Measuring Carbon Capture and Restoring Northern Coastal Aquatic Habitats to Contribute to Climate Change Mitigation

Oxygen Sea Surface Salinity Sea Surface Temperature Fish abundance and distribution Seagrass cover and composition Invertebrate abundance and distribution

The objective of this project is to generate ecological data in order to restore aquatic ecosystems and mitigate human impacts on Canadian coastal and marine environments. The Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Fund (AERF) is part of the renewal of the Oceans Protection Plan. The program provides $75 million over a period of 5 years (2022—2027) to support aquatic restoration that will help address the main causes of coastal and marine degradation. This dataset covers several eelgrass beds on the North Shore, extending from Baie-des-Homards, west of Port-Cartier, to Kegaska. In order to restore aquatic habitats on the North Shore, the Gulf North Shore ZIP Committee carried out ichthyological and floristic inventories, and evaluated physicochemical parameters and abiotic factors, making it possible to characterize eelgrass beds in summer 2023.

Data and resources

Floristic and ichthyological inventories

Archive according to Darwin Core standard. Sampling events, occurrences, and additional measurements are presented in 4 files.

ZIP Open
Data Dictionary

Data dictionary that provides information on the different variables of this dataset.

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Disturbances Observed at the Uashat Marsh (2023)

Disturbances observed at the Uashat marsh during the 2023 floristic inventory

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Uashat Marsh Habitat Types

Types of habitats constituting the Uashat marsh, determined during the 2023 floristic inventory

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Satellite Images

Satellite maps showing the evolution of eelgrass beds, marshes and vegetation boundaries at the studied sites.

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OBIS Dataset

See the dataset on the OBIS biodiversity platform (Ocean Biodiversity Information System)

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GBIF Dataset

See the dataset on the GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility) biodiversity platform

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Additional information

DOI	https://doi.org/10.26071/f406b9f5-c849-4155
Temporal extent	2023-06-19 – ongoing
Vertical extent	0.0 – 0.0 m
Date (creation)	2023-06-19
Status	onGoing
Update frequency	asNeeded
Metadata language	fr
Projects	Comités ZIP
License	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
Source metadata	ISO 19115 XML
Last updated	2026-07-31
Created	2026-07-31
API	package_show