


Since the summer of 2009, Exploramer proposes the “Smarter Seafood, for the sound management of marine resources” certification programme that encourages restaurants and fish markets to offer lesser-known products chosen from the numerous edible species found in the St. Lawrence Gulf, in the prospect of sustainable development and the protection of biodiversity.
By integrating new marine species in restaurant menus and fish markets, Smarter Seafood aims to 1) bring the population to diversify its consumption of Quebec’s marine products and therefore 2) allow fishermen to diversify their catch and in this way, 3) contribute to reducing pressure on species at risk.
Waved whelks, mackerel, sea urchins, kelp, rock crab, clams…23 species are listed in the 2011 program.
Look for the Smarter Seafood logo in Quebec restaurants and fish markets and “Dare to taste!”
New for 2011: the Smarter Seafood certification is now available for all restaurants and fish markets in Quebec.
Smarter Seafood promotes lesser known species of the St-Lawrence Gulf in the prospect of sustainable consumption.
Dare to taste!
Each year, according to the recommendations of researchers and biologists, Exploramer draws up a list of marine species corresponding to the following four criteria:
1- the species must be edible,
2- in sufficient quantity in the St-Lawrence Gulf,
3- the fishing technique used must be respectful of the seabed,
4- the species must be little known (unknown, underdeveloped, under used, undervalued underestimated) on the consumer market and therefore able to support (take on, put up with, profit from, meet with) more extensive marketing.
With the Smarter Seafood certification, restaurants and fish markets of Quebec agree to promote lesser-known marine species that are both delicious and nutritious.
Look for and taste marine products bearing the Smarter Seafood logo (symbol) in restaurant menus and in fish markets. Delicious gourmet discoveries in store for you!
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| Popular species that are captured in a sustainable way and recommended by Smarter Seafood without appearing on the official list. | |
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2095, Boul. Grande–Grève, Forillon, Gaspé (Québec) G4X 6L7
Téléphone: (418) 892-5153
Télécopieur : (418) 892-5292
www.aubergeforillon.com
261, route 132, Percé (Québec) G0C 2L0
Téléphone : 418 782-2166 Sans frais : 1 800 463-4212
Télécopieur: 418 782-5323
www.riotel.com/
4, rue du Quai (administration), La Neigère, rue du Quai (info générale), Percé (Québec) G0C 2L0
Téléphone : 418 782-2240
Télécopieur : 418 782-2241
www.parcsquebec.com/ilebonaventure
2053, boulevard Douglas, Saint-Georges-de-Malbaie (Québec) G0C 2X0
Téléphone : 418 368-2281 Sans frais : 1 888 377-3835
Télécopieur : 418 368-1364
www.sepaq.com/fortprevel
212, Route 132 Ouest, Percé (Québec) G0C 2L0
Téléphone : 418 782-2022 Sans frais : 1 800 463-0858
Télécopieur : 418 782-5195
www.manoirdeperce.com
186 de la reine, c.p. 3-12, Gaspé (Québec) G4X 1T6
Téléphone : (en saison) : 418-368-5537
Téléphone (hors-saison) : 418-368-5792
www.maisonwakeham.ca/
325, route 132, Chandler (Québec) G0C 2J0
Téléphone: 418.689.2281 Sans frais : 1.800.463.1404
Télécopieur: 418.689.6628
www.motelfraser.com
99, route 132. Percé (Québec) G0C 2L0
Téléphone : (418) 782-2873
252 Route de la rivière, Port-Daniel (Québec) G0C 2N0
Téléphone : (418) 396-2481
Sans frais : 1 (877) 396-2491
www.giteetaubergedupassant.com/laconchesaintmartin
