MARITIMES SUMMER RESEARCH VESSEL SURVEY
“Summer” missions occur in June, July and August and these focus on the Scotian Shelf and Bay of Fundy (i.e. 4VWX 5Yb, expanding recently to include the Laurentian Channel and Georges Bank (5Zc). Collected data includes total catch in numbers and weights by species. Length frequency data is available for most species, as are the age, sex, maturity and weight information for a subset of the individual animals. Other data such as ageing material, genetic material, and stomach contents are often also collected, but are stored elsewhere.
“Summer” cruises occur in May, June, July and August and these focus on the Scotian Shelf and Bay of Fundy (i.e. 4VWX).
Cite this data as: Clark, D., Emberley, J. Data of MARITIMES SUMMER RESEARCH VESSEL SURVEYS. Published January 2021. Population Ecology Division, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Dartmouth, N.S. https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/1366e1f1-e2c8-4905-89ae-e10f1be0a164
- Publisher - Current Organization Name: Fisheries and Oceans Canada
- Licence: Open Government Licence - Canada
Data and Resources
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MARITIMES SUMMER RESEARCH VESSEL SURVEYESRI RESTEnglish web_service ESRI REST
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MARITIMES SUMMER RESEARCH VESSEL SURVEYESRI RESTFrench web_service ESRI REST
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MARITIMES SUMMER RESEARCH VESSEL SURVEYFGDB/GDBEnglish dataset FGDB/GDB
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MARITIMES SUMMER RESEARCH VESSEL SURVEYCSVEnglish dataset CSV
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Data DictionaryCSVEnglish French guide CSV
Contact Information
Delivery Point: Bedford Institute of Oceanography, 1 Challenger Drive, PO Box 1006
City: Dartmouth
Administrative Area: Nova Scotia
Postal Code: B2Y 4A2
Country: Canada
Electronic Mail Address: DFO.MAR-PED-Data-Request-Demande-de-donnes-DEP-MAR.MPO@dfo-mpo.gc.ca