Launched in May 2016 in the wake of Quebec’s first Maritime Strategy, the Quebec Maritime Network is a major societal project aimed at federating research and fostering collaborations regarding all issues related to sustainable maritime development. All Quebec universities, colleges, technology transfer centres, research centres, government and community organizations and industries working in the maritime field are institutional members. The Ministère de l’Économie et de l’Innovation du Québec and the Fonds de recherche du Québec are financial partners, while the Université du Québec à Rimouski is the network’s managing institution.