Martimes Summer Research Vessel Survey

“Summer” missions occur in June, July and August and these focus on the Scotian Shelf and Bay of Fundy (i.e. 4VWX 5Yb, expanding recently to include the Laurentian Channel and Georges Bank (5Zc). Collected data includes total catch in numbers and weights by species. Length frequency data is available for most species, as are the age, sex, maturity and weight information for a subset of the individual animals. Other data such as ageing material, genetic material, and stomach contents are often also collected, but are stored elsewhere.

“Summer” cruises occur in May, June, July and August and these focus on the Scotian Shelf and Bay of Fundy (i.e. 4VWX).

Cite this data as: Clark, D., Emberley, J. Data of MARITIMES SUMMER RESEARCH VESSEL SURVEYS. Published January 2021. Population Ecology Division, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Dartmouth, N.S. https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/1366e1f1-e2c8-4905-89ae-e10f1be0a164

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Last Updated April 17, 2026, 17:44 (UTC)
Created April 17, 2026, 17:44 (UTC)
contact_email DFO.MAR-PED-Data-Request-Demande-de-donnes-DEP-MAR.MPO@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
contact_person {"en": "Government of Canada; Fisheries and Oceans Canada", "fr": "Gouvernement du Canada; Pêches et Océans Canada"}
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open_canada_date_published 2020-08-31 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords {"en": ["Agricultural Aquatic Sciences", "Agriculture", "Animals/Vertebrates", "Aquatic Sciences", "Biological Classification", "Biosphere", "Earth Science", "Ecological Dynamics", "Fish", "Fisheries", "Oceans", "Species/Population Interactions", "Gulf of Maine and Bay of Fundy", "North Atlantic Ocean", "North Atlantic", "Scotian Shelf", "Oceans"], "fr": ["Sciences aquatiques agricoles", "Agriculture", "Animaux/vertébrés", "Sciences aquatiques", "Classification biologique", "Biosphère", "Sciences de la Terre", "Écodynamique", "Poisson", "Pêches", "Océans", "Interactions des espèces/populations", "Golfe du Maine et baie de Fundy", "Océan Atlantique Nord", "Atlantique Nord Ouest", "Plateau néo-écossais", "Océan"]}
open_canada_subject ["nature_and_environment", "science_and_technology"]
sensitivity_level unrestricted
title_fr Enquête D' Été Sur Les Navires De Recherche Dans Les Maritimes
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