Lobster Proxy Mapping - Newfoundland and Labrador

Lobster Proxy Mapping - Newfoundland and Labrador Proxied dataset of inshore lobster commercial fishing for 2012 - 2021 in the Newfoundland and Labrador region. Only lobster harvested from the Newfoundland and Labrador region are included, based on species sought. Commercial data for the inshore lobster fishery does not require a set of coordinates be provided for catch records. With zero georeferenced inshore lobster records, the inshore lobster fishery leaves a major data gap in one of Newfoundland and Labradors largest fisheries. The Gulf region created a lobster proxy mapping tool, which associated each commercial lobster record with the most likely 10km2 hexagon grid cell based on a number of weighted variables. The tool was adopted by the Newfoundland and Labrador region and altered to work with its own variables which include human use, habitat, accessibility, area/location, home port distance, traditional ecological knowledge and depth. Each hexagon represents the summed total weight of all records associated with a particular hexagon. The best available commercial data used in this model is derived from landings data and may not include catches that have resulted in cash/wharf sales. As a result, there are some areas of Newfoundland and Labrador that may be under represented in this dataset where wharf sales may be high. Therefore, this dataset should be viewed as a general estimation on lobster harvesting patterns within Newfoundland and Labrador. 2024-12-06 Fisheries and Oceans Canada DFO.NLMPCGIS-TNPMCSIG.MPO@dfo-mpo.gc.ca Nature and EnvironmentScience and TechnologyFisheriesOceansManagementEcosystemsAquatic ecosystems Data DictionaryCSV https://api-proxy.edh.azure.cloud.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/catalogue/records/e6f6a4c7-a334-4cf4-adc0-5323f2593b09/attachments/Data_Dictionary.csv Lobster Proxy Data - NLESRI REST https://egisp.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/arcgis/rest/services/open_data_donnees_ouvertes/lobster_proxy_mapping_newfoundland_and_labrador/MapServer Lobster Proxy Data - NLESRI REST https://egisp.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/arcgis/rest/services/open_data_donnees_ouvertes/lobster_proxy_mapping_newfoundland_and_labrador/MapServer Lobster Proxy Data - NLFGDB/GDB https://api-proxy.edh.azure.cloud.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/catalogue/records/e6f6a4c7-a334-4cf4-adc0-5323f2593b09/attachments/Lobster_Proxy_Data_NL_Donn%C3%A9es_de_Substitution_sur_le_Homard_TNL.gdb.zip

Proxied dataset of inshore lobster commercial fishing for 2012 - 2021 in the Newfoundland and Labrador region. Only lobster harvested from the Newfoundland and Labrador region are included, based on species sought.

Commercial data for the inshore lobster fishery does not require a set of coordinates be provided for catch records. With zero georeferenced inshore lobster records, the inshore lobster fishery leaves a major data gap in one of Newfoundland and Labradors largest fisheries. The Gulf region created a lobster proxy mapping tool, which associated each commercial lobster record with the most likely 10km2 hexagon grid cell based on a number of weighted variables. The tool was adopted by the Newfoundland and Labrador region and altered to work with its own variables which include human use, habitat, accessibility, area/location, home port distance, traditional ecological knowledge and depth. Each hexagon represents the summed total weight of all records associated with a particular hexagon.

The best available commercial data used in this model is derived from landings data and may not include catches that have resulted in cash/wharf sales. As a result, there are some areas of Newfoundland and Labrador that may be under represented in this dataset where wharf sales may be high. Therefore, this dataset should be viewed as a general estimation on lobster harvesting patterns within Newfoundland and Labrador.

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City: St. John's

Administrative Area: Newfoundland and Labrador

Postal Code: A1C 5X1

Country: Canada

Electronic Mail Address: DFO.NLMPCGIS-TNPMCSIG.MPO@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

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