ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE CANADA

Its mission is in line with the objectives of major government programs such as the St. Lawrence Action Plan 2011-2026, Quebec's Government Sustainable Development Strategy 2015-2020 1 (and open access to data from 2), Quebec's National Water Policy, Quebec's Concerted Action for Regional Development Cooperation (ACCORD) project, Canada's Oceans Action Plan, as well as open access 2 to the Global Earth Observation Programs (GEO / GEOSS 3 3)... The knowledge gathered in this data base directly addresses an industry need. In fact, for coastal areas affected by dwindling traditional marine resources, the harvest and processing of seaweed offers interesting prospects for economic diversification (Lionard and colleagues, 2014; Côté-Laurin and Tamigneaux, 2016). Although some twenty SMEs are already involved in the harvest, conversion or distribution of marine seaweed-based products, it is still an emerging industry. In recent years, several enterprises have sought to improve their access..