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Microplastics in surface water samples from Placentia Bay, Newfoundland (2018-2019)
St. Lawrence Global ObservatoryThis data was collected between 2018 and 2019 at 7 sites around Placentia Bay. Two of these sites were subject to repeat sampling. Surface water samples were collected in collaboration with local fish harvesters, who aided the team in towing a surface trawl…
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Utilizing Benthic Video Footage for Detecting Large Debris on the Seafloor in Placentia Bay, Newfoundland (2019)
St. Lawrence Global ObservatoryThis data was collected in 2019 at three locations in Placentia Bay by another research group at Memorial University, as a part of the Coastal Environmental Baseline Program Initiative under the Oceans Protection Plan of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO).…
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Long-term Monitoring of Shoreline Debris in the Placentia Bay Area, Newfoundland (2018-2020)
St. Lawrence Global ObservatoryThis data was collected between 2018 and 2020 at 8 sample sites around Placentia Bay and consists of two data types: (1) Shoreline surface debris (SSD), and (2) Shoreline buried debris (SBD). With the exception of two sample sites, which were only visited…
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Mapping and Ground-Truthing Fishermen’s Knowledge of Surface Currents in the Bay of Fundy Area (1978-2018)
St. Lawrence Global ObservatoryThe Fundy North Fishermen's Association Ocean Protection Plan Project dataset includes historical oil spill data with parameters such as date, location, spill quantity, tanker and station identification and weather conditions (eg. air temperature, wind…
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Microplastics in American lobster (Homarus americanus) and Mussel Species in Coastal Southwestern New Brunswick, Canada
St. Lawrence Global ObservatoryThis dataset consists of data collected by the Passamaquoddy Recognition Group Inc. (PRGI), which is an Indigenous not-for-profit organization led by the Peskotomuhkati Nation at Skutik. This project is funded by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO),…
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Microplastic distribution along a Saint-Lawrence river-to-sea continuum (2019)
St. Lawrence Global ObservatoryDespite the close connection of freshwaters to human health, the occurrence and fate of microplastics in marine estuaries remain poorly documented. To study these particles in the Saint-Lawrence River (Quebec, Canada), surface water samples were collected…
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Portrait of Plastic Pollution in Eastern Canada: From the Great Lakes to Newfoundland
St. Lawrence Global ObservatoryThe increase in the occurrence of plastic pollution in the environment of the St. Lawrence watershed in recent decades makes it imperative to take a systemic approach to managing plastic pollution in Eastern Canada. A comprehensive assessment of the prevalence…
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Microplastic Abundance in Placentia Bay, Newfoundland (2021)
St. Lawrence Global ObservatoryMicroplastics are plastic particles ranging from 1 µm to 5 mm. We studied the microplastic concentration in surface waters as well as the sediment of Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, Canada. Surface water samples were collected with a Plankton as well as a Neuston…
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A Quantitative Baseline Survey of the Ichthyoplankton, Invertebrate Zooplankton and Microplastics in Saint John Harbour
St. Lawrence Global ObservatoryThis study was part of the Coastal Environmental Baseline Program Initiative under the Oceans Protection Plan of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, which aimed to collect a baseline of data on the Port of Saint John, New Brunswick. It aimed to provide updated…
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