AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Monitoring of Developments in the Petites Bergeronnes Marsh, Summer 2023

The *Petites Bergeronnes* marsh has been altered by numerous human activities in recent decades: logging, cattle ranching, agriculture, development, etc. The east bank of the marsh is more disturbed than that on the west side, in particular by the development of an access road and the drainage of land. Human disturbances are responsible for the degradation of the marsh east of the Rivière des Petites Bergeronnes and its associated habitats, which are exacerbated by the natural dynamics of the watercourse. In 2021, the Mamu Innu Kakussesht Agency (AMIK) gave a mandate to the firm WSP to undertake actions to remedy the situation and allow better circulation of salt water inside the marsh by repairing two culverts.
The *Comité ZIP de la rive nord de l'estuaire* (Comité ZIP RNE) was mandated in 2023 by the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) to monitor the work carried out by WSP. The project aims to assess whether the developments carried out have allowed a gain in habitat for fish and vegetation.
Since the eastern end of the point at the mouth of the *Petites Bergeronnes* River is a heritage site recognized by the community of Essipit, this project was carried out in partnership with the Council of the Innu Essipit First Nation and NCC. This dataset covers floristic and ichthyological inventories as well as geomorphological data: digital terrain models (DTM) and orthophotographs carried out at the *Petites Bergeronnes* marsh in 2023.
An ecological portrait of the state of the *Petites Bergeronnes* marsh was produced in 2022 by the *Comité ZIP RNE*. For more information visit https://doi.org/10.26071/ogsl-a5125bd3-60e3

Organization: St. Lawrence Global Observatory
Surface Water Temperature Forecasts for the Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence

Ocean forecasts for the Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence are produced by the Operational Oceanography scientific team of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Maurice Lamontagne Institute, Mont-Joli, Québec. The forecasts of the water temperature are available for the next 48 hours to come. For more information, please see the [data context](https://ogsl.ca/en/ocean-forecasts-context/).

To obtain data, contact partner using responsible parties in the Contact section below.

Organization: St. Lawrence Global Observatory
Making Prevention a Priority : Toward the Development of a Safety Culture in the Commercial Fishing Industry (2020)

This research project is an initiative of the Standing Committee on Quebec Fishing Vessels Safety (CPSBPQ). This research was made possible thanks to the collaboration and support of Quebec region’s Transport Canada Marine Safety and Security direction, the main partner in the project. It was also produced with the financial support of the Réseau Québec Maritime (RQM). 

 The study draws a picture of the causes and risk factors at the origin of accidental events involving fishing vessels, the types of injuries suffered by professional fishermen and their costs as well as the level of safety culture reached by the various fleets of the commercial fishing industry in Quebec. The study was carried out with 101 captains and 52 crew members.

Organization: St. Lawrence Global Observatory
Inventory of Projects to Identify Natural Environments of Interest in Southern Quebec (2012-2017)

As part of the St. Lawrence Action Plan 2011-2026 (SLAP), the Canadian Wildlife Service and Environment and Climate Change Canada (CWS-ECCC) and the Ministère du Développement durable, de l’Environnement et de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques (MDDELCC) launched an initiative to identify projects involving the identification of natural environments of interest for conservation in southern Quebec. The objective is to obtain a comprehensive picture of these initiatives to guide the subsequent development of an integrated conservation plan for the SLAP study area. Ultimately, this conservation plan will serve as a tool to identify priorities for funding programs like the CIP (Community Interaction Program) and the HSP (Habitat Stewardship Program for Species at Risk) or to update the development plans of regional county municipalities. For more information, please see the [data context](https://ogsl.ca/en/coastal-uses/environmental-references/natural-sites/southern-quebec/summary).

View data in the [ENVIRONMENTAL REFERENCES](https://slgo.ca/references/) application.

Organization: St. Lawrence Global Observatory
Proceedings of the Regional Symposium on Bank Erosion (1999)

The Symposium on coastal erosion, "Vers une gestion intégrée des interventions en milieu marin", was held on February 19th, 20th and 21st, 1999. It provides an update on the state of knowledge of riverbank erosion in the marine environment, while bringing together different stakeholders (erosion experts as well as the general population) in the reflection on the problem of bank erosion at the regional level.