155, place du Quai, Percé (Québec) G0C 2L0
Téléphone: 418.782.5331
Télécopieur : 418 782-5624
www.maisondupecheur.ca
557, boulevard du Griffon, C.P. 21 Gaspé (Québec) G4X 6A5
Téléphone : 418 892-0115
www.lanseaugriffon.ca/
41, rue Principale, C.P. 1066, Petite-Vallée (Québec) G0E 1Y0
Téléphone : 418-393-2394
Télécopie : 418-393-3060
www.festivalenchanson.com
77, route 132, Percé (Québec) G0C 2L0
Téléphone : (418) 782-2183 Sans frais : 1-800-463-9700
Télécopieur :418-782-2610
www.aubergelestroissoeurs.com/
681, boulevard Perron, Carleton-sur-Mer (Québec) G0C 1J0
Téléphone: (418) 364-2211
www.myspace.com/bistrolepicassiette
98, avenue Port-Royal, Bonaventure (Québec) G0C 1E0
Téléphone: (418) 534-3336
Télécopieur : (418) 534-4016
www.riotel.com
425, boulevard Perron, Maria (Québec) G0C 1Y0
Téléphone: (418) 759-3008
www.sushilounge.ca
445, boul.Perron, C.P. 236, Maria (Québec) G0C 1Y0
Téléphone: (418) 759-3661
Télécopieur : (418) 759-3407
474, boulevard Perron, Carleton-sur-Mer (Québec) G0C 1J0
Téléphone: (418) 364-3388
Télécopieur : (418) 364-7289
www.manoirbelleplage.com
231, route de Miguasha Ouest, Nouvelle (Québec) G0C 2E0
Téléphone: (418) 794-2475
Télécopieur : (418) 794-2033
www.sepaq.com/miguasha
210, rue Pardiac, New Richmond (Québec) G0C 2B0
Téléphone: (418) 392-4485
Télécopieur : (418) 392-4819
www.hotelfrancis.qc.ca
530, boulevard Perron, Maria (Québec) G0C 1Y0
Téléphone: (418) 759-1551
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215, rue du Quai, Carleton-sur-Mer (Québec) G0C 1J0
Téléphone: (418) 364-7602
Télécopieur : (418) 364-2062
www.marindeaudouce.com
20, 1re Avenue Est, Mont-Louis (Québec) G0C 1T0
Téléphone: (418) 797-2008
www.labrouedansltoupet.com
24, 1re Avenue Est, Mont-Louis (Québec) G0E 1T0
Téléphone: (418) 797-5000
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2001, route du Parc, Sainte-Anne-des-Monts (Québec) G4V 2E4
Téléphone: (418) 763-2288
Télécopieur : (418) 763-7803
www.parcsquebec.com/albert
170, 1re Avenue Ouest, Sainte-Anne-des-Monts (Québec) G4V 1C8
Téléphone: (418) 763-2613
Télécopieur : (418) 763-7381
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100, 1ère avenue Ouest, Sainte-Anne-des-Monts (Québec) G4V 1C2
Téléphone: (418) 763-4478
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460, Route de la Mer, Sainte-Flavie (Québec) G0J 2L0
Téléphone: (418) 775-7233
Télécopieur : (418) 775-9227
www.gaspesiana.com/
180 route de la mer, Sainte-Flavie (Québec) G0J 2L0
Téléphone: (418) 775-8046
www.capitainehomard.com/
250, avenue du Phare Est, Matane (Québec) G4W 3N4
Téléphone: (418) 566-2651
Télécopieur : (418) 562-7365
www.riotel.com
800, route Flavie-Drapeau, Sainte-Flavie (Québec) G0J 2L0
Téléphone: (418) 775-4396
Télécopieur : (418) 775-3876
www.monjolimotel.com/
1310, rue Matane-sur-Mer, Matane (Québec) G4W 3M6
Téléphone: (418) 562-2323
Télécopieur : (418) 562-2562
www.hotelbelleplage.com
200, route 132, Grand-Métis (Québec) G0J 1Z0
Téléphone: (418) 775-2222
Télécopieur : (418) 775-6201
www.jardinsdemetis.com
564 Route de la Mer, Ste-Flavie, (Québec) G0J 2L0
Téléphone: (418) 775-2829
Télécopieur : (418) 775-9548
www.centredart.net/
260, rue du Barachois, Matane (Québec) G4W 3N4
Téléphone: (418) 562-3131
Télécopieur : (418) 562-7365
www.riotel.com
71, boulevard Saint-Benoît Ouest, Amqui (Québec) G5J 2E5
Téléphone: (418) 629-5531
Télécopieur : (418) 629-5410
www.auberge-beausejour.com
572, avenue de la Vallée, Saint-Angèle-de-Mérici (Québec) G0J 2H0
Téléphone: (418) 775-2212
