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 over from private hunting, fishing and trapping clubs (as a result of "Operation wildlife management") to provide timely access to recreational activities to the general public like hunting and fishing.
2-755: The Zec Lavigne is a " zone d'exploitation contrôlée " (Controlled harvesting zone) (ZEC) located at north of Saint-Côme , in administrative region of Lanaudière , in Quebec , in Canada . Created in 1978, this zec is 406.31 square kilometres (156.88 sq mi) and is managed by the "Association de chasse et pêche Lavigne inc". Zec Lavigne is bordered on the west by the Mont-Tremblant National Park . Zone d%27exploitation contr%C3%B4l%C3%A9e They are non profit organisations managed by honorary administrators whose primary responsibility
4-701: Is to manage fishing and hunting activities and see to wildlife conservation on their respective territories. ZEC objectives : ZECs fill a much larger economic place than fishing and hunting clubs did as they also promote all types of recreational and tourism activities such as hiking, canoeing, canoe -camping, mountain-biking, rock-climbing, vacationing and cottage rental, camping, wildlife/nature observation, wild berry picking, etc. They are open to all recreational enthusiasts and reservations are generally not required. The 86 ZECs consist of 63 hunting and fishing areas, 22 salmon fishing areas, and one wildfowl hunting area. They are gathered in 11 regional groups whose role
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