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Québec

Regional goals for the Great Lakes

Through Blue Accounting, experts collaborate to track progress toward shared goals for key issues affecting the Great Lakes. Below is what we are currently tracking for Québec.

Goal
Progress
Prevent the introduction of new aquatic invasive species
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Progress is reported by metric

Detect and respond to new introduction of aquatic invasive species
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in development

Control established aquatic invasive species to reduce negative impacts
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in development

Additional information about Québec

The St. Lawrence River and Seaway is of vital geographic and economic importance to the Great Lakes system, connecting the lakes to the Atlantic Ocean and providing navigation to deep-draft ocean vessels. Québec serves as the gateway to the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River system. More than 56 million tons of Great Lakes-Seaway cargo is handled at Québec ports.

What we do

Blue Accounting is an information service to track the region’s progress toward shared goals for the Great Lakes. Maintained by the Great Lakes Commission, the information developed by Blue Accounting helps elected officials make sure that policies and programs are effective at protecting the largest fresh surface water system on earth.

What we measure

The Great Lakes Commission’s Blue Accounting team works with experts to identify goals and methods to track progress on key Great Lakes issues. Currently, Blue Accounting is tracking progress on protecting the region from aquatic invasive species and keeping phosphorus out of Lake Erie.