Towfish (sidescan and video) and echo sounder surveys were utilized to examine bottom type and macrophyte cover within the area of two coastal marine finfish aquaculture sites, one in New Brunswick (Welch Cove) and one in Nova Scotia (Jordan Bay). Both towfish and echo sounder data could be used independently of one another. However, the towfish data were very useful for ground truthing echo sounder based classifications. All survey data were placed into a GIS which could be used to answer management questions such as the placement of cages at sites, benthic impacts and baseline conditions to determine long term changes.
Cite this data as: Vandermeulen H. Data of: Exploratory Video-Sidescan and Echosounder Survey of Jordan Bay. Published: March 2019. Coastal Ecosystems Science Division, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Dartmouth, N.S. https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/752d277f-8b3e-40c7-b99d-cfa67e69d975
- Publisher - Current Organization Name: Fisheries and Oceans Canada
- Licence: Open Government Licence - Canada
Data and Resources
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Science journal articleHTMLEnglish guide HTML
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Data DictionaryCSVEnglish French guide CSV
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Exploratory Video-Sidescan and Echosounder Survey of Jordan BayTIFFEnglish dataset TIFF
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Exploratory Video-Sidescan and Echosounder Survey of Jordan BayFGDB/GDBEnglish dataset FGDB/GDB
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Exploratory Video-Sidescan and Echosounder Survey of Jordan BayESRI RESTEnglish web_service ESRI REST
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Exploratory Video-Sidescan and Echosounder Survey of Jordan BayESRI RESTFrench web_service ESRI REST
Contact Information
Delivery Point: Bedford Institute of Oceanography, 1 Challenger Drive, PO Box 1006
City: Dartmouth
Administrative Area: Nova Scotia
Postal Code: B2Y 4A2
Country: Canada
Electronic Mail Address: DFO.CESDDataRequest-DSECDemandededonnes.MPO@dfo-mpo.gc.ca