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Oceans Act Areas of Interest
The selection of an Area of Interest (AOI) marks the beginning of the Oceans Act Marine Protected Area (MPA) establishment process led by Fisheries and Oceans Canada. The... -
Predicted Distribution of the Glass Sponge Vazella pourtalesi on the Scotian...
Emerald Basin on the Scotian Shelf off Nova Scotia, Canada, is home to a globally unique aggregation of the glass sponge Vazella pourtalesi, first documented in the region in... -
Variation in ringed seal (Pusan hispida) density along a latitudinal...
PURPOSE: Ringed seals (Pusa hispida) rely on sea ice as habitat throughout their life history and inhabit a broad latitudinal range with diverse sea-ice conditions.... -
Pelagic fish total biomass in the Estuary and Gulf of St.Lawrence
Mean 2014 to 2023 pelagic fish total biomass in the Estuary and Gulf of St.Lawrence obtained by summing the fish biomass (kg) for all species for a tow and then averaging tows... -
Sponge occurrence and associated species and habitat descriptions derived...
Funded under DFO's Marine Conservation Targets Program in partnership with the Huntsman Marine Science Centre (HMSC), this diver-based imagery and sample collection benthic... -
Atlantic sturgeon - Important sites - Reproduction, Feeding and...
Atlantic sturgeon. Important sites: reproduction, feeding juvenile and adult concentration area. Data extracted from the Fish Habitat Management Information System (FHAMIS)... -
Fish Health Database
The Fish Pathology Program (FPP) located at the Pacific Biological Station in Nanaimo has been assessing the health of aquatic animals since the early 1970’s. Utilizing... -
Passamaquoddy Bay biodiversity trawl
The Coastal Biodiversity Trawl Survey for the Passamaquoddy Bay was conducted annually between July to October from 2009 to 2019. This survey was intended to monitor long-term... -
Offshore Ecological and Human Use Information considered in Marine Protected...
In 2016-17, DFO Maritimes Region undertook a Marine Protected Area (MPA) network analysis for the Scotian Shelf-Bay of Fundy Bioregion. The analysis considered available... -
Active Commercial Shipping Anchorages in Pacific Canada
This is a point layer of the names and locations of the actively used commercial shipping anchorages in British Columbia. These point locations were manually compiled from... -
Commercial Fisheries - Licences - Atlantic Region Licences
Statistics on commercial fishing licenses issued by Fisheries and Oceans Canada in the Atlantic Provinces. You will also find information collected through the registration of... -
Small Gorgonian Coral Fields in the Eastern Arctic (Campelen Trawl Sample)
Polygons denoting concentrations of sea pens, small and large gorgonian corals and sponges on the east coast of Canada have been identified through spatial analysis of research... -
Fisheries and the Canadian Economy
The Canadian fisheries statistical snapshot provides an overview of the economic contribution of the fishing-related industries in Canada: value of outputs, employment, gross... -
Bellevue Beach Surface Tows - Capelin
Five fixed sites at Bellevue Beach inshore area have been sampled with surface plankton tows from 2001-2021. Emergent larvae are sampled from the first to last day of emergence... -
Fisheries Act Registry
The 2019 amended Fisheries Act (FA) contains a provision that will require DFO to have a public facing Registry to provide public access to records relating to fish and fish...