Zone d'exploitation contrôlée

{{Short description|Type of protected area in Quebec, Canada}}

A zone d'exploitation contrôlée ({{IPA|fr|zon dɛksplwatasjɔ̃ kɔ̃tʁole}}; acronym ZEC) is a "Controlled harvesting zone" located in public lands areas of Quebec, in Canada. ZECs are a system of territorial infrastructures set up in 1978 by the Government of Quebec to take over from private hunting, fishing and trapping clubs (as a result of "Operation wildlife management") to provide timely access to recreational activities to the general public like hunting and fishing.

Administration

They are non profit organisations managed by honorary administrators whose primary responsibility is to manage fishing and hunting activities and see to wildlife conservation on their respective territories.https://www.reseauzec.com/le-reseau/federation Welcome page

ZEC objectives:

  1. Wildlife conservation (hunters and anglers must report their catch)
  2. Access to wildlife resources
  3. User participation
  4. Operations must be financially self-sufficient

ZECs fill a much larger economic place than fishing and hunting clubs did as they also promote all types of recreational and tourism activities such as hiking, canoeing, canoe-camping, mountain-biking, rock-climbing, vacationing and cottage rental, camping, wildlife/nature observation, wild berry picking, etc. They are open to all recreational enthusiasts and reservations are generally not required.

Organisation

The 86 ZECs consist of 63 hunting and fishing areas, 22 salmon fishing areas, and one wildfowl hunting area. They are gathered in 11 regional groups whose role is to facilitate exchanges between managers from different ZECs and allow solving common problems.https://www.reseauzec.com/le-reseau/regroupements-regionaux regional Grouping of zecs {{in lang|fr}}

Four years after the first ZEC inaugurations, the Government of Quebec helped the ZEC administrators to found the Fédération québécoise des gestionnaires de zecs (FQGZ) whose role is to provide a common voice to all the ZECs at the provincial level and promote wildlife conservation.https://www.reseauzec.com/le-reseau/federation FQGZ {{in lang|fr}} English page was under construction at viewing October 2007

List across the Province

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!Name

!Region

!Area
(km2)

!Salmon River
length (km)

