Experimental Restoration of an Eelgrass Bed in the Baie de Mitis (2013-2015)

This project consists of experimenting with the transplantation of eelgrass plants from a healthy natural herbarium (Rimouski Bay) to a degraded herbarium in Mitis Bay. The aim is to initiate a complete restoration of the eelgrass bed in future years. Since the 90s, this herbarium has been in sharp decline. Before the restoration, the environment was characterized to obtain a portrait of ecological diversity, physico-chemical water conditions, geomorphology, and human and natural disturbances.

This project made it possible to study, deepen and experiment with eelgrass transplantation techniques, but also made it possible to carry out experimental cultivation of eelgrass in continuous flow basins.

Data and resources

Water Analysis

Shapefile containing an analysis of water taken from Mitis Bay.

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Planting Area

Shapefile containing the location of the eelgrass plantation in the Mitis Bay area.

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Beach Profile

File containing all the beach profiles that were made during the project.

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Field Descriptions

Dictionary of variables used in the Beach Profile file

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Characterization of eelgrass

Characterization report for the restoration project of the eelgrass (Zostera marina L.) in Mitis Bay, Grand-Métis

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Restoration Report

Work and monitoring report of the restoration project of the eelgrass (Zostera marina L.) herbarium in Mitis Bay, Grand-Métis

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Coast

Shapefile containing information on coastline types in the Bay of Mitis area.

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Additional information

Temporal extent	2013-10-01 – 2015-09-01
Vertical extent	0.0 – 0.0 m
Date (creation)	2013-10-01
Date (publication)	2017-03-30
Date (revision)	2020-02-21
Status	completed
Update frequency	asNeeded
Metadata language	fr
Projects	Comités ZIP
License	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
Source metadata	ISO 19115 XML
Last updated	2026-09-04
Created	2026-07-31
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