Fisheries, oceans, marine science, and MSDI-related federal records.
The St. Lawrence Estuary beluga population, designated as endangered, is declining and has shown no signs of recovery despite several conservation measures. Its exposure to organohalogen contaminants has been proposed as a possible limiting factor in its recov
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Project Context and Objectives This dataset was created as part of a project aimed at improving our understanding of the foraging ecology of the grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) in the Northwest Atlantic. The substantial growth of this population over recent dec
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) data for sediments and bivalve tissues along the coast of British Columbia (BC) have been compiled to support the Spill Response Team within Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s Integrated Marine Response Planning (IMRP) progra
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The data in this dataset represents raw stomach content data for harp seals (Pagophilus groenlandicus) collected in the waters around Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) for 2017-2021. Seal stomachs and jaws (for ageing) were collected in NL waters by Fisheries and
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PURPOSE: The objective of the program is to gather environmental coastal data to better understand fluctuations in water temperature and its effect on coastal marine species. DESCRIPTION: Bottom and surface water temperatures are monitored in coastal waters of
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Between 2017 and 2024, underwater imaging sampling campaigns were conducted by Fisheries and Oceans Canada across a broad area of the shallow coastal zone of the St. Lawrence Estuary and Gulf. The sampling targeted the lower intertidal and subtidal zones, to a
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Fisheries and Oceans Canada, in partnership with Environment and Climate Change Canada and the Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority, has established the Unionid Monitoring and Biodiversity Observation (UMBO) network to track species-specific mussel abundanc
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This cartographic dataset of areas of importance for spring herring in the Magdalen Islands was produced by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) and the Magdalen Islands ZIP Committee, as part of the work to characterize the Magdalen Islands Lagoons Marine Refuge
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Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) occupy deep waters off Newfoundland and Labrador and are a commercially important species. The Groundfish Section, Fisheries and Oceans Canada – Newfoundland and Labrador Region implemented an acoustic tagging p
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Plankton (zooplankton and large phytoplankton) are collected using the Continuous Plankton Recorder (CPR) in the Northwest (NW) Atlantic along tracks transited by container ships from Reykjavik (Iceland) to St. John’s, NL (the Z line), and between St. John’s a
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