The First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Sustainable Development Institute held a training workshop on the conservation and protection of fish and their habitat on November 5, 6 and 7, 2019.
The objectives of the workshop were to:
- Understand the theoretical bases on aquatic ecology and fish biology, as well as the regulatory context for the protection of fish and their habitat;
- Master the techniques for the implementation of measures to restore fish habitat in freshwater;
- Be able to monitor, maintain and evaluate freshwater restoration projects.
- The theory behind restoration:
- Presentation: Basic principles of aquatic ecology/hydrology
- Presentation: Overview of fish biology and the four targeted species
- Presentation: Planning a restoration project
- Regulatory Considerations
- Presentation: Freshwater regulatory considerations
- Putting the theory to work:
- Presentation: Case studies (with solutions)
This training workshop was organized in collaboration with:
- Bureau Environnement et Terre d’Odanak;
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada;
- Water First;
- FRi Ecological Services
- Ministère des Forêts, de la Faune et des Parcs;
- Environment and Climate Change Canada.
The training session was made possible through funding received from Fisheries and Oceans Canada under the terms of the Indigenous Habitat Protection Program.