www.bottinegourmande.com/
2629, rue Commerciale Sud, Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac (Québec) G0L 1X0
Téléphone: (418) 899-6747
Télécopieur : (418) 899-0212
www.aubergemarieblanc.com
433, rue Lafontaine, Rivière-du-Loup (Québec) G5R 3B9
Téléphone: (418) 862-6936
Télécopieur : (418) 862-6082
www.chezantoine.ca
225, boul. René-Lepage Est, Rimouski (Québec) G5L 1P2
Téléphone: (418) 725-5000
Télécopieur : (418) 725-5725
www.hotelrimouski.com
1560, rue Du Phare, Pointe-au-Père (Québec) G5M 1Y6
Téléphone: (418) 724-2888
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111, rue Principale, Saint-André-de-Kamouraska (Québec) G0L 2H0
Téléphone: (418) 493-2929
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377, Route 199, Grande-Entrée (Québec) G4T 7A5
Téléphone: (418) 985-2833 Sans frais : 1-888-537-4537
Télécopieur : (418) 985-2226
www.salicorne.ca
485, chemin Principal, Cap-aux-Meules (Québec)G4T 1E4
Téléphone: (418) 986-2211 Sans frais : 1-800-661-4537
Télécopieur : (418) 986-2886
www.hotelsilesdelamadeleine.com/
292, route 199, Havre aux Maisons, Iles de la Madeleine (Québec) G4T 5A4
Téléphone: (418) 969-2233
Télécopieur : (418) 969-4693
www.domaineduvieuxcouvent.com/
48, rue Sainte-Ursule, Vieux-Québec, Québec (Québec) G1R 4E2
Téléphone: (418) 694-0667
Télécopieur : (418) 694-0967
www.saint-amour.com/
10, rue Saint-Antoine, Québec (Québec) G1K 4C9
Téléphone: (418) 692-1022
www.restaurantpanache.com/
115, quai Saint-André, Québec (Québec) G1K 3Y3
Téléphone: (418) 692-1010 Sans frais : 1 877 692 1010
www.poissondavril.net/
117, rue Dalhousie, Québec (Québec) G1K 9C8
Téléphone: (418) 692-4555 Sans frais : 877 876-4555
Télécopieur : (418) 692-4175
www.laurieraphael.com/
25 Place Simon Valois, Angle 3809 Ontario, Montréal (Québec) H1W 0A6
Téléphone: (514) 528-0202
Télécopieur : (514) 528-4366
www.levalois.ca/
1810, boul. Richelieu, Beloeil, (Québec) J3G 4S4
Téléphone: (450) 467-0525
Télécopieur : (450) 467-0525
www.hostellerierivegauche.com/
2375, rue Sainte-Catherine Est, Montréal (Québec) H2K 2J5
Téléphone: 514-522-5105
www.restolegraindesel.ca/
1083 Côte Du Beaver Hall, Montreal (Québec) H2Z 1S5
Téléphone : (514) 861-2634
Télécopieur : (514) 861-9734
www.andiamo.ca/
124 Saint-Raphaël, La Malbaie (Québec) G5A 1X9
Téléphone: (418) (418) 665-0021 Sans frais : 1-800-387-4431
Télécopieur : (418) 665-7156
www.lapinsonniere.com/
43, Rue Sainte Anne, Baie Saint Paul (Québec) G3Z 1N9
Téléphone: (418) 240-3030
Télécopieur : (418) 240-2197
www.moutonnoirresto.com/
830, Richelieu, La Malbaie - Secteur Pointe-au-Pic (Québec) G5A 2X3
Téléphone: (418) 654-9347
Sans frais : 1-888-201-2742
www.alancemedia.com/maisondesberges/
216, Saint-Etienne, La Malbaie (Québec) G5A 1T2
Téléphone: (418) 665-6869
Télécopieur : (418) 665-3222
www.vicesversa.com/
Chemin de l'Anse de Roche, Sacré-Coeur (Québec) G0T 1Y0
Téléphone: (418) 236-4325
http://bistrodufjord.wordpress.com/
165, rue Bord de l'Eau, Tadoussac (Québec) G0T 2A0
Téléphone: (418) 235-4421 Sans frais : 1.800 561-0718
Télécopieur : (418) 235.4607
www.hoteltadoussac.com/
460, Racine Est, Chicoutimi (Québec) G7H 1T7
Téléphone: (418) 549-7111
www.hotelchicoutimi.qc.ca/
52, rue des Vigneaux, Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé (Québec) G0C 3B0
Téléphone : (418) 385-3310
Télécopieur : (418) 385-2260
www.economusees.com/lelievre_lemoignan_fr.cfm
8, rue Windsor Est, C.P. 177, Cap-d'Espoir (Québec) G0C 1G0
Téléphone : (418) 782-2027 Sans frais : 1 866 782-2027.
