Fisheries and Oceans Canada

44 datasets found
  • Open Data

    Fieldnotes: Pacific Science Field Operations

    The Fieldnotes dataset represents the anticipated locations of DFO Science field operations in the North Pacific and Arctic oceans, as well as in the coastal and interior waters of British Columbia and the Yukon.
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    Fisheries and Oceans Canada
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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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    • HTML
    • ESRI REST
    • FGDB/GDB
    • CSV
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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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    • HTML
    • ESRI REST
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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
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    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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    National Aquaculture Public Reporting Data

    The National Aquaculture Public Reporting Data contains information submitted to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans by industry owners or operators as a reporting requirement under the Aquaculture Activities Regulations. Before accessing the dataset for the National Aquaculture Public...
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    Fisheries and Oceans Canada
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    • PDF
    • CSV
    • XLSX
    • HTML
  • Open Data

    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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    • CSV
    • HTML
    • ESRI REST
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    Atlantic Salmon Smolt Data from the Margaree River, Nova Scotia

    A rotary screw trap (RST; also known as a smolt wheel) is used to perform a capture-mark-recapture experiment on the main stem of the Margaree River. Smolts are captured at the wheel, a subset are tagged (max 200 individuals daily) and released upriver. Individuals not tagged are enumerated and...
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    Fisheries and Oceans Canada
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    • HTML
    • ESRI REST
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    Queen Charlotte Sound Synoptic Bottom Trawl Survey

    Catch, effort, location (latitude, longitude), relative abundance indices, and associated biological data from groundfish multi-species bottom trawl surveys in Queen Charlotte Sound. Introduction The Queen Charlotte Sound (QCS) synoptic bottom trawl survey was conducted annually from 2003...
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    Fisheries and Oceans Canada
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    • HTML
    • CSV
    • ESRI REST
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    Hecate Strait Synoptic Bottom Trawl Survey

    Catch, effort, location (latitude, longitude), relative abundance indices, and associated biological data from groundfish multi-species bottom trawl surveys in Hecate Strait. Introduction The Hecate Strait (HS) synoptic bottom trawl survey was first conducted in 2005, and has been repeated...
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    Fisheries and Oceans Canada
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    • HTML
    • CSV
    • ESRI REST
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    West Coast Vancouver Island Synoptic Bottom Trawl Survey

    Catch, effort, location (latitude, longitude), relative abundance indices, and associated biological data from groundfish multi-species bottom trawl surveys in West Coast Vancouver Island. Introduction The West Coast Vancouver Island (WCVI) synoptic bottom trawl survey was first conducted in...
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    Fisheries and Oceans Canada
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    • HTML
    • CSV
    • ESRI REST
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    Strait of Georgia Synoptic Bottom Trawl Survey

    Catch, effort, location (latitude, longitude), relative abundance indices, and associated biological data from groundfish multi-species bottom trawl surveys in Strait of Georgia. Introduction The Strait of Georgia (SOG) synoptic bottom trawl survey was conducted in 2012 and 2015. This survey...
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    Fisheries and Oceans Canada
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    • HTML
    • CSV
    • ESRI REST
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    West Coast Haida Gwaii Synoptic Bottom Trawl Survey

    Catch, effort, location (latitude, longitude), relative abundance indices, and associated biological data from groundfish multi-species bottom trawl surveys in West Coast Haida Gwaii. Introduction The West Coast Haida Gwaii (WCHG) synoptic bottom trawl survey was first conducted annually...
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    Fisheries and Oceans Canada
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    • HTML
    • CSV
    • ESRI REST
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    Groundfish Synoptic Bottom Trawl Surveys

    Catch, effort, location (latitude, longitude), relative abundance indices, and associated biological data from groundfish multi-species bottom trawl surveys in Queen Charlotte Sound (QCS), Hecate Strait (HS), West Coast Vancouver Island (WCVI), West Coast Haida Gwaii (WCHG) and the Strait of...
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    Fisheries and Oceans Canada
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    • HTML
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    British Columbia Spot Prawn (Pandalus platyceros) Spawner Index

    Recruitment overfishing in the Spot Prawn (Pandalus platyceros) trap fishery in British Columbia on the west coast of Canada is managed using a fixed escapement system. Fixed escapement targets in the fishery are set and implemented as the number of female spawners caught per trap in the...
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    Fisheries and Oceans Canada
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    • HTML
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    Commercial catches sampling program in the Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence

    The Quebec region of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) is responsible for the assessment of several fish and invertebrate stocks exploited in the Estuary and the northern Gulf of St. Lawrence. The commercial catches sampling program is one of the sources of information used to complete...
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    Fisheries and Oceans Canada
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    • HTML