Fisheries and Oceans Canada

4 datasets found
  • Open Data

    Pacific Marine Ecological Classification System and its Application to the Northern and Southern Shelf Bioregions

    Description: Biophysical Units: Under the Pacific Marine Ecological Classification System (PMECS; DFO 2016; Rubidge et al. 2016), biophysical units are areas of distinct physiographic and oceanographic conditions and processes that shape species composition at spatial extents of 1000s of km....
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    Fisheries and Oceans Canada
    Resource Formats:
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    • FGDB/GDB
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    • SHP
    • ESRI REST
  • Open Data

    Fish Habitat Assessment Output from Bay of Quinte Suitability Modelling

    Habitat suitability was assessed for the Bay of Quinte Area of Concern, at a 3 m grid resolution, using the Habitat Ecosystem Assessment Tool (HEAT), temperature algorithms, vegetation models, and water level input. Habitat classifications were based on three variables: depth (elevation),...
    Organization:
    Fisheries and Oceans Canada
    Resource Formats:
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    • FGDB/GDB
    • HTML
  • Open Data

    Sponge Reef Areas of the Pacific Region

    Sponge reefs are constructed by hexactinellid (glass) sponges of the Order Hexactinosida. The sponges trap fine sediments, and over centuries of sponge growth and sediment trapping, form large bioherms or reef mounds. Glass sponge reefs are unique habitats found along the Pacific coast of Canada...
    Organization:
    Fisheries and Oceans Canada
    Resource Formats:
    • ESRI REST
    • FGDB/GDB
    • HTML
    • GEOJSON
    • SHP
    • PDF
    • CSV
  • Open Data

    Seamounts of the Northeast Pacific Ocean

    Seamounts have been identified as Ecologically or Biologically Significant Areas (EBSAs) due to their unique oceanography and ecology; they frequently serve as sites for fisheries and as habitat for a number of species of conservation concern. A mix of isolated seamounts and seamount complexes...
    Organization:
    Fisheries and Oceans Canada
    Resource Formats:
    • ESRI REST
    • HTML
    • FGDB/GDB
    • GEOJSON
    • SHP
    • PDF
    • CSV