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Harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) counts and haulout locations along BC coast
Harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) are found along temperate and Arctic marine coastlines of the Northern Hemisphere. They are found in coastal waters of the northern Atlantic and... -
Oceanic Waters
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) has been conducting surface water trawl surveys since 1992 in the coastal waters of British Columbia, Washington, Oregon and Alaska and in the... -
Grey seal distribution and abundance in the Estuary and the Gulf of St....
Data were collected during aerial surveys carried out at low tides in June and August 1994-1997, 2000 and 2001. June and August are respectively pupping and moulting seasons,... -
Standard Oceanographic Sampling Stations (Pacific)
To develop a database of high quality CTD observations at key locations in DFO’s Pacific Region, 22 stations have been selected for sampling as often as possible. Chief... -
Weir Enumerations and Capture-Mark-Recapture Estimates of Population Size...
Across the Canadian North, Arctic Char, Salvelinus alpinus, are culturally important and critical for maintaining subsistence lifestyles and ensuring food security for Inuit.... -
Aerial photos from the Aug 12th, 2015 survey of the Western Hudson Bay...
PURPOSE: An aerial survey of the Western Hudson Bay beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) population was conducted on August 12th, 2015 to provide a population estimate. Surveys... -
Historical distribution of kelp forests on the coast of British Columbia: 1858 - 1956
This dataset is a contribution to the development of a kelp distribution vector dataset. Bull kelp (Nereocystis leutkeana) and giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) are important... -
Seasonal temperature and salinity of Petite baie Saint-Nicolas (Godbout) in...
This data report provides information on temperature and salinity in the Godbout region of the St. Lawrence Estuary. Sampling was carried out from 2019 to 2021 over an area of... -
Satellite telemetry data related to seasonal movements of harbour seals...
The initial objective of this dataset was to study the seasonal movement patterns of harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) in the St. Lawrence Estuary and Sable Island. This study was... -
Pelagic Shark Satellite Tag data - Blue Shark
The blue shark (Prionace glauca), is a species found in Atlantic Canadian waters which is commonly encountered in commercial and recreational fisheries. Pop-up Satellite... -
Charting the Course of the Historical Lobster Fishing Districts in the...
This report outlines the results of a project that created a series of maps tracking inshore historical Lobster fishing district boundaries from 1899 to present. This work has... -
Benthoscape Map of German Bank
The data layer (.shp) presented is the result of an unsupervised classification method for classifying seafloor habitat on German Bank (off South West Nova Scotia, Canada). This... -
Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas (EBSAs), Newfoundland...
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... -
Biodiversity Monitoring Stations for Benthic Macrofauna and Meiofauna in the...
In 2012 and 2013, Fisheries and Oceans Canada surveyed the benthos in two areas closed to bottom contact fishing, the Narwhal Overwintering and Coldwater Coral Zone (now the... -
Characterization of the Corals and Sponges of the Eastern Scotian Slope from...
A benthic imagery survey was conducted along the Eastern Scotian Slope in June 2018 to collect data in support of a Strategic Program for Ecosystem-Based Research and Advice... -
Seasonal use of the Bar Haven Atlantic cod spawning grounds in Placentia Bay
This project was completed by the Groundfish Section in the Newfoundland and Labrador Science Branch of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO). From 2018 to 2020, 14 year-round,... -
Northern Marine Coastal and Ecosystem Studies in the Canadian Beaufort Sea-...
This record contains results from stable isotope analysis of sediment samples including δ 13C (‰), δ 15N (‰), total N and total C collected in the Beaufort Sea.