The ZEC du Lac-Brébeuf is a "

zone d'exploitation contrôlée A ''zone d'exploitation contrôlée'' (; 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 fro ...

" (controlled harvesting zone) (ZEC) of , located partly in the unorganized territory

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, in the MRC

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 ...

and also in the MRC

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

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, in

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. The main economic activities of the protected area are forestry and recreo-tourism activities such fishing and hunting.

Geography

Of the 152 lakes in this zone d'exploitation controlée (controlled harvesting zone) the most important in term of area are lakes Brébeuf, Eternity and Desprez. Along Brébeuf lake is located mainly in the canton de Brébeuf and extends partially into the territory of the municipality of Rivière-Éternité (River Eternity). This lake has several bays, and the greatest is "baie de la Sauvagesse" (Savage bay), located at the northwest end. This is the head of the lake Saint-Jean River (Saguenay River tributary), which drains into the

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. ...

to L'Anse-Saint-Jean. Three watersheds are draining the territory of the ZEC, the rivers Saint-Jean River (Saguenay River tributary) and its tributaries, Cami and

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. The main entrance station of the zec is that of Saint-Félix-d'Otis, the route 170. The docking station is 3 kilometers from the church of Saint-Félix-d'Otis, following the route du Lac-Brébeuf. Zec operates three rustic campgrounds with a total of 54 locations. Some locations are reserved for seasonal rentals, while others are for short stays.

Hunting and Fishing

In this Zec, fishing enthusiasts take mostly brook ( char or

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), the

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and the

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. Furthermore, hunting is popular for small animal (

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), the

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and the

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. Hunters are required to comply with the quotas allocated by species.

Toponymy

The name "Zec du Lac-Brébeuf" is associated with the toponyms of the same name designating the lake and township. The name "Lake Brébeuf" was awarded in 1943, the year of the commemoration of the 350th anniversary of the birth of the Jesuit

Jean de Brébeuf Jean de Brébeuf () (25 March 1593 16 March 1649) was a French Jesuit missionary who travelled to New France (Canada) in 1625. There he worked primarily with the Huron for the rest of his life, except for a few years in France from 1629 to 1 ...

(1593-1649), one of the

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. Previously, the lake was designated "Little Lake St. John", the

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(Geographical Names Board of Quebec) which refers to a 1925 publication. The name of the lake was written in various forms according to use, such "Little Lake St. John", "Little Lake St. John" and "Little Lake St-Jean". The name "Lake Zec-Brébeuf" was recorded on August 5, 1982 at the Bank of place names in the

(Geographical Names Board of Quebec).

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* of ZEC du Lac-Brébeuf. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lac-Brebeuf, the ZEC Protected areas of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Protected areas established in 1978

Geography

Hunting and Fishing

Toponymy

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