Organization: St. Lawrence Global Observatory
GPS locations of Northern Gannets season 2013

Since 2012, the [Laboratoire d'ornithologie marine de Rimouski (LOMR)](https://www.facebook.com/LOMRimouski) has implemented an annual monitoring program of the feeding behaviour of gannets (Morus bassanus) nesting in Bonaventure Island and Percé Rock National Park (more specifically on Bonaventure Island). The LOMR is directed by Magella Guillemette (professor at the Université du Québec à Rimouski) in collaboration with David Pelletier (professor at the Cégep de Rimouski). Several dozen college and university students (undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate) participated in collecting these data.

The data in this dataset is from 2013. On the SLGO catalogue, you will find [datasets up to 2017](https://catalogue.ogsl.ca/fr/dataset/?q=fou+de+bassan+pelletier). More recent data can be requested from LOMR by contacting the authors of the data. 

The locations were recorded using GPS data loggers, programmed at a frequency of 10 minutes and attached to the bird's tails with Tesa brand marine grade white tape.

Organization: St. Lawrence Global Observatory
CTD Data for the 2013 Mingan Cruise

The aim of the Mingan 2013 (*id: 2013_06*) mission is to obtain a general vision of the physicochemical parameters of the water column of the Migan Archipelago in order to validate a high-resolution numerical model.

As part of this project, carried out in collaboration with Hydro-Québec, vertical CTD profiles (conductivity, temperature, depth), spread over 18 stations in the Mingan Archipelago (North Shore of Quebec), were produced. The CTD was also equipped with sensors to measure dissolved oxygen and nitrate concentrations in the water column. In addition, discrete water samples were taken at various stations and depths in order, on the one hand, to validate the nitrate sensor, and on the other hand, to provide additional information (phosphate and silicate concentrations) on the water bodies.

This dataset is part of the [**EDMS-ISMER-QO**](https://catalogue.ogsl.ca/en/dataset/ca-cioos_038df9b4-381f-4a6e-8ca5-32295d604602) collection.

Organization: St. Lawrence Global Observatory
Fernald's Milk-vetch Habitat Rehabilitation and Enhancement on the Mount Parent in Blanc-Sablon (2005-2006)

Fernald's milk-vetch habitat rehabilitation and enhancement project report. The project took place in Blanc-Sablon (Lower-North-Shore, Québec, Canada) between 2005 and 2006, where a milk-vetch population assessment was conducted; inventory results are shown in a data summary and on a map of the habitat. 

The final report also includes a description of the rehabilitation work, photographs before and after fieldworks to show changes, and public outreach tools developed during the project (informations panels, leaflets).

Organization: St. Lawrence Global Observatory
Detection, Recovery and Responsible Disposal of Ghost Fishing Gear on the North Shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence

The loss of fishing equipment is a major problem in the commercial fishing industry and has not only economic but also environmental repercussions. Abandoned, lost, or discarded fishing gear or “ghost gear” includes various types of equipment used by fishermen such as nets, lines, ropes, floats, traps, and other fish traps that have been abandoned or lost at sea. Some ghost gear materials represent a major source of marine pollution, especially in terms of microplastics. In addition, vertical ropes represent a major threat to large species such as marine mammals that can get entangled in the ropes. 

The project carried out by the Comité ZIP CNG thus aimed to (1) probe the presence of and recover lost fishing gear in the waters of several sectors of the North Shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence using underwater ROVs and grabs; (2) improve the dismantling, sorting, and recovery system capacities, and circular economy capacities related to ghost gear and other gear at the end of their useful life; and (3) implement an action plan developed by the Créneau RSTM and set up a consultation table/working committee on recovery and disposal ghost gear on the North Shore, in order to bring together and mobilize stakeholders concerned with the loss of fishing gear, the accumulation of gear at the end of life and marine co-products (non-organic) that are not valued. 

The project took place over three years, namely 2021, 2022 and 2023.

Organization: St. Lawrence Global Observatory
Saint-Nicolas Bay - Characterization of Important Shoreline Habitats on the North Shore of the St. Lawrence Maritime Estuary

A project to characterize important littoral habitats on the north shore of the St. Lawrence maritime estuary has been funded for a 4-year period (2023-2027). The aim of the project is to generate baseline ecological data to provide an overall picture of the state of littoral habitats along the north shore of the maritime estuary.

The dataset covers the Grande Baie Saint-Nicolas area (municipality of Franquelin). In order to improve our knowledge of this ecosystem, floristic and faunal (ichthyological) inventories were carried out and the various abiotic factors characterized. 

