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code Béluga - A community science project on the biodiversity of the St. Lawrence River

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Dates
May 22 to August 24 2025
FREE
Hours
All Day Event
Museum
4777, avenue Pierre-De Coubertin
Montréal, QC Canada
H1V 1B3

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Espace pour la vie and Génome Québec invite the public

to take part in a community-science activity whose aim is a better understanding of the state of biodiversity in the St. Lawrence River Estuary through analysis of the environmental DNA (eDNA) contained in a simple water sample.

At the heart of this project lies the beluga, an emblematic sentinel species in Québec.

On the banks of the St. Lawrence River Estuary, the public is invited to collect samples of water containing environmental eDNA, using a protocol developed by Génome Québec and guided by the Biodôme’s education team.

The samples will be analyzed at Génome Québec’s Centre d’expertise et de services.

The results will afterwards be made available both for research purposes and to the general public.

How to take part
Sampling dates and site

May 22, July 5 and August 23 - 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

  • La Malbaie | Centre Écologique de Port-au-Saumon
  • Cacouna | Pointe de Cacouna Ktopeqonok

May 23, July 6 and August 24 - 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

  • Tadoussac | Centre d’interprétation des mammifères marins
  • Rimouski | Parc national du Bic

code Beluga, an initiative of Génome Québec and Espace pour la vie

 

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