Underwater archaeological research in the St. Lawrence River between Contrecœur and Verchères, Quebec, Canada, has documented a large arrangement of stones and identified it as an Indigenous fish trap dating back approximately 1,200 years. It is the first submerged Indigenous archaeological site in Quebec dating from before European contact.

Underwater archaeologist Aimie Néron contributed to the discovery as part of preventive archaeological work related to the expansion of the Port of Montreal at Contrecœur. Néron is vice-president and co-founder of the Institut de Recherche en Histoire Maritime et Archéologie Subaquatique (IRHMAS) and also serves as an ODHN Regional Representative.

Knowledge shared by Indigenous experts was central to interpreting the site and determining how the stone arrangement had been used for fishing.

Read the full article in French on Radio-Canada.