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Scientific surveys on the snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) in the estuary and...
Since 1992, scientific surveys have been conducted annually alternately, in the estuary and the North of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. These surveys allow DFO to monitor the... -
Snow Crab Abundance and Biomass Estimates (Commercial Crab and Mature...
PURPOSE: These data have been updated following a Canadian Science Advice Secretariat (CSAS) Regional Science Advisory Process. Associated publications are available in the... -
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... -
Maritimes Region Fisheries Atlas: Catch Weight Landings Mapping (2014–2018)
These datasets show commercial fisheries catch weight landings of directed fisheries and bycatch from the Scotian Shelf, the Bay of Fundy, and Georges Bank from NAFO Divisions... -
Biodiversity of the snow crab trawl survey in Ste-Marguerite Bay, in the...
A research survey on snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) was conducted from May 2006 to May 2009 in the Bay of Ste. Marguerite near Sept-Îles, Quebec. The main objective of this... -
Coastal Environmental Exposure Layer
The Coastal Infrastructure Vulnerability Index (CIVI) was jointly developed by DFO Science Branch, Small Craft Harbours (SCH) Program and the Economic Analysis and Statistics... -
Fluorometer Data, Southern Vancouver Island (Pacific), 2004-2014
A chlorophyll fluorescence time series was collected at various locations around the coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada for monitoring phytoplankton... -
Recovered Historic Catch and Weight – Length Data of Nearshore Fish...
A goal of the Government of Canada’s Coastal Environmental Baseline Program (CEBP) is to amalgamate historic environmental data from high vessel traffic areas. An extensive DFO... -
Identifying priority areas to enhance monitoring of cetaceans in the...
Species Distribution Models (SDM) were used to predict and identify priority areas for enhanced monitoring of cetaceans in eastern Canadian waters off Nova Scotia, Newfoundland... -
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... -
Inventory of macroalgae and benthic macroinvertebrates on the north shore of...
This inventory, conducted from September 26th to October 3th, 2019, aimed to describe the community structure of macroalgae and benthic macroinvertebrates of five small... -
Nearshore Bottom Patches for Pacific Canada. Version 1.0
The shallow, coastal regions of the world’s oceans are highly productive ecosystems providing important habitat for commercial, forage, endangered, and iconic species. Given the... -
Groundfish biodiversity change in northeastern Pacific waters under...
Description: In the coming decades, warming and deoxygenation of marine waters are anticipated to result in shifts in the distribution and abundance of fishes, with consequences... -
Ocean Weather Station Papa, 1949-1981
The Canadian Weathership Program collected meteorological data at Station Papa (50N, 145W) in the North Pacific Ocean between 1949 and 1981. In 2014, researchers at the... -
Scientific trawl surveys of American lobster (Homarus americanus) and rock...
A research survey on American lobster (Homarus americanus) and rock crab (Cancer irroratus) has been carried out annually on the Magdalen Islands since 1995 to assess the... -
Sponge occurrence and associated species and habitat descriptions derived...
Funded under DFO's Marine Conservation Targets Program in partnership with the Huntsman Marine Science Centre (HMSC), this diver-based imagery and sample collection benthic... -
A climate risk index for marine life across the Canadian exclusive economic zone
In Canada, DFO assessments have reported a high probability of significant climate change impacts in all marine and freshwater basins, with effects increasing over time (DFO... -
A climate risk index for marine species of commercial and conservation...
Significant climate change impacts are highly likely in all Canadian marine and freshwater basins, with effects increasing over time (DFO 2012). Climate models project that... -
Beluga whale seasonal distribution in the St. Lawrence Estuary
This layer represents the seasonal distribution of St. Lawrence Estuary beluga whale population (Delphinapterus leucas). Summer distribution is based on many surveys conducted... -
Demersal fish and benthic invertebrate assemblages in the Northwest Atlantic
Marine classification schemes based on abiotic surrogates often inform regional marine conservation planning in lieu of detailed biological data. However, theses chemes may...