Regulatory measures for whales

Regulatory measures in Canada

• Marine activity regulations in the Saguenay-St. Lawrence Marine Park and information on applicable protection measures in this marine protected area
• Banc-des-Américains Marine Protected Area Regulations and information on this marine protected area.
• Canada’s Marine Mammal Regulations. Consult the Fisheries and Oceans Canada computer graphic to view the distances set out in the Regulation.
• Transport Canada’s regulatory measure for watercraft exceeding 13 metres in the Gulf of St. Lawrence
• Voluntary slowdown zone to between 5 and 10 knots at the mouth of the Saguenay Fjord and to 10 knots in the estuary between Pointe-à-Boisvert and Cap de la Tête au Chien to prevent collisions with whales. Notices to Mariners.