The St. Lawrence Observatory (OSL) is based at the Maurice Lamontagne Institute (MLI), a marine science research center of the Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO). During its implantation phase, the Observatory was financially supported by Canada Economic Development (CED) and by St. Lawrence Vision 2000.
 

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For information, please contact:
Coordinator,
St.Lawrence Observatory
Maurice Lamontagne Institute
850, route de la Mer, P.O. Box 1000
Mont-Joli (Québec) G5H 3Z4
Canada
Telephone: (418) 775-0759;
FAX: (418) 775-0546;
E-mail: OSL@dfo-mpo.gc.ca