Coastal Environmental Baseline Program (Newfoundland Region), Placentia Bay Nearshore Fish Community Sampling

Coastal Environmental Baseline Program (Newfoundland Region), Placentia Bay Nearshore Fish Community Sampling This project was completed by the Coastal Environmental Baseline Program (Coastal and Freshwater Ecology Section) in the Newfoundland and Labrador Science Branch of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO). The nearshore fish and invertebrate community was sampled annually in Placentia Bay at 14 sites for 5 years (2018 – 2022). The objective of this program was to collect data on juvenile fish (specifically Atlantic cod) communities and habitats within Placentia Bay. The sites and timing (October) were selected based on historical sampling. There were several data types collected during each of these sampling trips. Boat-based beach seining was used to collect data on fish and invertebrate diversity, abundance, distribution, and size. Visual transects were used to identify vegetation and substrate (habitat) types and proportions at seine sites. CTD profiles (temperature, conductivity, depth, and salinity) were obtained using a castaway CTD. Finally, eDNA samples were collected at each site (2018-2021) to obtain complementary information on the presence of juvenile fish and other species present. This record contains the geographic locations of the 14 sites, and information on the timing and type of data collected at each site. 2024-05-16 Fisheries and Oceans Canada Kate.Dalley@dfo-mpo.gc.ca Form DescriptorsNature and EnvironmentScience and TechnologyCoastal Environmental Baseline ProgramSpecies DistributionCoastal watersFishAnimal populationsMarine biologyAquatic ecosystemsAquatic plantsHabitatsInvasive speciesBiological diversity Data Dictionary_Site locations.csvCSV https://api-proxy.edh.azure.cloud.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/catalogue/records/398f12bc-f59e-4e91-8c6b-a76d3bf02013/attachments/Data%20Dictionary_Site%20locations.csv Dictionnaire de données - emplacements des sites.csvCSV https://api-proxy.edh.azure.cloud.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/catalogue/records/398f12bc-f59e-4e91-8c6b-a76d3bf02013/attachments/Dictionnaire%20de%20donn%C3%A9es%20-%20emplacements%20des%20sites.csv SHP_FR.7zSHP https://api-proxy.edh.azure.cloud.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/catalogue/records/398f12bc-f59e-4e91-8c6b-a76d3bf02013/attachments/SHP_FR.7z Web Map ServiceWMS https://gisp.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/arcgis/rest/services/FGP/AtlanticSalmonSmoltMarineMigration_NW_PlacentiaBay/MapServer Web Map ServiceESRI REST https://gisp.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/arcgis/rest/services/FGP/AtlanticSalmonSmoltMarineMigration_NW_PlacentiaBay/MapServer

This project was completed by the Coastal Environmental Baseline Program (Coastal and Freshwater Ecology Section) in the Newfoundland and Labrador Science Branch of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO). The nearshore fish and invertebrate community was sampled annually in Placentia Bay at 14 sites for 5 years (2018 – 2022). The objective of this program was to collect data on juvenile fish (specifically Atlantic cod) communities and habitats within Placentia Bay. The sites and timing (October) were selected based on historical sampling. There were several data types collected during each of these sampling trips. Boat-based beach seining was used to collect data on fish and invertebrate diversity, abundance, distribution, and size. Visual transects were used to identify vegetation and substrate (habitat) types and proportions at seine sites. CTD profiles (temperature, conductivity, depth, and salinity) were obtained using a castaway CTD. Finally, eDNA samples were collected at each site (2018-2021) to obtain complementary information on the presence of juvenile fish and other species present. This record contains the geographic locations of the 14 sites, and information on the timing and type of data collected at each site.

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Delivery Point: 80 East White Hills Rd

City: St. John's

Administrative Area: Newfoundland and Labrador

Postal Code: A1C 5X1

Country: Canada

Electronic Mail Address: Kate.Dalley@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

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