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Characterization of North and South Shores of St. Lawrence River in Comité Zip Les Deux Rives Territory (2013)
St. Lawrence Global ObservatoryThis dataset is a visual characterization of the banks of the Saint-Lawrence River that was based on a sampling protocol of the Ministère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs (MELCCFP). This…
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Some Health Parameters in Two Populations of Ringed Seals in Eastern Nunavut (2016-2018)
St. Lawrence Global ObservatoryThe ringed seal (Pusa hispida) is a very important wildlife resource for many Inuit communities in Canada. Through funding from Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s Coastal Environmental Baseline Program and from the Nunavut Research Institute in partnership with…
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Port of Halifax Water Bird Surveys, Nova Scotia, Canada (2024)
St. Lawrence Global ObservatoryFrom spring to winter 2024, point count waterbird surveys are being conducted at 15 sites across Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. This effort will continue through 2026. These surveys take place seasonally, focusing on select times in the fall, spring, summer,…
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Interpretive Network on Species at Risk and Their Habitats - St. Lawrence Estuary
St. Lawrence Global ObservatoryThe main objective of the project is to create and install information boards for making users aware of the presence of species at risk and their habitats. The panels provide information while proposing conservation methods and suggest behaviors to adopt in…
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Exploring Nitrogen Cycling in Oxygen-Depleted Oceans: Description From Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence
St. Lawrence Global ObservatoryThis dataset covers an in-depth study of the nitrogen cycle along the oxygen concentration gradient of the Laurentian Channel in the St. Lawrence Estuary and Gulf. The study, conducted during the summers of 2021 and 2022, aimed to assess the impacts of…
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Sampling of Eastern Sand Darter in the Bécancour River Area, 2016
St. Lawrence Global ObservatoryIn 2016, the Wôlinak Environment and Land office carried out shore seine fisheries in the Bécancour River. The stations were spread over nearly 45 km between the mouth of the Bécancour River and the Maddington Falls.
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Port of Sydney Cape Breton, Water Bird Surveys, Nova Scotia, Canada (2024)
St. Lawrence Global ObservatoryFrom spring to winter 2024, point count waterbird surveys are being conducted at 14 sites across The Port of Sydney Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada. This effort will continue through 2026. These surveys take place seasonally, focusing on select times in the…
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Benthic Macroinvertebrate in Rimouski Bay Intertidal Eelgrass Meadow: Vegetated and Bare Sediment Habitat (2021-2022)
St. Lawrence Global ObservatoryIn boreal eelgrass meadows, ice scouring during winter creates a heterogeneous landscape and forms several sub-habitats within the ecosystem. In fragmented meadows, we found densely vegetated areas and bare sediment zones (tidal pools or channels) where all…
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Data for Paper: Detection differences between eDNA and mid-water trawls are driven by fish biomass and habitat preferences
CIOOS-PacificMarine scientific trawl surveys are commonly used to assess the distribution and population size of fisheries-related species, yet the method is effort-intensive and can be environmentally destructive. Sequencing environmental DNA (eDNA) from water samples can…
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Restoration Prioritization Strategy for the Estuaire-de-la-Rivière-Bonaventure Marine Reserve
St. Lawrence Global ObservatoryThe Restoration Prioritization Strategy for the Estuaire-de-la-Rivière-Bonaventure Marine Reserve project, conducted by the Comité ZIP Gaspésie from 2025 to 2026, aims to structure and equip decision-making in order to effectively guide restoration…
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Salmon Pathogen Data from the 2019 Gulf of Alaska International Year of the Salmon Expedition
CIOOS-PacificInformation on pathogen load was collected from salmon in the Northeast Pacific Ocean. These data were collected as part of the International Year of the Salmon (IYS) Gulf of Alaska High Seas Expedition conducted in February and March 2019, to further improve…
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Trawl Data from the CCGS Sir John Franklin during the 2022 International Year of the Salmon Pan-Pacific Winter High Seas Expedition
CIOOS-PacificThis data set contains the at sea data collected by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) in the eastern Gulf of Alaska, aboard the CCGS Sir John Franklin, in contribution to the 2022 International Year of the Salmon (IYS) Pan-Pacific Winter Expedition coordinated…
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Genetic Stock Identification of Coho Salmon (at-sea analysis) from the 2019 Gulf of Alaska International Year of the Salmon Expedition
CIOOS-PacificGenetic stock identification data by single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) sequencing conducted at-sea for coho salmon collected in the Northeast Pacific Ocean. These data were collected as part of the International Year of the Salmon (IYS) Gulf of Alaska High…
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The Pointe des Fortin Marsh - Characterization of Important Coastal Habitats on the North Shore of the St. Lawrence Estuary
St. Lawrence Global ObservatoryA project to characterize important coastal habitats on the north shore of the St. Lawrence Estuary was funded for a period of 4 years (2018-2022). The purpose of this project is to generate reference ecological data to draw a global portrait of the state of…
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Network of Observation Sites Along the Whale Route
St. Lawrence Global ObservatoryFrom Tadoussac/Sacré-Coeur to Baie-Trinité, follow the Whale Route to discover the best sites to observe marine mammals from the shore. You will then have the chance to follow the movement of whales and see seals basking on the rocks. Each site promises a…
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Abundance Inventory and Estimate of the Area of Suitable Habitat for Channel Darter in the Saint-François River, Lower Sector (2015-2016)
St. Lawrence Global ObservatoryThe present study was carried out with the aim of finding Channel Darter populations not detected in areas of high probability and presenting suitable habitat. Thus seine fishing was carried out in different sectors of the Saint-François river covered by 74…
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List of Organizations With a Link to the St. Lawrence River and the Chaleur Bay, Gaspésie (2024)
St. Lawrence Global ObservatoryThis dataset aims to indicate the geographic location of a multitude of organizations and businesses that are members of Tourisme Gaspésie and are connected with the sea and the coastline of the Gaspésie tourist region. The organizations listed in the various…
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Restoration of the Beach at the Gros-Ruisseau Marine Stop, Sainte-Flavie
St. Lawrence Global ObservatoryReports on the beach nourishment carried out in Saint-Flavie, Quebec, by the ZIPSE Committee in 2012. Includes data on shoreline, grain size, coastline type, coastal vegetation. The beach nourishment was done in order to protect the Gros-Ruisseau rest area.
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Lampsilis Fresh Water Fish Survey in the St. Lawrence River (2007-2009)
St. Lawrence Global ObservatoryThese data were collected on the Lampsilis (2009 season) and this study targeted seven fish species namely Northern pike, walleye, yellow perch, white sucker, pumpkinseed, Brown bullhead and lake sturgeon.Twenty-two stations along the freshwater portion of the…
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Interactive Map to Preserve the Integrity of the St. Lawrence
St. Lawrence Global ObservatoryIn 2023, this project made it possible to create an interactive map for the general public. It lists all the accessible sites along the coastline of the Haute-Côte-Nord and Manicouagan MRCs, from Sacré-Coeur to Baie-Trinité. This map identifies the location of…
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