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Land-to-sea carbon delivery in western James Bay Publication
Themes: Dissolved organic carbon, Freshwater, Inorganic Carbon, River Discharge
Rivers play an important role in the transport of carbon (C) into the global ocean, and en route much C is lost to the atmosphere, buried, or transformed largely by biological... Read more -
Monitoring seasonal and spatial variability of water quality properties... Publication
Themes: Dissolved organic carbon, Freshwater, Marine, Nutrients
Within the Hudson and James Bay (HJB) Lowlands, one of the world’s largest contiguous peatlands, interest in mining development has led to concerns about downstream impacts... Read more -
Southern Hudson Bay & James Bay Expeditions Results Presentations - 2026... Publication
Themes: Benthic invertebrate abundance and distribution, Carbon Dioxide, Methane & Other Greenhouse Gases, Fish abundance and distribution, Inorganic Carbon, Marine, Marine mammal abundance and distribution, Microbe biomass and diversity, Nutrients, Plankton
This is a compilation of all the presentation slides from the 2026 TSC Summit Side Meeting hosted by UM to present updates and preliminary results from the southern Hudson Bay... Read more -
Spatial distribution of water quality and phytoplankton in the Upper... Publication
Themes: Freshwater
Freshwater eutrophication in Canada poses significant threats to ecosystem health and community wellbeing, particularly in large lake systems like the upper Manitoba Great Lakes... Read more -
Weather Keeper Data Processing Publication
Themes: Atmosphere
The following documents are provided to assist data users in understanding how data was processed and/or created. Details may include descriptions of the variables used and any... Read more -
Morphometric Data for Lake Manitoba Publication
Themes: Freshwater, Remote Sensing
This publication describes how a bathymetric map was created from digitized paper maps. -
Building Capacity through Technology: CanWIN’s Role in Supporting Indigenous Science Publication
Themes: Atmosphere, Freshwater
Addressing the challenges posed by climate change in recent decades, particularly in Arctic and freshwater ecosystems, requires integrating diverse datasets across disciplines,... Read more -
James Bay and Belcher Islands Expedition 2023 Cruise Report Publication
Themes: Marine
With funding support from NSERC and Oceans North NGO, a research consortium led by researchers at the Centre for Earth Observation Science (CEOS), University of Manitoba (UM),... Read more -
James Bay Expedition 2022 Cruise Report Publication
Themes: Marine
With funding support from NSERC and Oceans North NGO, a research consortium led by researchers at the Centre for Earth Observation Science (CEOS), University of Manitoba (UM),... Read more -
Watersheds of Weeneebeg and Washaybeyoh: State of the Knowledge Report Publication
Themes: Freshwater
This report was prepared to support planning by the Mushkegowuk Council and First Nations in the region in the context of ongoing and future environmental change, related to... Read more -
Community-partnered monitoring of riverine and coastal ecosystems in the... Publication
Themes: Freshwater, Marine
The coastline of southwestern Hudson Bay and western James Bay (HBJB) provides crucial habitat for thousands of birds, fish and mammals, and is the homeland of the Omushkego... Read more -
Beluga Use of Estuary Habitat in the Western Hudson Bay Publication
Themes: Marine
Knowing what features make habitat suitable for a species can give insight on important aspects of life history and improve understanding of key habitat areas for a population.... Read more -
Boating impact on beluga in the Churchill estuary Publication
Themes: Marine
The Churchill river estuary is habitat for Western Hudson Bay (WHB) beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucus). These beluga occupy the estuary from June to September when they... Read more -
River-influenced beluga (Delphinapterus leucas) summer habitat use in... Publication
Themes: Marine
River estuaries along western Hudson Bay, Canada, are important summer habitats for beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucus (Pallas, 1776)) and subject to increasing industrial... Read more -
A decomposition of the key drivers of current and future Northern Hemisphere... Publication
Themes: Atmosphere
Extratropical cyclones are responsible for most precipitation falling north of 408N, especially in winter.Greater moisture availability in a warmer world is expected to boost... Read more -
Beluga (Delphinapterus leucas) response to personal watercraft and motorized... Publication
Themes: Marine
As interest in tourism and conservation grows worldwide, whale-watching has become a popular means of educating the public about wildlife conservation. The short-term impact of... Read more -
Lake Winnipeg Basin Indicator Series Publication
Themes: Freshwater
Canada and Manitoba, as parties to the Memorandum of Understanding Respecting Lake Winnipeg and the Lake Winnipeg Basin, committed to a cooperative and co-ordinated approach to... Read more -
First documented sighting of a group of bowhead whales outside their typical... Publication
Themes: Marine
The bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) is the only baleen whale endemic to the Arctic and has been greatly depleted through commercial whaling. Two bowhead whales were... Read more -
Detection and tracking of belugas, kayaks and motorized boats in drone video... Publication
Themes: Freshwater, Marine, Remote Sensing
Aerial imagery surveys are commonly used in marine mammal research to determine population size, distribution and habitat use. Analysis of aerial photos involves hours of... Read more -
Drivers of Primary Production Variability in James Bay Publication
Themes: Marine
The objective of this study is to fill knowledge gaps in the understanding of drivers for primary production in James Bay. Understanding the spatial variability in conditions... Read more