Blue whale sightings in the Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence

Sightings data were collected by the Mingan Island Cetacean Study (MICS) from 1980 to 2008 with annual surveys realised in the Gulf of St. Lawrence between the end of may and early november. Surveys were conducted using inflatable boats enabling the close approaches necessary to photograph and biopsy blue whales.

The aim of this project was to provide additional information for designating blue whale critical habitat as required under the Canadian Species at Risk Act.

For more details consult the following report:

Ramp, C. and Sears, R. 2013. Distribution, densities, and annual occurrence of individual blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus) in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada from 1980-2008. DFO Can. Sci. Advis. Sec. Res. Doc. 2012/157. vii + 37 p. http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/csas-sccs/Publications/ResDocs-DocRech/2012/2012_157-eng.html

Data of blue whale sightings, collected by the MICS, have been analysed per km of effort in 3 x 3 km grid cells in the Gulf of St. Lawrence for the 2000-2008 period.

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Title (French)	Observations de rorqual bleu dans l'estuaire et le golfe du Saint-Laurent
Update Frequency	not_planned
Geographic Scope	[]
Criticality Level	[]
Sensitivity Level	unrestricted
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Contact Person	{"en": "Government of Canada; Fisheries and Oceans Canada", "fr": "Gouvernement du Canada; Pêches et Océans Canada"}
Contact Email	gddaiss-dmsaisb.XLAU@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Dictionnaire de données	EPSG:32198,https://epsg.io,7.4.1
Open Canada Date Published	2013-01-01 00:00:00
Open Canada Date Modified
Open Canada Subject	["nature_and_environment", "science_and_technology"]
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