It is possible to consult the four other datasets of important littoral habitats that have been characterized as part of the project to characterize important littoral habitats:

- [**Mistassini River Estuary**](https://catalogue.ogsl.ca/en/dataset/ca-cioos_599476c2-ab8a-4029-967c-5d6dd80b6a56)
- [**The Maison de la Faune Coastal Marsh**](https://catalogue.ogsl.ca/en/dataset/ca-cioos_348e654e-f1a4-4a94-8c3a-986a76718d9f)
- [**Henri-Grenier Bay Coastal Marsh**](https://catalogue.ogsl.ca/en/dataset/ca-cioos_d73679ed-80f5-457a-9dfd-2aa4ebae7e1a)
- [**Ragueneau Islands Archipelago Coastal Marshes**](https://catalogue.ogsl.ca/en/dataset/ca-cioos_de8f22ad-1bbe-4247-9cac-d903b31140a4)

This project is part of the Coastal Environmental Baseline Program Initiative under the Oceans Protection Plan of Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

Organization: St. Lawrence Global Observatory
Annual Surveys of the Abundance of Toxic Phytoplankton in the Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence

Annual records of the abundance of phytoplankton species and physical-chemical parameters of seawater by the monitoring program stations of Fisheries and Oceans Canada. This dataset is an archive from 1994 to 2007, for the stations of Baie-Comeau, Carleton, Gascons, Grande-Entrée, Havre-aux-Maisons, Mont-Louis, Natashquan, Penouille, Sandy Beach, Sept-Îles, Ste-Flavie, Tadoussac, Tête-à-la-Baleine. 

**Parameters:** Depth, secchi, water temperature, salinity, nitrite, nitrate, phosphate, silicate.

Organization: St. Lawrence Global Observatory
Marine pollution, Driver of Environmental Change: eDrivers Project for the St. Lawrence System

The data used to characterize marine pollution risk come from the global cumulative impacts assessment on habitats and available on the [NCEAS online data repository](https://knb.ecoinformatics.org/view/doi:10.5063/F1S180FS).

Marine pollution was considered to be mainly driver by the shipping industry. As such, the driver layer was constructed by combining the shipping (i.e. shipping lanes) and invasive species (i.e. cargo volume) layers.

It is possible to consult the scientific report of the **eDrivers** project: [**Characterizing Exposure to and Sharing Knowledge of Drivers of Environmental Change in the St. Lawrence System in Canada**](https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2020.00383/full) and the [**additional data**](https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2020.00383/full#supplementary-material). It is possible to consult the application [**eDrivers**](https://catalogue.ogsl.ca/dataset/ca-cioos_7c51ad5f-c2a9-4f4a-a78c-0b652e630825).

**REFERENCE:**

- [Halpern, B., Frazier, M., Potapenko, J. et al. Spatial and temporal changes in cumulative human impacts on the world’s ocean. Nat Commun 6, 7615 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms8615](https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms8615)

Organization: St. Lawrence Global Observatory
The Pointe des Fortin Marsh - Characterization of Important Coastal Habitats on the North Shore of the St. Lawrence Estuary

A project to characterize important coastal habitats on the north shore of the St. Lawrence Estuary was funded for a period of 4 years (2018-2022). The purpose of this project is to generate reference ecological data to draw a global portrait of the state of coastal marshes in the upper north shore sector of Quebec.

This dataset covers the Pointe des Fortin swamp sector (Portneuf-sur-Mer Municipality). In order to improve knowledge of this ecosystem, floristic and faunal inventories (ichthyological and benthic) have been carried out and the various abiotic factors characterized. 

It is possible to consult the datasets of the five other marshes that have been characterized as part of the project to characterize important coastlines:

- [**The Portneuf-sur-Mer Marsh**](https://catalogue.ogsl.ca/en/dataset/ca-cioos_5374b582-43aa-4ffa-8361-4a0d9f1f6b8e)

- [**The Mille-Vaches Bay Marsh**](https://catalogue.ogsl.ca/en/dataset/ca-cioos_f10f496a-acf4-4274-9c7b-7a005bcf54ed)

- [**The Pointe-aux-Outardes Marsh**](https://catalogue.ogsl.ca/en/dataset/ca-cioos_46d3ba2e-2fd3-4aad-a51a-f8343fbe6a73)

- [**The Bays des Grandes and Petites Bergeronnes marsh**](https://catalogue.ogsl.ca/en/dataset/ca-cioos_a5125bd3-60e3-4c89-89b6-2d3a8728d10f)

