Zooplankton Database

Zooplankton and ichthyoplankton data are archived in the Institute of Ocean Sciences (IOS) Zooplankton Database. The data available spans from 1980 to 2018 and is an extraction of vertical net hauls as biomass by major taxa collected during surveys conducted in the oceanic and coastal waters of the Northeast Pacific Ocean. The majority of vertical net hauls in this data set were collected from 10 metres above the sea floor or an approximate maximum depth of 250 metres. For further data requests, please use the contact information provided.

Data and Resources

Additional Info

Field	Value
Last Updated	April 17, 2026, 20:02 (UTC)
Created	April 17, 2026, 20:02 (UTC)
contact_email	Moira.Galbraith@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
contact_person	{"en": "Government of Canada; Fisheries and Oceans Canada;Science", "fr": "Gouvernement du Canada; Pêches et Océans Canada;Science"}
criticality_level	[]
data_dictionary	EPSG:4326,http://www.epsg-registry.org,
geographic_scope	[]
open_canada_collection	fgp
open_canada_date_modified	2021-12-01 00:00:00
open_canada_date_published	2017-12-13 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords	{"en": ["Pacific", "Northeast Pacific", "Zooplankton", "Ichthyoplankton", "Marine biology", "Oceanography", "Fisheries"], "fr": ["Pacifique", "Pacifique Nord-Est", "Zooplancton", "L'ichtyoplancton", "Biologie marine", "Océanographie", "Pêcheries"]}
open_canada_subject	["nature_and_environment", "science_and_technology"]
sensitivity_level	unrestricted
title_fr	Base de données du zooplancton
update_frequency	as_needed