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“4VSW” missions focus on the eastern half of the Scotian Shelf, and occur primarily in March, but sets in both …

Record Modified: Mar 24, 2026
Record Released: Jan 21, 2021
Publisher: Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Formats: ESRI REST CSV FGDB/GDB
Keywords: Agricultural Aquatic Sciences Agriculture Animals/Vertebrates Aquatic Sciences Biological Classification Biosphere Earth Science Ecological Dynamics Fish Fisheries Oceans Species/Population Interactions ...

The Automatic Identification System (AIS) is a global, satellite-based and terrestrial-based ship tracking system that uses shipborne equipment to remotely …

Record Modified: Mar 24, 2026
Record Released: Jun 27, 2023
Publisher: Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Formats: PDF GeoTIF FGDB/GDB ESRI REST
Keywords: Atlantic Canada Automatic Identification System Vessel Density Shipping Transportation Cargo Fishing Tanker Shipping Vessels Marine safety Fishing ships ...
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Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) has been conducting surface water trawl surveys since 1992 in the coastal waters of British …

Record Modified: Mar 24, 2026
Record Released: Dec 2, 2025
Publisher: Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Formats: PDF CSV ESRI REST
Keywords: British Columbia Washington Oregon Alaska pacific juvenile salmon pelagic ecosystem ecology forage Marine biology Aquatic wildlife Fish ...

Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) conducts research and undertakes monitoring surveys of the marine and freshwater environment in support of …

Record Modified: Mar 24, 2026
Record Released: May 29, 2023
Publisher: Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Formats: FGDB/GDB SHP ESRI REST CSV PDF
Keywords: Oceanography Polar sciences Environment Operations Biological diversity Natural sciences Oceans Environmental sciences Scientific research

Concentrations of sea pens, small and large gorgonian corals and sponges on the east coast of Canada have been identified …

Record Modified: Mar 24, 2026
Record Released: Aug 11, 2017
Publisher: Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Formats: ESRI REST
Keywords: Biogeographic zone Eastern Arctic Arctic Gulf of St. Lawrence Newfoundland and Labrador Shelves Scotian Shelf Large Gorgonian Small Gorgonian Sea Pen Sponge Alfredo Cosmos ...

This data set is a generalized characterization of the offshore and inshore environments of Canada’s Pacific Ocean. Compiled from various …

Record Modified: Mar 24, 2026
Record Released: Apr 17, 2024
Publisher: Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Formats: FGDB/GDB CSV PDF ESRI REST
Keywords: British Columbia Pacific oceans ocean floor coastal waters marine ecosystems marine resources Oceans Coastal waters Ocean floor

This report outlines the results of a project that created a series of maps tracking inshore historical Lobster fishing district …

Record Modified: Mar 24, 2026
Record Released: Aug 18, 2023
Publisher: Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Formats: ESRI REST CSV FGDB/GDB
Keywords: Blue Economy Oceans

Fish Habitat Assessment Output: 12 of 16

Average Water Level (75.0m ASL) - Nursery Habitat - Low Vegetation Association …

Record Modified: Mar 24, 2026
Record Released: Jun 8, 2020
Publisher: Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Formats: ESRI REST PDF FGDB/GDB
Keywords: Fish Habitats Modelling Inland waters Freshwater fish Sciences

This record contains a comprehensive synthesis of previously published highly branched isoprenoid (HBI) results, providing a quantitative spatial and temporal …

Record Modified: Mar 24, 2026
Record Released: Jun 12, 2023
Publisher: Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Formats: HTML PDF CSV ESRI REST
Keywords: stable isotopes linear regression Oceans Aquatic wildlife Biological diversity Fish Marine biology Oceans Arctic Ocean

Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) conducted a winter multidisciplinary scientific surveys with a bottom trawl the northern Gulf of St. …

Record Modified: Mar 24, 2026
Record Released: Mar 9, 2020
Publisher: Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Formats: CSV ESRI REST
Keywords: Gulf of St. Lawrence Groundfish multidisciplinary survey Gadus Marine biology Aquatic ecosystems Aquatic animals Oceans Fisheries management Fish