Sharing the waters: Application of a marine spatial planning approach to conserve and restore the acoustic habitat of endangered beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) in and around the Saguenay–St. Lawrence Marine Park by Ménard, Nadia, Turgeon, Samuel, Conversano, Manuela, Martins, Cristiane C.A.

“…Anthropogenic underwater noise degrades the quality of whale habitats, affecting vital functions which may compromise the recovery of species at risk exposed…”
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Underwater acoustic impacts of shipping management measures: Results from a social-ecological model of boat and whale movements in the St. Lawrence River Estuary (Canada) by Chion, Clément, Lagrois, Dominic, Dupras, Jérôme, Turgeon, Samuel, McQuinn, Ian H., Michaud, Robert, Ménard, Nadia, Parrott, Lael

“…•3MTSim is an agent-based model of boat-whale movements in the St. Lawrence Estuary.•We implemented an underwater acoustic module in 3MTSim to simulate ship…”
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Agent-based modelling reveals a disproportionate exposure of females and calves to a local increase in shipping and associated noise in an endangered beluga population by Chion, Clément, Bonnell, Tyler R., Lagrois, Dominic, Michaud, Robert, Lesage, Véronique, Dupuch, Angélique, McQuinn, Ian H., Turgeon, Samuel

“…Vessel underwater noise (VUN) is one of the main threats to the recovery of the endangered St. Lawrence Estuary Beluga population (SLEB). The 1% yearly…”
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Bycatch of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in gillnet fisheries of the Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada, 2000-02 by Lesage, Veronique, Keays, Joanne, Turgeon, Samuel, Hurtubise, Sylvain

“…The incidental catch of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in the gillnet fishery of the Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada, was examined using: (1)…”
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Spatiotemporal modelling for policy analysis: Application to sustainable management of whale-watching activities by Chion, Clément, Cantin, Guy, Dionne, Suzan, Dubeau, Benoit, Lamontagne, Philippe, Landry, Jacques-André, Marceau, Danielle, Martins, Cristiane C.A., Ménard, Nadia, Michaud, Robert, Parrott, Lael, Turgeon, Samuel

“…Anticipating the impacts of a new policy before implementation on a complex social–ecological system is a challenging task for managers and policymakers. This…”
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Changes in riparian habitats along five major tributaries of the saint Lawrence river, QuÉbec, Canada: 1964-1997 by Charron, Isabelle, Lalonde, Olivier, Roy, André G, Boyer, Claudine, Turgeon, Samuel

“…This paper investigates spatiotemporal changes over a 30-year period within the riparian landscapes of five major tributaries of the Saint Lawrence River…”
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