A Fishing Story: Elders' Knowledge at the Service of the Community!
Based on the stories of the elderlies, we drew up a portrait of capelin spawning on the North Shore in 2008. We used 1980 as the reference year to indicate what happened before and after this period. It seems that changes occurred after this reference year, according to several interviewees. Historical spawning site location maps were therefore produced based on this data. We also included the spawning sites currently used on the same maps so that we could compare firsthand whether there had been significant changes in capelin's habits. By consulting these maps, the reader can quickly identify the places deserted by capelin (e.g., the Bay of Sept-Îles).
Data and resources
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Capelin fishing on the North Shore, from 1831 to the present day, told by North Shore elders.PDF Open
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Map of current and former capelin spawning sites in area from Pointe-aux-Anglais to Rivière-Pentecote.PDF Open
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Map of current and former capelin spawning sites in the western sector of Port-Cartier.PDF Open
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Map of current and former capelin spawning sites in the Rivière Brochu to Rivière Sainte-Marguerite sector.PDF Open
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Map of current and former capelin spawning sites in the Sept-Îles area.PDF Open
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Map of current and former capelin spawning sites in the Rivière Moisie area.PDF Open
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Map of current and former capelin spawning sites in the Rivière-au-Tonnerre area.PDF Open
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Map of current and former capelin spawning sites in the Rivière Romaine area.PDF Open
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Map of current and former capelin spawning sites in the Havre-Saint-Pierre area.PDF Open
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Map of current and former capelin spawning sites in the Aguanish sector.PDF Open
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Map of current and former capelin spawning sites in the Natashquan area.PDF Open
Additional information
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.26071/c9f97c50-b5f3-427b |
|---|---|
| Temporal extent | 2007-02-01 – 2007-12-23 |
| Vertical extent | 0.0 – 1.0 m |
| Date (creation) | 2007-02-01 |
| Date (publication) | 2024-08-26 |
| 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 |
| API | package_show |