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Known concentration areas of the Atlantic razor clam in the Estuary and the... Canada Open Gov Dataset
The dataset represents known concentration areas of harvested or unharvested Atlantic razor clam (Ensis leei) in the Estuary and the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Quebec Region. It was... Read more -
Monitoring Facility Counts of Atlantic Salmon on Newfoundland and Labrador Rivers Canada Open Gov Dataset
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), in partnership with other government organizations, indigenous groups, and community stakeholders, monitor the migratory return of Atlantic... Read more -
Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas (EBSAs), Newfoundland... Canada Open Gov Dataset
The Oceans Act (1997) commits Canada to maintaining biological diversity and productivity in the marine environment. A key component of this is to identify areas that are... Read more -
Sponge Reef Areas of the Pacific Region Canada Open Gov Dataset
Sponge reefs are constructed by hexactinellid (glass) sponges of the Order Hexactinosida. The sponges trap fine sediments, and over centuries of sponge growth and sediment... Read more -
Beaufort Sea Marine Fishes Project (BSMFP) 2013 - Fish identification and... Canada Open Gov Dataset
PURPOSE: From August 2nd to September 9th, 2013, Fisheries and Oceans Canada conducted a baseline survey of marine fishes and their habitats in the southern Canadian Beaufort... Read more -
Fieldnotes 2024-2025: Pacific Science Field Operations Canada Open Gov Dataset
The Fieldnotes dataset represents anticipated locations of science field research and monitoring to be conducted throughout the year by Fisheries and Oceans Canadas' Pacific... Read more -
Marine eelgrass in the maritime coastal zone of Quebec Canada Open Gov Dataset
This dataset was designed for Environment and Climate Change Canada's (ECCC) National Environmental Emergencies Center (NEEC) for oil spill preparedness and response. The... Read more -
A comparative analysis of life-history features and adaptive strategies of... Canada Open Gov Dataset
PURPOSE: Understanding and predicting species range shifts is crucial for conservation amid global warming. This study analyzes life-history traits of four seal species (ringed... Read more -
Lumpfish catch rates since 1990 in the Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence... Canada Open Gov Dataset
Spatial distribution of lumpfish catch rates (number per tow) during the August DFO research survey conducted annually since 1990, to assess the state of groundfish and shrimp... Read more -
Important Areas for Other Vertebrates in Strait of Georgia Ecoregion Canada Open Gov Dataset
This layer details Important Areas (IAs) relevant to key vertebrate species, other than fish and cetaceans, in the Strait of Georgia (SOG) ecoregion. This data was mapped to... Read more -
Bay Scale Assessment of Nearshore Habitat Bras d'Or Lake - St. Andrews 2011 Canada Open Gov Dataset
Bay Scale Assessment of Nearshore Habitat Bras d'Or Lake - St. Andrews 2011 data is part of the publication Bay Scale Assessment of Nearshore Habitat Bras d'Or Lakes. A history... Read more -
Variation in ringed seal (Pusan hispida) density along a latitudinal... Canada Open Gov Dataset
PURPOSE: Ringed seals (Pusa hispida) rely on sea ice as habitat throughout their life history and inhabit a broad latitudinal range with diverse sea-ice conditions.... Read more -
Calanus spp. size and lipid content metrics in North Atlantic, 1977-2019 Canada Open Gov Dataset
Data set covers metrics and metadata related to wild collected copepods Calanus spp. (C. hyperboreus, C. glacialis, C. finmarchicus) and Metridia longa: - body size in prosome... Read more -
Bay Scale Assessment of Eelgrass Beds Using Sidescan and Video - Bouctouche Canada Open Gov Dataset
The assessment of the status of eelgrass (Zostera marina) beds at the bay-scale in turbid, shallow estuaries is problematic. The bay-scale assessment (i.e., tens of km) of... Read more -
Aquatic Invasive Species European Green Crab (Carcinus maenas) Monitoring,... Canada Open Gov Dataset
Aquatic invasive species pose economic and ecological threats to Canada's coastal waters. In response, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) has established monitoring programs to... Read more -
Boat-based Sonar Transect Data in the Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence Canada Open Gov Dataset
PURPOSE: To gather localized high-quality data for mapping eelgrass distribution in bays and estuaries in the Gulf Region of Atlantic Canada. DESCRIPTION: Between 2018 and 2023,... Read more -
Seasonal sigma-t climatology of the Canadian Pacific Exclusive Economic Zone... Canada Open Gov Dataset
Description: Seasonal sigma-t climatology of the Northeast Pacific Ocean was computed from historical observations including all available conductivity-temperature-depth (CTD),... Read more -
Spatial estimates of juvenile Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.) abundance... Canada Open Gov Dataset
Description: Spatial information on the distribution of juvenile Pacific salmon is needed to support Marine Spatial Planning in the Pacific Region of Canada. Here we provide... Read more -
Regional Freshwater Index Layers Canada Open Gov Dataset
Description: The Regional Freshwater Index Layers dataset is composed of five single-band raster layers in GeoTIFF format. Each layer corresponds to a marine region, which... Read more -
Data of eelgrass (Zostera marina) plant size (length, width), cover, and... Canada Open Gov Dataset
This dataset includes metrics of eelgrass size, cover, and biomass from field sites along the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia, Canada. Field sites were located across a gradient... Read more