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Spatial distribution of the Winter Skate relative occurrence based on the annual Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) groundfish research …

Record Modified: Mar 24, 2026
Record Released: Apr 16, 2019
Publisher: Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Formats: CSV SHP ESRI REST
Keywords: Distribution Relative occurrence Winter skate Leucoraja ocellata Fish St. Lawrence Estuary Gulf of St. Lawrence Cabot Strait Belle Isle Strait Aquatic wildlife Earth sciences Marine biology

In 2016-17, DFO Maritimes Region undertook a Marine Protected Area (MPA) network analysis for the Scotian Shelf-Bay of Fundy Bioregion. …

Record Modified: Mar 24, 2026
Record Released: Jan 17, 2022
Publisher: Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Formats: PDF CSV FGDB/GDB ESRI REST
Keywords: Marine Conservation Targets Oceans

This layer details Important Areas (IAs) relevant to coral, sponge, and reef-building species in the Pacific North Coast Integrated Management …

Record Modified: Mar 24, 2026
Record Released: Sep 13, 2021
Publisher: Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Formats: FGDB/GDB HTML GEOJSON PDF ESRI REST
Keywords: Environmental planning Marine ecosystems EBSA Important Areas Sponge reefs Reefs British Columbia Queen Charlotte Sound Queen Charlotte Basin PNCIMA Environmental quality Ecology

This layer details Important Areas (IAs) relevant to key fish species in the Pacific North Coast Integrated Management Area (PNCIMA). …

Record Modified: Mar 24, 2026
Record Released: Sep 13, 2021
Publisher: Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Formats: FGDB/GDB HTML GEOJSON PDF ESRI REST
Keywords: Environmental planning Marine ecosystems EBSA Important Areas IA British Columbia Queen Charlotte Basin Queen Charlotte Sound PNCIMA Environmental quality Ecology Fish

The Coastal Oceanography and Ecosystem Research section (DFO Science) reviewed the presence of Cod in the Population Ecology Division (DFO …

Record Modified: Mar 24, 2026
Record Released: Nov 13, 2019
Publisher: Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Formats: CSV FGDB/GDB ESRI REST
Keywords: IMRP Integrated Marine Response Planning Oceans

Dataset of species/gear type commercial fisheries from 2014 to 2023 in the Eastern Canada Regions. Only fish harvested from the …

Record Modified: Mar 24, 2026
Record Released: Oct 28, 2021
Publisher: Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Formats: ESRI REST PDF CSV FGDB/GDB
Keywords: Fisheries Oceans Ecosystems Management

Summary
The Quebec region of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) is responsible for the assessment of several fish …

Record Modified: Mar 24, 2026
Record Released: Jan 25, 2021
Publisher: Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Formats: HTML CSV PDF
Keywords: Chionoecetes opilio snow crab Gulf of St. Lawrence St. Lawrence Estuary Fish Fisheries resources

Bay Scale Assessment of Nearshore Habitat Bras d'Or Lake - Chapel Island 2008 data is part of the publication Bay …

Record Modified: Mar 24, 2026
Record Released: Jun 1, 2022
Publisher: Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Formats: PDF CSV ESRI REST TIFF FGDB/GDB
Keywords: Oceans

The lobster recruitment project is run by the Fishermen and Scientist Research Society (FSRS) through DFO funding. Fishermen participating in …

Record Modified: Mar 24, 2026
Record Released: Nov 17, 2020
Publisher: Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Formats: HTML ESRI REST FGDB/GDB CSV
Keywords: Homarus americanus Arctic Ocean North Atlantic Ocean Gulf of Maine and Bay of Fundy Scotian Shelf Fisheries resources Marine biology Oceans

From August 2nd to September 9th, 2013, Fisheries and Oceans Canada conducted a baseline survey of marine fishes and their …

Record Modified: Mar 24, 2026
Record Released: Sep 23, 2020
Publisher: Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Formats: ESRI REST PDF CSV
Keywords: Beam Trawls Field Surveys Myoxocephalus sp Pleuronectidae Animal Ecology and Behavior Animals/Invertebrates Arthropods Chelicerates Amphipods Copepods Decapods Euphausiids (krill) ...