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Kelp extent for the McNaughton Group Islands (2017), Manley Island (2017), and Serpent Group Islands (2016), British Columbia, Canada
CIOOS-PacificThis is a polygon layer mapping kelp canopy extent for the McNaughton Group islands, Manley Island, and Serpent Group Islands. Kelp canopy extent was mapped from imagery taken using an unoccupied aerial system (UAS). McNaughton Imagery was taken in late May…
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Northwest Calvert sea wrack temporal data, Central Coast, British Columbia (2016-2017)
CIOOS-PacificThis dataset contains the collection site locations, visit dates, and weights of each species of shore cast algae or seagrass found during each site visit. Dead, shore-cast seaweeds and seagrasses (commonly called sea wrack) provide an important vector of…
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Comparing invertebrate and seaweed diversity in kelp forests and urchin barrens in Owen Bay, British Columbia, using Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structures (ARMS)
CIOOS-PacificArtificial Reef Monitoring Structures (ARMS) are standardized units consisting of a stack of PVC plates that have been globally deployed in coral reef environments to monitor biodiversity. We tested the applicability of ARMS as a biodiversity monitoring system…
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Surfgrass Communities - Motile Invertebrate Surveys - BC Central Coast
CIOOS-PacificThe surfgrass motile invertebrate dataset is a component of the Hakai Institute’s Nearshore research and monitoring program, designed to capture change in rocky intertidal habitats. The overarching objective of Hakai Nearshore research is to investigate the…
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Saint John Harbour Macroalgal & Phytoplankton Monitoring Project (2020-2023)
St. Lawrence Global ObservatoryThis project provides a baseline survey of the macroalgae (seaweed) and phytoplankton of the Saint John Harbour and the microbiome of the nearby Musquash Estuary. Surveys were performed in Spring and Fall of 2020 and 2023 and encompassed 6 intertidal sites, 14…
Phytoplankton biomass and diversityMacroalgal canopy cover and composition HTMLODSZIP -
Biological Characterization of the Mediolittoral and Infralittoral Zones of the West Coast of Anticosti Island (2021-2024)
St. Lawrence Global ObservatoryThis dataset includes measurements of abundance, density, biomass and length of macroalgae from the Algae-WISE project and data on landscape description, macroalgae cover and biomass as well as the abundance and length of benthic macrofauna from the project…
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Underwater Video Analysis Data of the Coastal Zone of Maritime Quebec
St. Lawrence Global ObservatoryBetween 2017 and 2024, underwater imaging sampling campaigns were conducted by Fisheries and Oceans Canada across a broad area of the shallow coastal zone of the St. Lawrence Estuary and Gulf. The sampling targeted the lower intertidal and subtidal zones, to a…
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Nearshore Macrophyte Stable Isotopes - BC Central Coast
CIOOS-PacificThe macrophyte stable isotope dataset is a component of the Hakai Institute’s Nearshore research and monitoring program. The overarching objective of Hakai Nearshore research is to investigate the role of habitats and their associated communities, in the face…
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Fish and Invertebrate Assemblages in Coastal Areas of the St. Lawrence Estuary (north shore) Sampled With a Beam Trawl
St. Lawrence Global ObservatoryThis dataset derives from a series of beam trawl tows conducted during several research surveys in coastal areas of the St. Lawrence Estuary, between Portneuf-sur-Mer and Pointe-des-Monts, and between June and October of 2019, 2020 and 2021. It contains catch…
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WISE-Man Project (WaterSat Imaging Spectrometer Experiment), Characterization of Shallow Inland and Coastal Waters: Intertidal Zone Data
St. Lawrence Global ObservatoryDataset include parameters related to the sampling of the intertidal zone, such as biomass and leaf area index of macroalgae, chlorophyll a concentration in sediment and bottom reflectance. It is also possible to consult the other datasets on different themes…
Seagrass cover and compositionMacroalgal canopy cover and compositionOcean colour CSVODSPDFZIP -
Biodiversity of the Planning for Integrated Environmental Response Coastal Survey in the St. Lawrence Estuary and Gulf (2017–2021)
