Database of the Distributions of Marine Fishes of Arctic Canada

This dataset contains point distribution occurrences for fish species found in marine waters of Arctic Canada. It was used to create the distribution maps in the book Marine Fishes of Arctic Canada, edited by B.W. Coad and J.D. Reist (2018) and the DFO Data Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Distributional Records for Marine Fishes of Arctic Canada (Alfonso et al. 2018). The database includes literature (Coad and Reist 2016) and museum records, anecdotal reports, personal communications and data from fisheries surveys and exploratory cruises. Development of the database began in 1998 and data entry ceased in 2016, although the database will be updated periodically. Consult the book (Coad and Reist 2018) and the Data Report (Alfonso et al. 2018) for further details in regards to the specific sources for each data point by species especially those from sources other than published literature.

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Champ	Valeur
Dernière modification	avril 17, 2026, 21:30 (TU)
Créé le	avril 17, 2026, 21:30 (TU)
contact_email	Chantelle.Sawatzky@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:3978,http://www.epsg-registry.org,
geographic_scope	[]
open_canada_collection	fgp
open_canada_date_published	2019-01-15 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords	{"en": ["Geographic information systems", "Fish", "Arctic", "Northern Canada", "Oceans", "Distribution"], "fr": ["Système d'information géographique", "Poisson", "Arctique", "Nord canadien", "Océan", "Distribution"]}
open_canada_subject	["form_descriptors", "nature_and_environment", "society_and_culture", "science_and_technology"]
sensitivity_level	unrestricted
title_fr	Base de données sur la distribution des poissons marins de l’Arctique canadien
update_frequency	irregular