Traditional knowledge of nearshore fisheries for the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence (1994-1997)

Traditional knowledge of nearshore fisheries for the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence (1994-1997) In 1998, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) published an atlas called "Traditional Fisheries Knowledge for the Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence". The document is composed of a series of maps that contain useful information primarily on nearshore fisheries and fish habitat in the eastern shore of New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and the Gulf Shore of Nova Scotia. It was used as a working tool to assist in the development of integrated coastal zone management plans, resource management plans, and more. Between 1994 and 1997, data collectors and fishery officers interviewed local fishers and industry representatives. The purpose of these interviews was primarily to gain information on local fishing activities and the location of fisheries' resources and their habitats. The data and information was vetted through a process of verification with scientists, fishers, locals, industry representatives, and government officials. Maps were then compiled for 14 commercially important fish species and made publicly available to consult. These include lobster, rock crab, scallop, snow crab, toad crab, herring, mackerel, American plaice, cod, witch flounder (grey sole), hake, halibut, winter flounder, and unspecified groundfish. This data resource also includes the other 27 species originally not included in the atlas. 2024-09-03 Fisheries and Oceans Canada pascal.levesque@dfo-mpo.gc.ca Nature and EnvironmentScience and TechnologyMapsFisheries resourcesAquatic ecosystemsHabitatsIntegrated managementSalt water fishFisheriesFisheries managementCoastal waters Provisional atlasPDF https://waves-vagues.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/library-bibliotheque/41113834.pdf Provisional atlasPDF https://waves-vagues.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/library-bibliotheque/41113810.pdf English data dictionaryCSV https://api-proxy.edh.azure.cloud.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/catalogue/records/90592de0-fe2f-4672-b84b-3951b58fd1bb/attachments/Data_dictionary_TFK_nearshore_sGSL_1994_1997.csv French data dictionaryCSV https://api-proxy.edh.azure.cloud.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/catalogue/records/90592de0-fe2f-4672-b84b-3951b58fd1bb/attachments/Dictionnaire_de_donnees_CTP_cotieres_sGSL_1994_1997.csv File geodatabase (in the 1998 atlas)FGDB/GDB https://api-proxy.edh.azure.cloud.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/catalogue/records/90592de0-fe2f-4672-b84b-3951b58fd1bb/attachments/TFK_nearshore__CTP_cotieres_sGSL_1994_1997.gdb.zip TFK nearshoreESRI REST https://gisp.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/arcgis/rest/services/FGP/TFK_nearshore_CTP_cotieres_sGSL_1994_1997/MapServer TFK nearshoreESRI REST https://gisp.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/arcgis/rest/services/FGP/TFK_nearshore_CTP_cotieres_sGSL_1994_1997/MapServer File geodatabase (other fisheries)FGDB/GDB https://api-proxy.edh.azure.cloud.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/catalogue/records/90592de0-fe2f-4672-b84b-3951b58fd1bb/attachments/TFK_other_nearshore_CTP_autres_cotieres_sGSL_1994_1997.gdb.zip

In 1998, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) published an atlas called "Traditional Fisheries Knowledge for the Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence". The document is composed of a series of maps that contain useful information primarily on nearshore fisheries and fish habitat in the eastern shore of New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and the Gulf Shore of Nova Scotia. It was used as a working tool to assist in the development of integrated coastal zone management plans, resource management plans, and more.

Between 1994 and 1997, data collectors and fishery officers interviewed local fishers and industry representatives. The purpose of these interviews was primarily to gain information on local fishing activities and the location of fisheries' resources and their habitats. The data and information was vetted through a process of verification with scientists, fishers, locals, industry representatives, and government officials. Maps were then compiled for 14 commercially important fish species and made publicly available to consult. These include lobster, rock crab, scallop, snow crab, toad crab, herring, mackerel, American plaice, cod, witch flounder (grey sole), hake, halibut, winter flounder, and unspecified groundfish. This data resource also includes the other 27 species originally not included in the atlas.

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Administrative Area: New Brunswick

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