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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) data for sediments and bivalve tissues along the coast of British Columbia (BC) have been compiled …
Project Context and Objectives
This dataset was created as part of a project aimed at improving our understanding of the …
The St. Lawrence Estuary beluga population, designated as endangered, is declining and has shown no signs of recovery despite several …
Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s (DFO’s) Conditions of Licence for finfish aquaculture include requirements to minimize harm to wild fish that …
Fisheries and Oceans Canada requires operators of active marine finfish aquaculture sites in British Columbia to monitor for benthic (seabed) …
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) statistical unit areas (also referred to as unit areas) are smaller portions of the Northwest …
Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) occupy deep waters off Newfoundland and Labrador and are a commercially important species. The Groundfish Section, …
Between 2017 and 2024, underwater imaging sampling campaigns were conducted by Fisheries and Oceans Canada across a broad area of …
CHS NONNA data has been updated: April 1, 2026
The Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS) offers a complete inventory of …
This cartographic dataset of areas of importance for spring herring in the Magdalen Islands was produced by Fisheries and Oceans …