Calanus spp. size and lipid content metrics in North Atlantic, 1977-2019

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 length [PL] - dry weight [DW] - lipid content (oil sac area [OSA] and oil sac volume [OSV])

Spatial coverage: North Atlantic sampling sites - Scotian Shelf (SS) - Gulf of Saint Lawrence (GSL) - Gulf of Maine-Georges Bank-Nantucket Shoals (GoM) - Newfoundland shelf (NFL)

Cite this data as: Helenius LK, Head EJH, Jekielek P, Orphanides CD, Pepin P, Plourde S, Ringuette M, Walsh HJ, Runge JA, Johnson CL. Calanus spp. size and lipid content metrics in North Atlantic, 1977-2019. Published September 2022. Ocean Ecosystem Science Division, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Dartmouth, N.S. https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/72e6d3a1-06e7-4f41-acec-e0f1474b555b

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Field	Value
Last Updated	April 17, 2026, 19:27 (UTC)
Created	April 17, 2026, 19:27 (UTC)
contact_email	DFO.OESDDataRequest-DSEMDemandededonnes.MPO@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
contact_person	{"en": "Government of Canada; Fisheries and Oceans Canada", "fr": "Gouvernement du Canada; Pêches et Océans Canada"}
criticality_level	[]
data_dictionary	EPSG:4326,https://epsg.io,8.2.6
geographic_scope	[]
open_canada_collection	fgp
open_canada_date_published	2022-01-01 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords	{"en": ["Calanus finmarchicus", "Calanus hyperboreus", "Calanus glacialis", "copepod", "body size", "lipid content", "Species At Risk", "Whale Initiative", "Oceans"], "fr": ["Calanus finmarchicus", "Calanus hyperboreus", "Calanus glacialis", "copépode", "taille du corps", "teneur en lipides", "espèces en péril", "Initiative pour les baleines", "Océan"]}
open_canada_subject	["nature_and_environment", "science_and_technology"]
sensitivity_level	unrestricted
title_fr	Calanus spp. mesures de la taille et de la teneur en lipides dans l'Atlantique Nord, 1977-2019
update_frequency	not_planned