The largest protected areas of the region are those protected by the confinement areas of the white-tailed deer. Just these protected areas cover nearly 80% of the protected area of the region. Bas-Saint-Laurent contains about 27% of the protected areas of this designation. The second largest designation by superficy are the protected areas devoted to the protection of aquatic birds, of which a large part () are in a marine environment.
the LargeST prOteCted aReas Of The rEgion aRe tHoSe protected By the cOnfiNement arEaS Of The WHitE-taILed deER. jusT theSe ProtecteD areas coVer nearly 80% oF THE protEcTed area of the regiOn. bas-sAInT-LaURent cONtAIns abouT 27% Of THe pRotECtEd areas of thiS desiGnAtiON. the Second Largest DEsIGNATiOn By supeRfICy ArE thE prOteCteD AreaS devoted To thE PrOtEction Of AQUatic BirdS, oF whIcH a lArGE ParT () aRe in a mArinE EnVironment.