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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... -
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... -
Size and Age Data of 4TVn Atlantic Herring
PURPOSE: This data was used to examine growth of 4TVn Atlantic Herring DESCRIPTION: This data set holds the length, weight, maturity, gonad weight and age data from 4TVn spring... -
Canadian Hydrographic Service Non-Navigational (NONNA) Intensity Data
With this update the Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS) offers both a complete inventory of bathymetric data free to the public for non-navigational as well as, for the first... -
Atmospheric Forcing Index (AFI)
The Atmospheric Forcing Index (AFI) utilizes standardized scores of the first component from a principal components analysis on the Aleutian Low Pressure Index (ALPI), Pacific... -
Commercial catches sampling program in the Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence...
Summary The Quebec region of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) is responsible for the assessment of several fish and invertebrate stocks exploited in the Estuary and... -
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... -
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... -
Salmon Coded-Wire-Tag Fishery Sampling -- Location Data
The Coded-Wire Tag (CWT) database contains the Release, Recovery, Catch/Sample, and Location data. CWT is the Pacific Region’s centralized Oracle database that holds adult... -
Commercial catches sampling program in the Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence...
Summary The Quebec region of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) is responsible for the assessment of several fish and invertebrate stocks exploited in the Estuary and... -
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,...