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Boat-based Sonar Transect Data in the Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence
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,... -
Sponge Fields in the Eastern Arctic (Campelen Trawl Sample)
Polygons denoting concentrations of sea pens, small and large gorgonian corals and sponges on the east coast of Canada have been identified through spatial analysis of research... -
American shad breeding areas in the fluvial section and Estuary of St. Lawrence
Layer that includes the known information on the american shad breeding areas in the St. Lawrence River and Estuary according to a literature review of documents produced... -
Known concentration areas of the Atlantic razor clam in the Estuary and the...
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... -
Northern bottlenose whale important habitat in inter-canyon areas on the...
The Scotian Shelf population of northern bottlenose whales (Hyperoodon ampullatus) is listed as Endangered under Canada’s Species at Risk Act. Partial critical habitat was... -
Seasonal salinity climatology of the Canadian Pacific Exclusive Economic...
Description: Seasonal mean salinity from the British Columbia continental margin model (BCCM) were averaged over the 1981 to 2010 period to create seasonal mean climatology of... -
Rainbow smelt breeding and feeding areas in the Saguenay River, the fluvial...
Layer that includes the known information on rainbow smelt breeding and feeding areas in the Saguenay River, the fluvial section and Estuary of St. Lawrence according to a... -
Community-Based Coastal Resource Inventory
Points, polylines and polygons where species and features have been found, harvested or detailed. Community Based Coastal Resource Inventory (CCRI) – Fisheries and Oceans Canada... -
Spatiotemporal variation in anadromous Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus)...
PURPOSE: Given the paucity of information on Arctic char along western Hudson Bay, in 2018, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) hosted an Arctic char workshop in Rankin Inlet,... -
Inventory of macroalgae and benthic macroinvertebrates on the north shore of...
This inventory, conducted from September 26th to October 3th, 2019, aimed to describe the community structure of macroalgae and benthic macroinvertebrates of five small... -
Seaweed medium to high density areas in the Chaleur Bay, the Estuary and the...
Production of a layer that includes the known information on seaweed medium to high density areas in the Chaleur Bay, the Estuary and the Gulf of St. Lawrence according to a... -
Depth-attenuated relative wave exposure indices for Pacific Canada
This dataset includes five depth-attenuated relative wave exposure index layers in raster format. Relative Exposure Index (REI) values are calculated based on effective fetch... -
Sea Pen Fields in the Gulf (Western IIA Trawl Sample)
Polygons denoting concentrations of sea pens, small and large gorgonian corals and sponges on the east coast of Canada have been identified through spatial analysis of research... -
Cobb Seamount Visual Survey 2012 (ROV)
This dataset contains observations of species occurrences from seafloor imagery collected by the remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV) during the 2012 Expedition to Cobb... -
Demersal fish total biomass in the Estuary and Gulf of St.Lawrence
Mean 2014 to 2023 demersal fish total biomass in the Estuary and Gulf of St.Lawrence obtained by summing the fish biomass (kg) for all species for a tow and then averaging tows... -
Distribution of kelp on the coast of British Columbia extracted from CHS...
Kelp features were taken from digitized survey source fieldsheets produced by the Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS). The area covered by this dataset encompasses various... -
Ecosystem Production Units in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean
Pepin et al. (2014) stated that three nested spatial scales were identified as relevant for the development of ecosystem summaries and management plans: Bioregion, Ecosystem... -
Winter surface conditions – Helicopter survey
Mean 2014 to 2023 winter surface conditions in the Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. The survey has been taking place every year in March. Surface conditions are described by...