!Founded

Anses

|Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine

|{{formatnum:164.50}}

|

|1979

Anse-Saint-Jean

|Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean

|{{formatnum:193.50}}

|

|1978

Baillargeon

|Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine

|{{formatnum:67.90}}

|

|1981

Bas-Saint-Laurent

|Bas-Saint-Laurent

|{{formatnum:1019.00}}

|

|1978

Batiscan-Neilson

|Capitale-Nationale

|{{formatnum:878.00}}

|

|1978

Bessonne

|Mauricie

|{{formatnum:524.50}}

|

|1978

Borgia

|Mauricie

|{{formatnum:556.00}}

|

|1978

Boullé

|Lanaudière

|{{formatnum:638.50}}

|

|1978

Bras-Coupé–Désert

|Outaouais

|{{formatnum:1205.00}}

|

|1978

Buteux–Bas-Saguenay

|Capitale-Nationale

|{{formatnum:258.70}}

|

|1978

Cap-Chat

|Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine

|{{formatnum:121.00}}

|

|1992

Capitachouane

|Abitibi-Témiscamingue

|{{formatnum:858.00}}

|

|1978

Casault

|Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine

|{{formatnum:838.00}}

|

|1978

Chapais

|Bas-Saint-Laurent

|{{formatnum:388.00}}

|

|1978

Chapeau-de-Paille

|Mauricie

|{{formatnum:1270.00}}

|

|1978

Chauvin

|Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean

|{{formatnum:619.00}}

|

|1978

Collin

|Lanaudière

|{{formatnum:427.00}}

|

|1978

Croche

|Mauricie

|{{formatnum:351.80}}

|

|1978

D'Iberville

|Côte-Nord

|{{formatnum:438.00}}

|

|1978

Dumoine

|Abitibi-Témiscamingue

|{{formatnum:1500.00}}

|

|1978

Festubert

|Abitibi-Témiscamingue

|{{formatnum:1255.00}}

|

|1979

Forestville

|Côte-Nord

|{{formatnum:1328.00}}

|

|1978

Frémont

|Mauricie

|{{formatnum:601.00}}

|

|1978

Grande-Rivière

|Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine

|

|{{formatnum:23}}

|1980

Gros-Brochet

|Mauricie

|{{formatnum:1439.20}}

|

|1978

Jaro

|Chaudière-Appalaches

|{{formatnum:114.72}}

|

|1978

Jeannotte

|Mauricie

|{{formatnum:324.00}}

|

|1978

Kipawa

|Abitibi-Témiscamingue

|{{formatnum:2397.00}}

|

|1989

Kiskissink

|Mauricie

|{{formatnum:829.50}}

|

|1978

Labrieville

|Côte-Nord

|{{formatnum:406.00}}

|

|1978

Lac-au-Sable

|Capitale-Nationale

|{{formatnum:370.00}}

|

|1978

Lac-Brébeuf

|Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean

|{{formatnum:434.00}}

|

|1978

Lac-de-la-Boiteuse

|Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean

|{{formatnum:381.00}}

|

|1978

Lavigne

|Lanaudière

|{{formatnum:406.31}}

|

|1978

Lesueur

|Laurentides

|{{formatnum:776.50}}

|

|1978

Lièvre

|Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean

|{{formatnum:964.00}}

|

|1978

Louise-Gosford

|Estrie

|{{formatnum:168.40}}

|

|1978

Maganasipi

|Abitibi-Témiscamingue

|{{formatnum:1012.00}}

|

|1978

Maison-de-Pierre

|Laurentides

|{{formatnum:805.10}}

|

|1978

Mars-Moulin

|Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean

|{{formatnum:805.10}}

|

|1979

Martin-Valin

|Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean

|{{formatnum:1200.00}}

|

|1978

Martres

|Capitale-Nationale

|{{formatnum:424.00}}

|

|1978

Matimek

|Côte-Nord

|{{formatnum:1854.00}}

|

|1979

Mazana

|Côte-Nord

|{{formatnum:734.00}}

|

|1978

Menokeosawin

|Mauricie

|{{formatnum:298.50}}

|

|1978

Mitchinamecus

|Laurentides

|{{formatnum:843.40}}

|

|1978

Nordique

|Côte-Nord

|{{formatnum:458.30}}

|

|1978

Normandie

|Laurentides

|{{formatnum:1018.00}}

|

|1978

Nymphes

|Lanaudière

|{{formatnum:275.10}}

|

|1979

Oie-Blanche-de-Montmagny

|Chaudière-Appalaches

|{{formatnum:8.40}}

|

|1987

Onatchiway

|Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean

|{{formatnum:1462.00}}

|

|1978

Owen

|Bas-Saint-Laurent

|{{formatnum:615.00}}

|

|1978

Pabok

|Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine

|

|{{formatnum:165}}

|1997

Passes

|Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean

|{{formatnum:1491.00}}

|

|1978

Petawaga

|Laurentides

|{{formatnum:1491.00}}

|

|1978

Petite-Rivière-Cascapédia

|Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine

|

|{{formatnum:127.5}}

|1992

Pontiac

|Outaouais

|{{formatnum:1205.00}}

|

|1978

Rapides-des-Joachims

|Outaouais

|{{formatnum:960.10}}

|

|1979

Restigo

|Abitibi-Témiscamingue

|{{formatnum:1270.90}}

|

|1978

Rivière-à-Mars

|Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean

|

|{{formatnum:44.5}}

|1995

Rivière-aux-Rats

|Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean

|{{formatnum:1781.00}}

|

|1978

Rivière-Blanche

|Capitale-Nationale

|{{formatnum:729.00}}

|

|1978

Rivière-Bonaventure

|Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine

|

|{{formatnum:199}}

|1980

Rivière-Cap-Chat

|Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine

|

|{{formatnum:56.6}}

|1992

Rivière-Dartmouth

|Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine

|

|{{formatnum:63.10}}

|1983

Rivière-de-la-Trinité

|Côte-Nord

|

|{{formatnum:73}}

|1986

Rivière-des-Escoumins

|Côte-Nord

|

|{{formatnum:34}}

|1992

Rivière-Jacques-Cartier

|Capitale-Nationale

|

|{{formatnum:42}}

|1991

Rivière-Laval

|Côte-Nord

|

|{{formatnum:45.5}}

|1980

Rivière-Madeleine

|Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine

|

|{{formatnum:115.8}}

|1992

Rivière-Matane

|Bas-Saint-Laurent

|

|{{formatnum:102}}

|1992

Rivière-Mitis

|Bas-Saint-Laurent

|

|{{formatnum:43.9}}

|1993

Rivière-Moisie

|Côte-Nord

|

|{{formatnum:43.9}}

|1993

Rivière-Nouvelle

|Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine

|

|{{formatnum:86.2}}

|1997

Rivière-Petit-Saguenay

|Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean

|

|{{formatnum:14}}

|1998

Rivière-Rimouski

|Bas-Saint-Laurent

|

|{{formatnum:18}}

|1993

Rivière-Sainte-Marguerite

|Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean

|

|{{formatnum:184.4}}

|1980

Rivière-Saint-Jean-du-Saguenay

|Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean

|

|{{formatnum:12.2}}

|1994

Rivières-Godbout-et-Mistassini

|Côte-Nord

|

|{{formatnum:90}}

|1980

Rivière-York

|Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine

|

|{{formatnum:94.1}}

|1980

Saint-Patrice

|Outaouais

|{{formatnum:1348.00}}

|

|1980

Saint-Romain

|Estrie

|{{formatnum:19.70}}

|

|2002

Tawachiche

|Mauricie

|{{formatnum:318.00}}

|

|1978

Trinité

|Côte-Nord

|{{formatnum:328.20}}

|

|1986

Varin

|Côte-Nord

|{{formatnum:484.50}}

|

|1978

Wessonneau

|Mauricie

|{{formatnum:805.30}}

|

|1978

References

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