Quebec's maritime heritage is showcased in many museums.

Lighthouse keepers, craftspeople and shipbuilders, freshwater anglers and deep-sea fishers - the skills and know-how needed to work the St. Lawrence and Quebec's other rivers have been honed over many, many years.

For the Natives, the Basques and Bretons, the French and English, Quebeckers and other Canadians, fishing and navigation have been sources of sustenance, defence and pleasure in turn.