Shrimp and Fish Abundance Observed by a Towed-Video Along Trawling and Trapping Transects in Simoom Sound, British Columbia

These data sets provide information pertaining to abundant taxa including bottom-dwelling shrimp and fish along trawling and trapping transects in Simoom Sound at November, 2000, and February, 2001. Data sets were compiled and formatted by Meagan Mak.

Abstract from report: This study is a component of a larger project designed to compare the effects of shrimp trawling and trapping gear on shrimp, fish and the benthic habitat of Simoom Sound located in Broughton Archipelago, British Columbia, Canada. Otter-trawling, beam-trawling, and trapping took place in three distinct experiment blocks of the central seabed of the Sound. In turn, each block consisted of replicate transects, where a towed submersible video-camera surveyed shrimp and fish before and after trawling. Video surveys were deployed only before trapping. From the video surveys, we determined the abundance of common shrimp taxa and fish.

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Field	Value
Last Updated	April 17, 2026, 17:54 (UTC)
Created	April 17, 2026, 17:54 (UTC)
contact_email	Terri.Sutherland@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
contact_person	{"en": "Government of Canada; Fisheries and Oceans Canada; Science/Ecosystems Science", "fr": "Gouvernement du Canada; Pêches et Océans Canada; Science/Sciences des écosystèmes"}
criticality_level	[]
data_dictionary	EPSG:4326,https://epsg.io,1
geographic_scope	[]
open_canada_collection	fgp
open_canada_date_published	2024-03-15 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords	{"en": ["British Columbia", "Simoon Sound", "abundance", "video surveys", "otter trawling", "beam trawl", "trapping", "Oceanography", "Aquatic ecosystems", "Surveys"], "fr": ["Colombie-Britannique", "détroit de Simoom", "abondance", "études vidéo", "chalutage à panneaux", "chalutage à perche", "piégeage", "Océanographie", "Écosystème aquatique", "Sondage"]}
open_canada_subject	["nature_and_environment", "science_and_technology"]
sensitivity_level	unrestricted
title_fr	Abondance de crevettes et de poissons observée par une vidéo remorquée le long des transects de chalutage et de casier dans le détroit de Simoom, en Colombie-Britannique
update_frequency	as_needed