Queen Reef - Québec
Yttre Märrgrund offers a glimpse into Baltic reef life. You'll find a surprising coral habitat here, home to species like the New Zealand Mudsnail. Visibility can vary, so we'd suggest checking local conditions before heading out. This site is best for divers keen to explore the unique ecosystems of the Baltic Sea.
- Location
- Québec, Canada, North America
- Coordinates
- 45.900080, -80.916430
- Type
- reef
Nearby Dive Sites in Québec
- Alice G.Tobermory Tugs (Wreck) - 12m (wreck)
- Aloha- Effie Mai (wreck)
- Amburgs Reef (reef)
- Arabia (Wreck) - 34m (wreck)
- Ash Island Barge (wreck)
- Barrett Reef (reef)
- Beaufort Reef (reef)
- Beaufort Reef (reef)
- Big Bay Point - 5-20m (reef)
- Boarding House Reef (reef)
- Boulton Reef (reef)
- Bourinot Reef (reef)
- Boyer Reef (reef)
- Bray Reef (reef)
- Brockville Underwater Sculpture Park
Nearest Dive Centres to Queen Reef
- Aquarius Scuba
- Aqua Service
- AquaSystems - NAUI
- Barrie Scuba House - ["PADI"]
- Canadian Sport Subs, Ltd. - ["PADI"]
- Carlos Lopez
Marine Life in Québec
Home to 44 recorded species including 37 reef fish, 3 sea snails & nudibranchs, 2 other, 2 clams & mussels.
Notable Species
- Alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus) - Reef Fish
- Rainbow Smelt (Osmerus mordax) - Reef Fish
- Slimy Sculpin (Cottus cognatus) - Reef Fish
- Cisco (Coregonus artedi) - Reef Fish
- Spawn (Gasterosteus aculeatus) - Reef Fish
- White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii) - Reef Fish
- Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens) - Reef Fish
- Mottled Sculpin (Cottus bairdii) - Reef Fish
- pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus) - Reef Fish
- sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus)
- Lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) - Reef Fish
- Spottail Shiner (Notropis hudsonius) - Reef Fish
- White Perch (Morone americana) - Reef Fish
- Golden Shiner (Notemigonus crysoleucas) - Reef Fish
- Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) - Reef Fish
- Sea Trout (Salmo trutta) - Reef Fish
- Chinook (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) - Reef Fish
- brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) - Reef Fish
- American Gizzard Shad (Dorosoma cepedianum) - Reef Fish
- burbot (Lota lota) - Reef Fish