- [**The Hickey marsh**](https://catalogue.ogsl.ca/en/dataset/ca-cioos_0925e105-860e-4fe7-83ac-afc5e4c2699e)

This project is part of the Coastal Environmental Baseline Program under the Oceans Protection Plan of Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

Organization: St. Lawrence Global Observatory
Characterization of Japanese Knotweed on Saint-Quentin Island in Trois-Rivières (2015)

Saint-Quentin Island is a site that tries to reconcile recreational tourism activities and the conservation of an exceptional ecological environment. Located in the urban region of Trois-Rivières, at the mouth of the Saint-Maurice River, Saint-Quentin Island is a major refuge for fauna and flora. However, the island is threatened by human pressures, shoreline erosion and invasive alien species. Japanese knotweed is the main exotic invasive plant on the island.

The Comité Zip Les Deux Rives has carried out a characterization of Japanese knotweed invasion on Saint-Quentin Island. During this inventory, the following data were collected: area of Japanese knotweed colonies, average plant height, and average stem diameter.

Organization: St. Lawrence Global Observatory
Oceanographic Data Management System (ODMS) from the Maurice Lamontagne Institute

Through all its programs and collaborations, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) of Canada has acquired a very large amount of scientific data relating to the marine environment over the years. The Quebec region of DFO, particularly the Maurice Lamontagne Institute (MLI) located in Mont-Joli, is responsible for the data collected in the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. The data management team compiles, qualifies, and archives all information collected on oceanographic conditions in the SGDO.

**CTD data**

The CTD (Conductivity, Temperature, Depth) is a device commonly used in oceanography to measure water conditions at a given location from the sea surface to the bottom. The primary device allows temperature and salinity profiles to be produced. Other sensors are frequently added to obtain additional information on the water column, such as dissolved oxygen concentration, fluorescence, turbidity, and pH.

**ADCP data**

The ADCP (Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler) is a device used to measure marine currents. The speed and direction of the current are recorded simultaneously for several layers of water by Doppler effect, hence its name. When the ADCP is wetted, a time series of current profiles at a given location is obtained. When the ADCP is attached to the hull of a moving ship, we obtain both a temporal and spatial portrait of the currents.

*Addition of other data types to come*

Organization: St. Lawrence Global Observatory
Real-time Surface Data From VIKING Buoys as Part of the Atlantic Zone Monitoring Program (AZMP)

“Near real-time” surface data from VIKING buoys deployed as part of the Atlantic Zone Monitoring Program (AZMP). 

The data come from the following 10 Viking buoys: PMZA-RIKI, PMZA-VAS, AZMP-ESG, AZMP-HLX, AZMP-STA27, IML-10, IML-14, IML-7, IML-BA and NORTH-AJAX

Fisheries and Oceans Canada monitors the marine environment using automated oceanographic buoys as one of its tools, designed and developed by a scientific team from the Maurice Lamontagne Institute, in partnership with Multi-Électronique. In addition to measuring a multitude of meteorological and oceanographic parameters at the water surface, these buoys independently collect temperature and salinity profiles to a depth of 200 m without human intervention, and transmit the data in real time.

The buoys are part of the Department’s Atlantic Zone Monitoring Program’s sampling strategy, which, since 1998, has been assessing the oceanographic conditions in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, the Scotian Shelf, and the Newfoundland and Labrador Shelf. The program aims to better understand, describe and predict the state of the marine ecosystem, as well as to quantify the changes observed in the physical, chemical and biological properties of the ocean, whether they be seasonal, yearly, or over longer periods. In fact, the buoys are floating laboratories that operate 24 hours a day. They are invaluable to the scientific community for studying climate change and monitoring the state of the ocean.

The automatically acquired profiles are used to quantify the rapid temperature and salinity changes that can occur (due to tides, for example) and to put into context the biological samples obtained by scientists on board vessels at much lower frequency. Mariners also appreciate having offshore wind and wave conditions available in real time from online services.

Organization: St. Lawrence Global Observatory
Baie de Mille-Vaches Marsh - Characterization of Important Coastal Habitats on the North Shore of the St. Lawrence Maritime Estuary

A project to characterize important coastal habitats on the north shore of the St. Lawrence Estuary was funded for a period of 4 years (2018-2022). The purpose of this project is to generate reference ecological data to draw a global portrait of the state of coastal marshes in the upper north shore sector of Quebec.

