New exhibition at Marina Sept-Îles – Le Nord-Côtier

Actions to seek out coral and sponge refugees within the Gulf of St. Lawrence organized in September-Iles and on board the Bella Desgagnés.

The Marine Mammal Monitoring Community (ROMM), in collaboration with Fisheries and Oceans Canada, the Port of Sept-Îles, the Metropolis of Sept-Îles and Relais Nordik, is behind this initiative.

In September-Iles, an exhibition might be put in contained in the Marina. There’s a massive data wall and a module that lets you view movies and stuffed samples of corals and sponges. The exhibition might be open this summer season to all guests freed from cost. Outdoors of this era, the exhibition is open on stopover days of worldwide cruise ships and the Bella Desgagnés and in addition if requested by varied teams. An interpretive panel may also be put in within the Promenade du Vieux-Quai space, close to the marina.

The interpretive materials was developed by the ROMM, in collaboration with the workforce from the Planning and Conservation Division of Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the design firm Rotec.

“This mission helps with higher marine administration. A number of experiences present the advantages of schooling and public consciousness of the marine setting, encouraging folks to worth them extra and to make use of higher behaviors to guard them,” mentioned Esther Blier, director of the ROMM.

Leisure actions on board the Bella Desgagnés assist you to uncover these unknown animals, that are corals and sponges. As well as, the interpretive guides Bella Desgagnés will take the passengers of the ship to go to the exhibitions in September-Îles at this cease.

“Along with enhancing the expertise of our prospects on board, these actions are an effective way to open a window into the riches hidden beneath the floor of the waters we sail on,” says Marc Germain , director of product growth and buyer expertise enterprise at Relais Nordik.

Each the Metropolis of Sept-Îles and the Port of Sept-Îles welcome this mission which can have a optimistic impression on the preservation of aquatic ecosystems.