pəlˈuːʃən hɐz ɡɹˈeɪtli ɐfˈɛktᵻd ðə nˈeɪtʃɚ ðæt jˈuːzd tə θɹˈaɪv ɪn ænd ɚɹˈaʊnd ðə ɹˈɪvɚ, ɹᵻdˈuːsɪŋ ðə nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv spˈiːsiːz ʌv fˈɪʃ fɹʌm sˈɛvənti tə θˈɜːɾi θɹˈiː bᵻtwˌiːn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː ænd tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiː; tə kˈaʊntɚ ðɪs ðə kwᵻbˈɛk ɡˈʌvɚnmənt pɹˈoʊsiːdz tʊ ˈɪmplɪmənt fˈɪʃ ɪnðə ɹˈɪvɚ tʊ ɪŋkɹˈiːs fˈɪʃɪŋ æz ɐ spˈoːɹt.
Pollution has greatly affected the nature that used to thrive in and around the river, reducing the number of species of fish from 70 to 33 between 1963 and 2003; to counter this the Quebec government proceeds to implement fish in the river to increase fishing as a sport.