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Opening of the park: June 2, 2024 Details
Scientific Research
Major Research Orientations at Parc national de l'Île-Bonaventure-et-du-Rocher-Percé
Having extensive knowledge of the parks to better preserve them is the foundation that justifies the efforts invested in inventories, monitoring programs and scientific research. At Parc national de l'Île-Bonaventure-et-du-Rocher-Percé research projects are conducted every year in collaboration with our different partners. The richness of the environment and its island character attract many researchers from a wide variety of backgrounds, who come to study both the plant and animal life. The colony of Northern Gannets, today the largest and most accessible in the world, has been monitored and studied for many years by researchers from around the globe
Inventories and follow-ups are also done periodically in the park, such as an inventory of seabirds nesting in the park, the monitoring of breeding success of the Common Murre and the Razorbill, the monitoring of bats and rare plants, etc.
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Eco-Diver Charter in Parc national de l’Île-Bonaventure-et-du-Rocher-Percé
Renowned for its diverse underwater scenery and rich and colourful plant and animal life, every summer the park welcomes divers from across Québec. They are attracted by the algae, frilled anemones, starfish, crustaceans and other invertebrates, and the many fish that live in the park’s marine band.
Following a study conducted by the ROMM (Réseau d’observation des mammifères marins) on underwater activities in the park, there was a need to educate divers about their impact on the environment. The Eco-Diver Charter presents behaviours to adopt while diving in order to minimize disturbances to species and habitats, and reduce divers’ ecological impact on the environment.
Happy diving!