Fish and large decapods in eelgrass (Zostera marina) beds on the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia, Canada

Fish and large decapods in eelgrass (Zostera marina) beds on the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia, Canada Nekton assemblages in Zostera marina beds and adjacent bare soft-sediments were sampled on the south and eastern shore of Nova Scotia. Sampling gear used were visual snorkel transects and a benthic beam trawl. Fish were identified and size either measured (trawl) or estimated in situ (snorkel transects). Surveys were conducted in mid-July to Aug in summer of 2013 and 2014 across multiple sampling sites. Multiple replicate transects were conducted at each site. Raw abundances from observations were transformed into young of year (YOY) equivalent abundance, and then into density of each species calibrated to account for the sampling equipment and day/night differences. Cite this data as: Wong, M. C. Data of: Fish and large decapods in eelgrass (Zostera marina) beds on the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia, Canada. Published: April 2020. Coastal Ecosystems Science Division, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Dartmouth, N.S. https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/dbc56f11-4a97-45e7-99f4-71966b51630c 2023-07-11 Fisheries and Oceans Canada Melisa.Wong@dfo-mpo.gc.ca Nature and EnvironmentScience and TechnologyDecapodsZostera marinaEelgrassSPERABiomassFishEcologyOceans Fish and large decapods in eelgrass (Zostera marina) beds on the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia, CanadaESRI REST https://gisp.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/arcgis/rest/services/FGP/Fish_Large_Decapods_Eelgrass_Beds_Atlantic_Coast_Nova_Scotia/MapServer Fish and large decapods in eelgrass (Zostera marina) beds on the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia, CanadaESRI REST https://gisp.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/arcgis/rest/services/FGP/Fish_Large_Decapods_Eelgrass_Beds_Atlantic_Coast_Nova_Scotia/MapServer Fish and large decapods in eelgrass (Zostera marina) beds on the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia, CanadaFGDB/GDB https://pacgis01.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/FGPPublic/Fish_Large_Decapods_Eelgrass_Beds_Atlantic_Coast_Nova_Scotia/Downloads/FishDecapods.gdb.zip Fish and large decapods in eelgrass (Zostera marina) beds on the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia, CanadaCSV https://pacgis01.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/FGPPublic/Fish_Large_Decapods_Eelgrass_Beds_Atlantic_Coast_Nova_Scotia/Downloads/mwSPERAfishData.csv Nekton in Zostera marina (eelgrass) beds and bare soft-sediment bottom on the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia, Canada: species-specific density and data calibrations for sampling gear and day-night differencesPDF http://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2016/mpo-dfo/Fs97-6-3155-eng.pdf Data DictionaryCSV https://pacgis01.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/FGPPublic/Fish_Large_Decapods_Eelgrass_Beds_Atlantic_Coast_Nova_Scotia/Downloads/FishDecapods_DataDictionary.csv

Nekton assemblages in Zostera marina beds and adjacent bare soft-sediments were sampled on the south and eastern shore of Nova Scotia. Sampling gear used were visual snorkel transects and a benthic beam trawl. Fish were identified and size either measured (trawl) or estimated in situ (snorkel transects). Surveys were conducted in mid-July to Aug in summer of 2013 and 2014 across multiple sampling sites. Multiple replicate transects were conducted at each site.

Raw abundances from observations were transformed into young of year (YOY) equivalent abundance, and then into density of each species calibrated to account for the sampling equipment and day/night differences.

Cite this data as: Wong, M. C. Data of: Fish and large decapods in eelgrass (Zostera marina) beds on the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia, Canada. Published: April 2020. Coastal Ecosystems Science Division, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Dartmouth, N.S. https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/dbc56f11-4a97-45e7-99f4-71966b51630c

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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: Melisa.Wong@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

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