The ZEC Rapides-des-Joachims is a "
zone d'exploitation contrôlée" (Controlled harvesting zone) (ZEC) located north of
Rapides-des-Joachims
Rapides-des-Joachims is a municipality and village in western Quebec, Canada, part of Pontiac County in the Outaouais region. The village is situated on Rapides-des-Joachims Island (''l'île de Rapides-des-Joachims'') on the Ottawa River, about ...
, in the
Pontiac Regional County Municipality, in the region of
Outaouais,
Quebec,
Canada.
Geography
ZEC is mainly a hunting and fishing territory bordered to the south by the
Ottawa River
The Ottawa River (french: Rivière des Outaouais, Algonquin: ''Kichi-Sìbì/Kitchissippi'') is a river in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. It is named after the Algonquin word 'to trade', as it was the major trade route of Eastern ...
and to the west by the
Dumoine River. The Zec is bordered on the east side by the
Zec Saint-Patrice and to the west by the
Zec Dumoine
The zec Dumoine is a controlled harvesting zone (''French: Zone d'exploitation contrôlée (ZEC)'') located in the unorganized territory of Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue, in the MRC Témiscamingue Regional County ...
.
Major lakes of Zec are (mainly French names): Aberdeen, Aumond, Beauclair, Champagne, Charrette, Croche, D'Eau Morte, De l'Île, De l'Isle-Dieu, De l'Ours, Des Vases, Dontenwill, Du Carcajou, Du Hibou, Du Lièvre, Du Pinceau, Gilibert, Hogan, Klinge, L'Isle-Adam, La Ligne, La Truite, Lernaut, Monredon, Moore, Pehr-Kalm, Penniseault, Poiriot, Prinsac, Rochebrune, Sérien, Solière, Tap and Trout.
ZEC provides to users six campgrounds (especially rustic) on its territory: camping Hare Lake, Lake Charette, Lake Croche, Dumoine River, "Lac du Pinceau" (Brush Lake) and Lake Dontenwill.
The main entrance of the ZEC is located on the south side, near the bridge over the
Ottawa River
The Ottawa River (french: Rivière des Outaouais, Algonquin: ''Kichi-Sìbì/Kitchissippi'') is a river in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. It is named after the Algonquin word 'to trade', as it was the major trade route of Eastern ...
, is north of the town of
Rolphton by
Ontario. This bridge is located between the Cotton Bay (downstream) and Lake Mc Connell (upstream). ZEC also includes an entrance station at north of its territory.
Hunting and fishing
The hunting is on the ZEC depending the periods, hunting gear used, the sex of animals slaughtered (original) for the following species:
moose,
black bear,
white-tailed deer and
hare
Hares and jackrabbits are mammals belonging to the genus ''Lepus''. They are herbivores, and live solitarily or in pairs. They nest in slight depressions called forms, and their young are able to fend for themselves shortly after birth. The ge ...
.
Fishing is subject to quotas in the ZEC in terms of limit and possession for the following species:
brook trout
The brook trout (''Salvelinus fontinalis'') is a species of freshwater fish in the char genus ''Salvelinus'' of the salmon family Salmonidae. It is native to Eastern North America in the United States and Canada, but has been introduced elsewhere ...
,
lake trout,
moulac,
perch, Muskie,
pike, doré (gold),
bass
Bass or Basses may refer to:
Fish
* Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species
Music
* Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range:
** Bass (instrument), including:
** Acoustic bass gui ...
and
whitefish.
See also
*
Rapides-des-Joachims
Rapides-des-Joachims is a municipality and village in western Quebec, Canada, part of Pontiac County in the Outaouais region. The village is situated on Rapides-des-Joachims Island (''l'île de Rapides-des-Joachims'') on the Ottawa River, about ...
*
Pontiac Regional County Municipality
*
Outaouais, administrative region
*
Rolphton, municipality of
Ontario
*
Zone d'exploitation contrôlée (Controlled harvesting zone) (ZEC)
References
External links
Official site of the zec
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Protected areas of Outaouais
Protected areas established in 1979