Fisheries and Oceans Canada

38 datasets found
  • Open Data

    Gulf of St. Lawrence observer at sea program

    The Gulf of St. Lawrence At-Sea Observer Program is part of the Fisheries Monitoring Policy of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) (https://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/reports-rapports/regs/sff-cpd/fishery-monitoring-surveillance-des-peches-eng.htm#toc13). Its purpose is to ensure accurate...
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    Fisheries and Oceans Canada
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    • ESRI REST
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    Pacific Region Commercial Salmon Fishery In-season Catch Estimates

    The Fishery Operations System (FOS) is the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s (DFO) centralized Oracle database that holds commercial salmon fishery catch, effort and biological data. The FOS database was built in 2001 and continues to be the current repository for all data pertaining to...
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    Fisheries and Oceans Canada
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    • ESRI REST
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    Biomass estimates of Witch Flounder in the Gulf of St. Lawrence (NAFO 4RST)

    PURPOSE: Determine the stock status of Gulf of St. Lawrence Witch Flounder. DESCRIPTION: The yearly biomass estimates of Gulf of St. Lawrence Witch Flounder were obtained using a Bayesian Schaefer Surplus Production model as part of the stock assessment to year 2021. The yearly estimates...
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    Fisheries and Oceans Canada
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    • ESRI REST
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    Fishermen and Scientist Research Society (FSRS) Lobster Recruitment Trap Project

    The lobster recruitment project is run by the Fishermen and Scientist Research Society (FSRS) through DFO funding. Fishermen participating in the lobster recruitment project collect information about lobster in their fishing area by fishing 2-5 scientific project traps (SPTs) (fished in fixed...
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    Fisheries and Oceans Canada
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    • ESRI REST
    • FGDB/GDB
    • CSV
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    Pelagic fish species abondance in the Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence

    2014 to 2023 pelagic fish abundance in the Estuary and the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The abundance is expressed as a number of individuals per normalized trawl set. Each species is individually represented in the northern Gulf and in the southern Gulf. Input data are from the annual August (North)...
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    Fisheries and Oceans Canada
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    • ESRI REST
    • CSV
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    Demersal fish species abondance in the Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence

    2014 to 2023 demersal fish abundance in the Estuary and the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The abundance is expressed as a number of individuals per normalized trawl set. Each species is individually represented in the northern Gulf and in the southern Gulf. Input data are from the annual August (North)...
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    Fisheries and Oceans Canada
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    • CSV
    • ESRI REST
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    Northumberland Strait Multi-species Trawl Survey Data

    PURPOSE: The primary objective of this survey is to obtain an index of the abundance of American lobster (Homarus Americanus) in the Northumberland Strait. This research survey also provides fisheries-independent information for all of the species captured by the trawl. DESCRIPTION: Catch...
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    Fisheries and Oceans Canada
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    • ESRI REST
    • PDF
  • Open Data

    Otolith Collection of American Plaice in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence

    American Plaice otoliths are collected from scientific surveys, fisheries observers on fishing vessels and from scientific sampling of commercial fisheries. The otoliths collected are placed in paper envelopes, recorded and held in a climate-controlled storage facility. Age determination is...
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    Fisheries and Oceans Canada
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    • ESRI REST
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    Vertebrae Collection of skates in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence

    Skate vertebrae are collected from the annual September scientific survey in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence. Skate spines are collected and frozen during the survey, and the vertebrae are processed in the laboratory at a later stage. Age determination is performed episodically on the available...
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    Fisheries and Oceans Canada
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    Otolith Collection of Yellowtail Flounder in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence

    Yellowtail Flounder otoliths are collected from scientific surveys and from scientific sampling of commercial fisheries. The otoliths collected are placed in paper envelopes, recorded and held in a climate-controlled storage facility. Age determination is performed yearly on the available...
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    Fisheries and Oceans Canada
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    • CSV
    • ESRI REST
    • HTML
  • Open Data

    Otolith Collection of White Hake in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence

    White Hake otoliths are collected from scientific surveys, fisheries observers on fishing vessels and from scientific sampling of commercial fisheries. The otoliths collected are placed in paper envelopes, recorded and held in a climate-controlled storage facility. Age determination is performed...
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    Fisheries and Oceans Canada
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    • CSV
    • HTML
    • ESRI REST
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    Otolith Collection of Winter Flounder in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence

    Winter Flounder otoliths are collected from scientific surveys, fisheries observers on fishing vessels and from scientific sampling of commercial fisheries. The otoliths collected are placed in paper envelopes, recorded and held in a climate-controlled storage facility. Age determination is...
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    Fisheries and Oceans Canada
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    • CSV
    • ESRI REST
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    Otolith Collection of Atlantic Cod in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence

    Atlantic Cod otoliths are collected from scientific surveys and from scientific sampling of commercial fisheries. The otoliths collected are placed in paper envelopes, recorded and held in a climate-controlled storage facility. Age determination is performed yearly on the available samples....
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    Fisheries and Oceans Canada
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    • ESRI REST
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    NAFO fishing division 4T Herring Science Acoustic Survey

    Since 1991, an annual fishery-independent acoustic survey of early fall (September-October) concentrations of Herring has been conducted in the sGSL. The standard annual survey area occurs in the 4Tmno areas where both NAFO Div. 4T Herring spawning components aggregate in the fall. The survey...
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    Fisheries and Oceans Canada
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    • CSV
    • SHP
    • ESRI REST
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    NAFO fishing division 4T Herring Spawning Grounds Acoustic Survey

    In 2015, a spawning ground acoustic survey that follows the design of the fishery-independent acoustic survey was initiated. This survey is the result of a partnership between DFO and fishery associations. The survey design uses random parallel transects within predefined strata. Surveys are...
    Organization:
    Fisheries and Oceans Canada
    Resource Formats:
    • CSV
    • SHP
    • ESRI REST