Fisheries and Oceans Canada

58 datasets found
  • Open Data

    Optical, chemical, and biological oceanographic conditions on the Scotian Shelf and in the eastern Gulf of Maine in 2019

    Ocean physical conditions in the Maritimes Region in 2019 were characterized by cooler surface temperatures, continued warmer bottom temperatures and weaker stratification compared to recent years. Deep nutrient inventories were lower than normal over most of the region, with the exception of the...
    Organization:
    Fisheries and Oceans Canada
    Resource Formats:
    • PDF
    • HTML
  • Open Data

    Sea pens significant concentration areas in the Gulf of St. Lawrence

    Identification of significant concentrations of sea pens in the Gulf of St. Lawrence biogeographic unit using Kernel density estimation (KDE). This method was applied to create a modelled biomass surface for each taxa and an aerial expansion method was permitted to identify significant...
    Organization:
    Fisheries and Oceans Canada
    Resource Formats:
    • SHP
    • CSV
    • ESRI REST
  • Open Data

    Relative occurrence of Northern Wolffish in the Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence

    Spatial distribution of the relative occurrence of northern wolffish in the annual DFO groundfish research surveys conducted by the Québec (1978-2008) and Gulf (1971-2008) regions. Catch and effort data were aggregated by 100 km² cells. The probability of catching an northern wolffish in a set...
    Organization:
    Fisheries and Oceans Canada
    Resource Formats:
    • SHP
    • CSV
    • ESRI REST
  • Open Data

    Sponge significant concentration areas in the Gulf of St. Lawrence

    Identification of significant concentrations of sponges in the Gulf of St. Lawrence biogeographic unit using Kernel density estimation (KDE). This method was applied to create a modelled biomass surface for each taxa and an aerial expansion method was permitted to identify significant...
    Organization:
    Fisheries and Oceans Canada
    Resource Formats:
    • SHP
    • CSV
    • ESRI REST
  • Open Data

    Blue whale sightings in the Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence

    Sightings data were collected by the Mingan Island Cetacean Study (MICS) from 1980 to 2008 with annual surveys realised in the Gulf of St. Lawrence between the end of may and early november. Surveys were conducted using inflatable boats enabling the close approaches necessary to photograph and...
    Organization:
    Fisheries and Oceans Canada
    Resource Formats:
    • CSV
    • SHP
    • ESRI REST
  • Open Data

    Relative occurrence of Atlantic Wolffish in the Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence

    Spatial distribution of the relative occurrence of Atlantic Wolffish in the annual DFO groundfish research surveys conducted by the Québec (1978-2008) and Gulf (1971-2008) regions. Catch and effort data were aggregated by 100 km² cells. The probability of catching an Atlantic Wolffish in a set...
    Organization:
    Fisheries and Oceans Canada
    Resource Formats:
    • SHP
    • CSV
    • ESRI REST
  • Open Data

    Benthic substrates of the Saguenay fjord, the St. Lawrence lower estuary and Gulf

    Description of the submarine morphology and characteristics of the sediments (lithology, grain size, mineralogy, and chemistry) of the Saguenay fjord, the lower Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. The layer contains a synthesis of geological and geochemical data collected and interpreted over 10...
    Organization:
    Fisheries and Oceans Canada
    Resource Formats:
    • CSV
    • SHP
    • ESRI REST
  • Open Data

    ADCP current meter data in the Strait of Belle Isle

    The Strait of Belle Isle connects the Labrador Shelf and Gulf of St. Lawrence. Few observations of currents in the Strait of Belle Isle exist despite its important contribution to the heat, salt, and mass budgets of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. This is because the deployment of instruments is...
    Organization:
    Fisheries and Oceans Canada
    Resource Formats:
    • CSV
    • PNG
    • ESRI REST
  • Open Data

    Presence of the Smooth Skate in the Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence

    Spatial distribution of the Smooth Skate presence expressed by catch weight based on the annual Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) groundfish research surveys realised between 2004 and 2010. Catch data (kg/nautical mile) were aggregated by 100 km² cells. They are derived from processed...
    Organization:
    Fisheries and Oceans Canada
    Resource Formats:
    • CSV
    • SHP
    • ESRI REST
  • Open Data

    Beluga whale critical habitat in the Saguenay River and the St. Lawrence Estuary

    The Beluga whale critical habitat, which includes the Upper Estuary, the Saguenay River up to Sainte-Marguerite Bay, and the southern channel of the Lower Estuary, supports the vital functions of calving and rearing of the young. Due to the lack of information, studies are planned in the near...
    Organization:
    Fisheries and Oceans Canada
    Resource Formats:
    • HTML
    • SHP
    • ESRI REST
  • Open Data

    Eelgrass inventory in James Bay, Chaleur Bay, Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence

    The layer presents the information on the distribution of eelgrass (Zostera marina) beds in James Bay, Chaleur Bay, Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence according to a literature review of documents produced between 1987 and 2009. Additional Information Eelgrass's inventory was produced...
    Organization:
    Fisheries and Oceans Canada
    Resource Formats:
    • CSV
    • SHP
    • ESRI REST
  • Open Data

    Lumpfish coastal presence in the fluvial section and Estuary of St. Lawrence

    Layer that includes the known information on coastal presence for lumpfish in the St. Lawrence River and Estuary according to a literature review of documents produced between 1987 and 1999. Additional Information Lumpfish's coastal presence was produced according to a literature review of...
    Organization:
    Fisheries and Oceans Canada
    Resource Formats:
    • SHP
    • CSV
    • ESRI REST
  • Open Data

    American shad breeding areas in the fluvial section and Estuary of St. Lawrence

    Layer that includes the known information on the american shad breeding areas in the St. Lawrence River and Estuary according to a literature review of documents produced between 1976 and 1997. Additional Information American shad's breeding areas were produced according to a literature...
    Organization:
    Fisheries and Oceans Canada
    Resource Formats:
    • CSV
    • SHP
    • ESRI REST
  • Open Data

    General distribution of humpback whales in the Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence

    General distribution of Humpback Whales in the Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence based on all identified whales from the entire MICS database (Mingan Island Cetacean Study). Additional information The MICS (Mingan Island Cetacean Study) has been collecting and compiling in a...
    Organization:
    Fisheries and Oceans Canada
    Resource Formats:
    • CSV
    • SHP
    • ESRI REST