This dataset covers the area of the Baie de Mille-Vaches marsh, also known as Pointe à Boisvert (Municipality of Longue-Rive). In order to improve knowledge of this ecosystem, flora and fauna (ichthyological and benthic) inventories have been carried out and the various abiotic factors characterized. Geomorphological data was also collected, but is not included in this dataset. However, they remain available, contact the ZIP Committee of the North Shore of the Estuary (RNE) directly to access them. The ZIP RNE Committee also holds orthomosaics of the marsh. 

It is possible to consult the five other marsh datasets that were characterized as part of the project to characterize important coastlines:

- [**The Pointe-aux-Outardes Marsh**](https://catalogue.ogsl.ca/en/dataset/ca-cioos_46d3ba2e-2fd3-4aad-a51a-f8343fbe6a73)

- [**The Portneuf-sur-Mer Marsh**](https://catalogue.ogsl.ca/en/dataset/ca-cioos_5374b582-43aa-4ffa-8361-4a0d9f1f6b8e)

- [**The Pointe des Fortin Marsh**](https://catalogue.ogsl.ca/en/dataset/ca-cioos_3b8c6d97-6eb8-4e8d-9869-ccb2b9bab5f3)

- [**The Bays des Grandes and Petites Bergeronnes Marsh**](https://catalogue.ogsl.ca/en/dataset/ca-cioos_a5125bd3-60e3-4c89-89b6-2d3a8728d10f)

- [**The Hickey Marsh**](https://catalogue.ogsl.ca/en/dataset/ca-cioos_0925e105-860e-4fe7-83ac-afc5e4c2699e)

This project is part of the Coastal Environmental Baseline Program Initiative under the Oceans Protection Plan of Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

Organization: St. Lawrence Global Observatory
Biophysical Characterization of Anse-des-Riou and the Centrale River Watershed (2013)

The team of the comité ZIP du Sud-de-l’Estuaire (ZIPSE), along with the North-East Bas-Saint-Laurent Watersheds Organization (OBVNEBSL) and with the collaboration of other partners, drew up an accurate and up-to-date portrait of the maritime marsh and coastal habitats of Anse-des-Riou and the Centrale River watershed. 

Floristic and ornithological inventories have been carried out, as well as a characterization of the types of coastline (monitoring of the shoreline, state of the coastline, sediment dynamics)

Organization: St. Lawrence Global Observatory
Characterisation of the Intertidal Marsh of the Betsiamites River Estuary : Pessamit Marsh (2020)

In the summer and fall of 2020, a collaboration between Agence Mamu Innu Kaikusseht (AMIK) and the Comité ZIP de la Rive Nord de l'Estuaire made it possible to carry out a characterization study on the intertidal marsh of the estuary of the Betsiamites River. 

The objective of the project was to increase our knowledge of wetlands. The characterization of the Pessamit marsh has made it possible to highlight the biological, physical, geomorphological and abiotic factors that constitute the marsh. For our study, the data collected in the field are essentially linked to floristic and ichtyological inventories. The physico-chemical parameters of the environment were also noted. 

This project is part of the Coastal Environmental Baseline Program Initiative under the Oceans Protection Plan of Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

Organization: St. Lawrence Global Observatory
Inorganic Pollution, Driver of Environmental Change: eDrivers Project for the St. Lawrence System

The data used to characterize inorganic pollution come from the global cumulative impacts assessment on habitats and available on the [NCEAS online data repository](https://knb.ecoinformatics.org/view/doi:10.5063/F1S180FS).

Inorganic pollution was modeled using impervious surface area (i.e. artificial surfaces such as paved roads) under the assumption that most of this pollution source comes from urban runoff. Inorganic pollution originating from point-sources or in areas lacking paved roads is therefore not captured by this layer. The data obtained was aggregated at the watershed scale.

It is possible to consult the scientific report of the **eDrivers** project: [**Characterizing Exposure to and Sharing Knowledge of Drivers of Environmental Change in the St. Lawrence System in Canada**](https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2020.00383/full) and the [**additional data**](https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2020.00383/full#supplementary-material). It is possible to consult the application [**eDrivers**](https://catalogue.ogsl.ca/dataset/ca-cioos_7c51ad5f-c2a9-4f4a-a78c-0b652e630825).

**REFERENCE:**

- [Halpern, B., Frazier, M., Potapenko, J. et al. Spatial and temporal changes in cumulative human impacts on the world’s ocean. Nat Commun 6, 7615 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms8615](https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms8615)

Organization: St. Lawrence Global Observatory