Télécopieur: (418) 782-5345
www.pcaron.ca/
5, rue de la Victoria, Rivière-au-Renard, Gaspé (Québec) G4X 5G3
Téléphone : 418 269-5999
Télécopieur : 418 269-7213
www.pecheriesgaspesiennes.com
5 rue de la Gare, Carleton-sur-Mer (Québec) G0C 1J0
Téléphone: (418) 364-79264
Télécopieur : (418) 364.6314
www.carletonplus.net/poissonnerie.htm
230, route 132 Est, Bonaventure (Québec) G0C 1E0
Téléphone: (418) 534-2434
Télécopieur : (418) 534-2434
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486, boul. Sainte-Anne, Sainte-Anne-des-Monts (Québec) G4V 1T5
Téléphone: (418) 763-2550
52, 1re Avenue Ouest C.P. 158, Mont-Louis (Québec) G0E 1T0
Téléphone: (418) 797-2728
Télécopieur : (418) 797-2952
www.cusimer.com/
1, rue du Chanoine-Richard, Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis (Québec) G0E 1T0
Téléphone: (418) 797-5059
Télécopieur : (418) 797-5097
www.atkinsetfreres.com
15, Boulevard Perron Ouest, Sainte-Anne-des-Monts (Québec) G4V 3B3
Téléphone: (418) 763-1584
www.delicedelamer.com/
1031, avenue de la Gaspésie, Mont-Joli (Québec) G5H 0B2
Téléphone: (418) 775-1770
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467, route de la Mer, Sainte-Flavie (Québec) G0J 2L0
Téléphone: (418) 775-5557
Télécopieur : (418) 775-8338
985, avenue du Phare Ouest, Matane (Québec) G4W 3M6
Téléphone: (418) 562-7001
Télécopieur : (418) 562-7073
www.poissonnerie-borealis.com
1560, rue Du Phare, Pointe-au-Père (Québec) G5M 1Y6
Téléphone: (418) 724-2888
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Marché du Vieux-Port, Québec (Québec)
Téléphone: (514) 278-1000
www.delicedelamer.com/
Marché Jean-Talon, Montréal (Québec)
Téléphone: (514) 278-1000
www.delicedelamer.com/
In order to ensure the success of the Smarter Seafood certification programme, it is necessary to be transparent concerning the scientific methodology used in the elaboration of the list of species.
First of all, it is important to understand what the designation “Smarter Seafood” means. In order for a species to be considered Smarter Seafood, it must meet the requirements of 4 selection criteria. All species that do not fulfill one or the other of the requirements will be rejected from the list.
The selection criteria are the following:
1) The species must be edible
The species must be fit for human consumption.
2) in sufficient quantity in the St-Lawrence River
Whatever the species and for whatever population, it must not be a designated one following the designation criteria in effect at the COSEWIC.
The COSEWiC is the evaluation committee for endangered species in Canada. Every year it evaluates and designates wild endangered species in Canada. The species must have the “not at risk” status attributed by the COSEWIC to meet this criterion and this for all its populations. In other words, a species having the “not at risk” designation for its population in the south of the Gulf but having the status of “special concern” for the estuary population will not be put on the list.
3) the fishing techniques must respect the seabed.
Fishing must be made with devices that are in accordance with the notion of sustainable exploitation.
We designate instruments that conform with the notion of sustainable exploitation those that do not perturb or very little (having no or very little impact on) the habitat that the seabed represents in such a way that fishing can be maintained over several years without the destruction of the habitat.
Trawls and drags are not considered to conform with the notion of sustainable exploitation, save for the trawl used for fishing Northern shrimp which has been modified so as to meet with this criterion. Where species captured with the help of different fishing devices are concerned, they can be considered Smarter Seafood if the majority of the catch is made with instruments that conform with the notion of sustainable exploitation.
4) The species must be relatively unknown on the consumer market
The degree of commercialization is evaluated by the MAPAQ. The level of commercial development rating is divided into several categories: inexistant, weak, growing, average and elevated. For a species to be considered Smarter Seafood, it must have a level of commercialization that is equal or inferior to average.
*Please note that species from aquaculture can be considered Smarter Seafood. The term “aquaculture” will then be indicated in parentheses to the right of the common name of the species on the Smarter Seafood list. Criteria 2 and 3 are not applicable in these circumstances.
The Smarter Seafood list is entirely revised each year according to a strict process.
To establish the list of Fourchette Bleue species, the biologists at Exploramer first make an inventory of all the edible species found in the St. Lawrence Gulf.
Following that, a collection of scientific and commercial data is made with the help of researchers from Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) and with the specialists at the Ministère de l’Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l’Alimentation du Québec (MAPAQ).
Then, a first selection is made by crosschecking the data put into place by the biologists at Exploramer.
Finally, the list is presented to a committee of socio-scientific experts for a final ratification.
The Smarter Seafood certification interests you?
You must know…
For 2011-2012, the cost of certification is $100 per enterprise. This allows the use of the Smarter Seafood trademark for one year. The amount also includes promotional tools directly related to the certification, that is: promotional poster, information brochure, identification tools as well as a presence on the WEB. A $100 invoice will be sent with the protocol of agreement.
For restaurants, a minimum of two different dishes have to be proposed on the menu during the certification period. Furthermore, these must be available at all times for a period of one year.
For fish markets, a minimum of two species must be presented for the certification period.
The certification in two steps:
1) Contact us to get the specifications concerning the details related to the certification.
2) Ask for and sign the protocol of agreement.