The Zec Martin-Valin is a "

zone d'exploitation contrôlée A ''zone d'exploitation contrôlée'' (in French; 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 ...

" (controlled harvesting zone) (ZEC), located in the

Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality Le Fjord-du-Saguenay (''The Fjord of the Saguenay iver') is a regional county municipality in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada. Its seat is Saint-Honoré, which is also its most populous municipality. It is named for the ...

, in administrative region of Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, in

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, in

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. Created in 1978 by the Government of Quebec and established in 1979, Zec Martin-Valin is administered by the "Association de chasse et de pêche Martin-Pêcheur inc" which ensures its development and growth. The 63 Zec Quebec are areas of public property belonging to the provincial government.

Geography

This territory dedicated to recrotouristic activities (camping, canoe camping, kayaking, hunting and fishing) covers in the administrative region of Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean. The zec is located on public land northeast of the

Monts-Valin National Park Parc National des Monts-Valin is one of twenty-nine national parks of Quebec, managed by the Quebec Outdoor Establishments Company (Sépaq). Located in Saguenay, the highest point of the region is found in Monts-Valin at Dubuc peak, as well as ...

. ZEC has 650 lakes and many rivers in the boreal forest area. The territory of the zec is divided between the parish of Sainte-Rose-du-Nord located on the north coast of

Saguenay River __NOTOC__ The Saguenay River () is a major river of Quebec, Canada. It drains Lac Saint-Jean in the Laurentian Highlands, leaving at Alma and running east; the city of Saguenay is located on the river. It drains into the Saint Lawrence River. T ...

and Lake Poulin Courval, located about 45 km further north. The reception office of the Zec Martin-Valin is located near the route 172 that connects the city of Saguenay to

Tadoussac Tadoussac () is a village in Quebec, Canada, at the confluence of the Saguenay and Saint Lawrence rivers. The indigenous Innu call the place ''Totouskak'' (plural for ''totouswk'' or ''totochak'') meaning "bosom", probably in reference to the t ...

Camping canoes

For a decade, the ZEC has five marked trails for canoe camping expeditions for 3 to 7 days. These expeditions in the northwestern part of the area include various portage trails and numerous lakes to cross. These circuits maintained by ZEC are beginner to advanced intermediate level. The circuits have multiple platforms for tents and toilets (on some sites). Amateur canoe-camping must register at the entrance station of the zec. Then they have to take forest roads on forty kilometers to reach the site of departures circuits in the North section of the Zec. A shuttle service offered by the ZEC is available, as well as canoe rentals.

Hunting and fishing

''Fishing'' Fishing for native brook fountains (brook trout) is offered on three rivers and over 450 lakes in the ZEC. ZEC has made it easy access to the majority of water bodies in its territory by building parking lots and docks. ZEC permits the use of gasoline engines to power boats. ZEC offers a rental service on some boats fishing lakes. ''Hunting'' On the Zec Martin-Valin, hunting is regulated by the "Ministry of Sustainable Development, environment, wildlife and Parks". Hunters must comply with hunting quotas to the

moose The moose (in North America) or elk (in Eurasia) (''Alces alces'') is a member of the New World deer subfamily and is the only species in the genus ''Alces''. It is the largest and heaviest extant species in the deer family. Most adult mal ...

bear Bears are carnivoran mammals of the family Ursidae. They are classified as caniforms, or doglike carnivorans. Although only eight species of bears are extant, they are widespread, appearing in a wide variety of habitats throughout the Nor ...

and small wild animal (e.g. grouse, spruce grouse and gray partridge). Hunters can hunt big animal, if they become a member of the zec and holding a season pass to hunt big wild animal or the

Toponymy

Each of the two components of the name "Martin-Valin" has a distinctive origin: * "Association de chasse et de pêche Martin-Pêcheur inc" which administers the ZEC; * Three names using the name "Valin" the ''river'' which originates in the territory of the ZEC, the ''massive'' and ''mountain''; they stand at the western edge of Zec The name "Zec Martin-Valin" was formalized on December 5, 1982 at the Bank of place names in the

Commission de toponymie du Québec The Commission de toponymie du Québec (English: ''Toponymy Commission of Québec'') is the Government of Québec's public body responsible for cataloging, preserving, making official and publicize Québec's place names and their origins according ...

(Geographical Names Board of Quebec).Commission de toponymie du Québec (Geographical Names Board of Quebec) - Bank of place names - Toponym: Zec Martin-Valin

Geography

Camping canoes

Hunting and fishing

Toponymy

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