St. Lawrence Global ObservatoryThe Planning for an Environmental Response (PIER) initiative falls under the umbrella of the Government of Canada’s Oceans Protection Plan (OPP), whose goal is preserving marine ecosystems vulnerable to increased transportation and the development of the…
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Seasonal Seaweed Diversity in the Intertidal Zone of Greater Vancouver
St. Lawrence Global ObservatoryThis dataset is derived from transect surveys performed in the intertidal zone of four sites in the Greater Vancouver area of British Columbia: Brockton Point, Vancouver; Lighthouse Park, West Vancouver; Crescent Beach, Surrey; and Cates Park, North Vancouver.…
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Inventory of Macroalgae and Benthic Macroinvertebrates Along a Hypoosmolarity Stress Gradient in Barthelemy Bay and the Colombier, Mistassini, Franquelin and Saint-Nicolas Rivers of the Upper North Shore, Quebec
St. Lawrence Global ObservatoryThis inventory, taken from September 26 to October 3, 2019, aimed to describe the structures in species and then in functional traits of the macroalgae and benthic macroinvertebrate communities from the small estuaries of the Upper North Shore of Quebec,…
Sea Surface SalinityMacroalgal canopy cover and compositionInvertebrate abundance and distribution CSVHTMLOBISPNG -
Invertebrate Assemblages and Submerged Aquatic Vegetation in Coastal Areas of the St. Lawrence Estuary and Gulf (North Shore) Using a Drop Photo Camera System
St. Lawrence Global ObservatoryThis dataset is derived from analyses of photo samples obtained by deploying drop camera photo (DCP) systems conducted during various research surveys in coastal areas of the north shore of the St. Lawrence Estuary and the Gulf between Portneuf-sur-Mer and…
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Biodiversity Surveys of the Gwaxdlala/Nalaxdlala Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area (IPCA) in Knight Inlet, British Columbia
CIOOS-PacificThis data package contains the datasets and reports pertaining to biodiversity surveys in Knight Inlet, British Columbia, Canada. This work is an on-going, collaborative project between the Hakai Institute, Nanwakolas Council, and Mamalilikulla Nation. In…
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Taxonomic List of Marine Species and Associated Coding Used by the Science Branch at Maurice Lamontagne Institute, Department of Fisheries and Oceans
St. Lawrence Global ObservatoryThis report presents a list of marine vertebrates, invertebrates and plants along with their respective data base codes used by the science branch at Maurice Lamontagne Institute, Department of Fisheries and Oceans. The coded list of species was adopted from…
Fish abundance and distributionMarine turtles, birds, mammals abundance and distributionMacroalgal canopy cover and compositionInvertebrate abundance and distribution PDFXLSXLSX -
Characterization of Near-Shore Marine Vegetative Habitat Throughout Fortune Bay and Bay d'Espoir (2023-2025)
St. Lawrence Global ObservatoryData collection began in 2023, on targeted components of coastal ecosystems throughout Fortune Bay, Connaigre Bay and Bay d'Espoir to develop a baseline dataset characterizing seagrass, macroalgae and other habitats created by structure-providing species. This…
Fish abundance and distributionSeagrass cover and compositionMacroalgal canopy cover and compositionInvertebrate abundance and distribution HTMLODSPDFZIP -
Results of annual surveys of the intertidal zone near Pointe à John, from 2012 to present
St. Lawrence Global ObservatoryEach fall, around the high tides of the equinox, a group of graduating students enrolled in the "Marine Bioecology" course carries out a sampling campaign in the mediolittoral zone around Pointe à John, near Bergeronnes. This course is part of the "Techniques…
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Database on Marine Seaweeds From the Sites of the Magdalen Islands Region (2019)
St. Lawrence Global ObservatoryIn order to contribute to the development of seaweed farming in the province of Quebec, Merinov, in collaboration with the University of Quebec at Rimouski, is working within the framework of the interregional program OPTIMAL launched in 2014. Various brown…
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Database on Marine Seaweeds From the Sites of the Gaspésie Region (2019)
St. Lawrence Global ObservatoryIn order to contribute to the development of seaweed farming in the province of Quebec, Merinov, in collaboration with the University of Quebec at Rimouski, is working within the framework of the interregional program OPTIMAL launched in 2014, to search for…
NutrientsSea Surface SalinitySea Surface TemperatureSubsurface SalinitySubsurface TemperatureMacroalgal canopy cover and composition CSVODS