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The Fishery Operations System (FOS) is the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s (DFO) centralized Oracle database that holds commercial salmon fishery catch, effort and biological data. The FOS database was built in 2001 and continues to be the current repository for all data pertaining to...

Beach core data samples consist of capelin eggs and larvae extracted from beach sites using sediment cores at high, medium and low tide. These sites are identifiable by a location or community code. The capelin egg totals and pre-emergent larvae totals are computed annually and daily. Data...

North and Central Coast Recreational Catch: Annual Summaries of Catch and Effort.

The Canadian fisheries statistical snapshot provides an overview of the economic contribution of the fishing-related industries in Canada: value of outputs, employment, gross domestic product. Canadian fisheries covered in these summary tables include commercial marine and freshwater fisheries as...

Five fixed sites at Bellevue Beach inshore area have been sampled with surface plankton tows from 2001-2021. Emergent larvae are sampled from the first to last day of emergence in the summer (July-August), which can result in surface tows being conducted every 24-72 hours for 6-8 weeks. This...

Global imports of fish and seafood products by principal importing countries from 1976 to 2018 in quantity and value terms, based on data collected by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Beach emergence data samples consist of capelin larvae only. These samples are extracted from various beach sites at high tidal conditions, using a modified beach seine with a plankton net fitting that was towed for 40 m along the beach edge. Data series is from 1990-2012. See Nakashima and...

Activities dependent on the ocean make a substantial contribution to the Canadian economy. Fisheries and naval installations provided the rationale for the first European settlement. Fish processing, shipbuilding and marine transportation followed, providing the basis for economic development and...

Office of the Auditor General Report 6 – Arctic Waters Surveillance

The package of briefing materials prepared for Annette Gibbons for the purpose of enabling her to assume the powers, duties and functions of the Deputy Minister for Fisheries and Oceans Canada