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Pacific Marine Ecological Classification System and its Application to the...
Description: Biophysical Units: Under the Pacific Marine Ecological Classification System (PMECS; DFO 2016; Rubidge et al. 2016), biophysical units are areas of distinct... -
Evaluation of Methods for Identification of Early Detection Monitoring Sites...
The European Green Crab (EGC) is a high-risk global invader that can devastate coastal marine ecosystems by displacing native species, degrading and disturbing native habitats... -
Lumpfish coastal presence in the fluvial section and Estuary of St. Lawrence
Layer that includes the known information on coastal presence for lumpfish in the St. Lawrence River and Estuary according to a literature review of documents produced between... -
Rainbow Smelt - Feeding areas, breeding areas, concentration and specie...
Feeding areas, breeding areas, concentration and specie present. Data extracted from the Fish Habitat Management Information System (FHAMIS) according to a literature review of... -
American shad breeding areas in the fluvial section and Estuary of St. Lawrence
Layer that includes the known information on the american shad breeding areas in the St. Lawrence River and Estuary according to a literature review of documents produced... -
Known concentration areas of the Atlantic razor clam in the Estuary and the...
The dataset represents known concentration areas of harvested or unharvested Atlantic razor clam (Ensis leei) in the Estuary and the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Quebec Region. It was... -
Rainbow smelt breeding and feeding areas in the Saguenay River, the fluvial...
Layer that includes the known information on rainbow smelt breeding and feeding areas in the Saguenay River, the fluvial section and Estuary of St. Lawrence according to a... -
Seaweed medium to high density areas in the Chaleur Bay, the Estuary and the...
Production of a layer that includes the known information on seaweed medium to high density areas in the Chaleur Bay, the Estuary and the Gulf of St. Lawrence according to a... -
Distribution of kelp on the coast of British Columbia extracted from CHS...
Kelp features were taken from digitized survey source fieldsheets produced by the Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS). The area covered by this dataset encompasses various... -
Ecosystem Production Units in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean
Pepin et al. (2014) stated that three nested spatial scales were identified as relevant for the development of ecosystem summaries and management plans: Bioregion, Ecosystem... -
Sponge significant concentration areas in the Gulf of St. Lawrence
Identification of significant concentrations of sponges in the Gulf of St. Lawrence biogeographic unit using Kernel density estimation (KDE). This method was applied to create a... -
Coastal Environmental Baseline Program (Newfoundland Region), Placentia Bay...
This project was completed by the Coastal Environmental Baseline Program (Coastal and Freshwater Ecology Section) in the Newfoundland and Labrador Science Branch of Fisheries... -
Feeding and migration important areas for Blue whales in the Estuary and the...
A modelling analysis conducted by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) identified these areas as the most suitable habitat for Blue whales: Gulf of St. Lawrence, waters off the... -
Ecological Classification of the Coastal Territory of the Estuary and Gulf...
In 2009, DFO defined 12 marine bioregions across the three oceans bordering Canada to support its marine planning efforts, such as the establishment of networks of marine... -
General distribution of humpback whales in the Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence
General distribution of Humpback Whales in the Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence based on all identified whales from the entire MICS database (Mingan Island Cetacean Study).... -
Benthic substrates of the Saguenay fjord, the St. Lawrence lower estuary and Gulf
Description of the submarine morphology and characteristics of the sediments (lithology, grain size, mineralogy, and chemistry) of the Saguenay fjord, the lower Estuary and Gulf... -
Known concentration areas of the Stimpson's surfclam in the Estuary and the...
Stimpson's surfclam or Arctic surfclam (Mactromeris polynyma) concentration areas in this layer are described as being known and commercially exploited historically and/or... -
Relative occurrence of Atlantic Wolffish in the Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence
Spatial distribution of the relative occurrence of Atlantic Wolffish in the annual DFO groundfish research surveys conducted by the Québec (1978-2008) and Gulf (1971-2008)...