Fisheries and Oceans Canada

5 datasets found
  • Open Data

    Significant Aggregations of Krill (Euphausiide) in Summer

    The objective of the study was to describe the spatial distribution of krill in eastern Canadian waters using a statistical modelling approach in support of the identification of important habitat for the western North Atlantic (WNA) blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus). Generalized Additive Models...
    Organization:
    Fisheries and Oceans Canada
    Resource Formats:
    • FGDB/GDB
    • ESRI REST
  • Open Data

    Arctic Krill (T. raschii) maximum annual density

    The St. Lawrence Estuary is known as a summer foraging area for several species of marine mammals, including several species of rorquals. Among these is the blue whale, which feeds almost exclusively on euphausiids. Therefore, the abundance, distribution and local density of krill should...
    Organization:
    Fisheries and Oceans Canada
    Resource Formats:
    • TIFF
    • ESRI REST
  • Open Data

    Weir Enumerations and Capture-Mark-Recapture Estimates of Population Size for Arctic Char (Salvelinus alpinus) from the Halokvik River, Nunavut

    Across the Canadian North, Arctic Char, Salvelinus alpinus, are culturally important and critical for maintaining subsistence lifestyles and ensuring food security for Inuit. Arctic Char also support economic development initiatives in many Arctic communities through the establishment of coastal...
    Organization:
    Fisheries and Oceans Canada
    Resource Formats:
    • PDF
    • ESRI REST
    • CSV
  • Open Data

    Bowhead whale sightings made on 24-25 July 1992 in the Beaufort Sea and Amundsen Gulf

    This record contains data on bowhead whale locations reported in Harwood, L.A. and P. Norton. 1996. Aerial survey data from the southeast Beaufort Sea, Mackenzie River estuary and west. Amundsen Gulf, July 1992. Canadian Data Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences No. 964
    Organization:
    Fisheries and Oceans Canada
    Resource Formats:
    • PDF
    • ESRI REST
    • CSV