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Known concentration areas of Arctic wedge clam in the Estuary and the Gulf...
The dataset represents known concentration areas of harvested or unharvested Arctic wedge clam (Mesodesma arctatum) in the Estuary and the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Quebec region.... -
Beluga Relative Summer Density in the St. Lawrence Estuary
This layer represents the relative summer density of belugas in the St. Lawrence Estuary based on 35 aerial surveys carried out from 1990 to 2009. The boundaries of the areas... -
National Eelgrass Dataset For Canada (NETForce)
This collection of eelgrass data has been collated to produce a national map of the location and distribution of eelgrass beds across Canada. The data providers collaborating in... -
Coast of Bays seawater vertical and horizontal structure: Hydrographic...
This dataset was compiled as part of a multiyear effort lead by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) to support sustainable aquaculture regulation in the Coast of Bays, an area of... -
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... -
Oil Vulnerability and Oil Fate and Behaviour Conceptual Models
The oil fate and behaviour visual guides, along with oil vulnerability conceptual models, were developed by the Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) Pacific Region Science Spill... -
Variation in genomic vulnerability to climate change across temperate...
A global decline in seagrass populations has led to renewed calls for their conservation as important providers of biogenic and foraging habitat, shoreline stabilization, and... -
Collections of age estimation structures from marine taxa in the southern...
PURPOSE: Support age-structured population stock assessments and research on fish growth. DESCRIPTION: Fish otoliths are collected from scientific surveys, fisheries observers... -
Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) Population Counts, British Columbia, 1977-2013
The smallest marine mammals in North America, sea otters occupy chilly coastal waters in the central and north Pacific Ocean. Averaging 1.2 metres in length, male sea otters... -
The ecological regionalization of coastal habitat of the Estuary and Gulf of...
****New revised data soon available In 2009, DFO defined twelve spatial units in three of Canada's oceans to inform marine planning exercises such as the establishment 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).... -
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... -
Know concentration areas of the Softshell clam in the intertidal zone of the...
The dataset represents known concentration areas of harvested or unharvested Softshell clam (Mya arenaria) in the intertidal zone of the Estuary and the Gulf of St. Lawrence,... -
Matrix of functional traits of species sampled in the annual survey of the...
This dataset contains functional traits for fish and invertebrate taxa sampled in the annual ecosystem bottom trawl survey in the Estuary and northern Gulf of St. Lawrence. The... -
Landings, abundance series, and biological data for a potential range-wide...
PURPOSE: To provide a permanent repository of key data series necessary to build a range-wide American eel stock assessment. DESCRIPTION: This collection presents data... -
Phytoplankton counts at the Atlantic Zone Monitoring Program (AZMP)-Quebec’s...
Phytoplankton counts (cell/L)) at the 3 fixed stations and some of the 46 stations grouped into Atlantic Zone Monitoring Program (AZMP) transects under Quebec region... -
ADCP current meter data in the Strait of Belle Isle
The Strait of Belle Isle connects the Labrador Shelf and Gulf of St. Lawrence. Few observations of currents in the Strait of Belle Isle exist despite its important contribution... -
Appearance before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Public Accounts (PACP)
Appearance before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Public Accounts (PACP). Auditor General of Canada’s Report 12: Protecting Canada’s Food System. DFO Parliamentary... -
Concentrations of suspended particulate matter (SPM) in the St. Lawrence
The layer provides information on suspended particulate matter (SPM) concentrations by area. There is a natural interaction phenomenon between hydrocarbons and SPM, that creates... -
Predicted distributions of 65 groundfish species in Canadian Pacific waters
Description: This dataset contains layers of predicted occurrence for 65 groundfish species as well as overall species richness (i.e., the total number of species present) in...