Institute of Ocean Sciences Moored Instrument Data (Pacific and Arctic), 1965-present

Moored instrument time series data include current velocity, temperature, salinity, oxygen, fluorescence, transmissivity, turbidity, and particle capture of carbon, nitrogen, and silicon as well as sediment trap, ice drift and ice draft data.

These data were collected by researchers from the Institute of Ocean Sciences, Sidney, BC, from locations ranging from the North Pacific, the Beaufort Sea, and across the Canadian Arctic Archipelago to Baffin Bay.

Data and Resources

Additional Info

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Last Updated	April 17, 2026, 19:43 (UTC)
Created	April 17, 2026, 19:43 (UTC)
contact_email	DFO.PAC.SCI.IOSData-DonneesISO.SCI.PAC.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,,
geographic_scope	[]
open_canada_collection	fgp
open_canada_date_modified	2018-07-10 00:00:00
open_canada_date_published	2017-06-15 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords	{"en": ["Arctic Ocean > Beaufort Sea", "Arctic Ocean > Baffin Bay", "Arctic Ocean > Bering Strait", "Arctic Ocean > Canadian Basin", "Arctic Ocean > Canadian Polar Shelf", "Arctic Ocean > Chukchi Sea", "Arctic Ocean > Davis Strait", "North Pacific Ocean > North Coast Management Area", "North Pacific Ocean > North Inner Coast (Queen Charlotte Sound Hecate Strait Dixon Entrance inlets and passages)", "North Pacific Ocean > North Outer Coast(West Coast Queen Charlotte Islands)", "North Pacific Ocean > Northeast Pacific and Gulf of Alaska", "North Pacific Ocean > South Inner Coast(Johnstone Strait Strait of Georgia Juan de Fuca inlets and passages)", "North Pacific Ocean > South Outer Coast(West Coast Vancouver Island)", "North Pacific Ocean > South Outer Coast(West Coast Vancouver Island)", "Moored Instrument Time Series", "Temperature", "Salinity", "Current Velocity", "Atmospheric Pressure", "Dissolved Oxygen", "Flourescence", "Transmissivity", "Turbidity", "Sediment Trap", "Nitrogen Particle Capture", "Carbon Particle Capture", "Silicon Particle Capture", "Ice", "Oceanography", "Scientific research"], "fr": ["Océan Arctique > Mer de Beaufort", "Océan Arctique > Baie de Baffin", "Océan Arctique > Détroit de Béring", "Océan Arctique > Bassin Canadien", "Océan Arctique > Plateau continental polaire", "Océan Arctique > Mer de Chukchi", "Océan Arctique > Détroit de Davis", "Océan Pacifique Nord > Zone de gestion de la Côte Nord", "Océan Pacifique Nord > Côte intérieure nord (détroit de la Reine-Charlotte détroit d'Hécate entrée Dixon inlets et passages)", "Océan Pacifique Nord > Côte extérieure nord (côte ouest des îles de la Reine-Charlotte)", "Océan Pacifique Nord > Pacifique Nord-Est et Golfe d'Alaska", "Océan Pacifique Nord > Côte intérieure sud (détroit de Johnstone détroit de Georgia détroit de Juan de Fuca inlets et passages)", "Océan Pacifique Nord > Côte extérieure sud (côte ouest de l'île de Vancouver)", "Océan Pacifique Nord > Côte extérieure sud (côte ouest de l'île de Vancouver)", "Données des instruments amarrés", "Température", "Salinité", "Vitesse du Curant", "Pession Amosphérique", "Oygène Dissous", "Flourescence", "la Tansmissivité", "la Turbidité", "Pièges à Sédiments", "la Capture des Particules D’azote", "la Capture des Particules de Carbone", "la Capture des Particules de Silicium", "Glace", "Océanographie", "Recherche scientifique"]}
open_canada_subject	["nature_and_environment", "science_and_technology"]
sensitivity_level	unrestricted
title_fr	Données des instruments amarrés de l'Institut des sciences de la mer (Pacifique et Arctique), 1965 à aujourd'hui
update_frequency	as_needed