AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
RQM - CTD Data From the Coriolis II Concerted Mission (MAP2023): PLAINE

The concerted mission on the Coriolis II in July 2023, financed by the [PLAINE program](https://www.rqm.quebec/plaine/) of the Réseau Québec maritime (RQM), aimed to acquire and update strategic knowledge of Quebec's maritime territory. This mission enabled a wide-ranging acquisition of multidisciplinary data for 9 projects focusing on the study of the impact of commercial navigation on ecosystems, and the search for technological solutions to reduce the impact of ports and maritime transport on the environment.

Vertical profiles of CTD data (conductivity, temperature, depth) were produced in the water column at 30 stations in the Saguenay Fjord (from the town of Saguenay), the Maritime Estuary and the Gulf of St. Lawrence ( up to south of Anticosti Island). These profiles were taken from the surface to a maximum distance of around 5 m from the seabed. They include measurements of temperature, salinity, density, dissolved oxygen, pH, fluorescence, light transmission, vertical stratification and sound velocity in seawater. Discrete water samples were taken at various stations and depths to compare CTD's direct measurements with laboratory analyses of dissolved oxygen concentration (49 samples, 11 stations, Winkler chemical titration), chlorophyll a concentration (53 samples, 29 stations), and salinity (32 samples, 31 stations). These comparisons were used to adjust the calibration of dissolved oxygen, fluorescence and salinity data from the CTD.

Organization: St. Lawrence Global Observatory
Sedimentary Records of Contaminant Inputs in Frobisher Bay, Nunavut (2017-2018)

This dataset includes geochemical and contaminant data measured in surface sediments and sections of sediment cores collected from Koojesse Inlet and other locations in Frobisher Bay, Nunavut. Sediment cores and surface sediment were collected throughout Koojesse Inlet in 2017 by the Canada-Nunavut Geoscience Office aboard MV Nuliajuk vessel. Sediment cores were collected from inner and outer Frobisher Bay in 2018 by University of Manitoba researchers onboard the CCGS Amundsen icebreaker.

Geochemical parameters measured in sediment core samples included radioisotopes (210Pb and 137Cs), carbon and nitrogen content, and stable isotopes (δ13C and δ15N). Contaminants measured in selected sediment sections included total mercury (THg), major and trace elements, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs).

Another dataset associated with this same project is available for contaminant data collected on clams (Mya truncata) from the same area in 2018-2019:

- **Analyses of contaminant inputs conducted on clams in Frobisher Bay, Nunavut (2017-2018)** (upcoming)

For further information, please consult the following paper: [**Meaghan C. Bartley, Tommy Tremblay, Amila O. De Silva, C. Michelle Kamula, Stephen Ciastek, Zou Zou A. Kuzyk. 2023. Sedimentary records of contaminant inputs in Frobisher Bay, Nunavut. Environmental Science and Ecotechnology, 100313**](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ese.2023.100313).

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
Coastal Development and Restoration the Bas-Saint-Laurent: Good Practices in Coastal Environment (2011)

The Comité ZIP Sud-de-l'Estuaire obtained funding from the Community Interactions Program (PIC) to promote good development and restoration practices on the coast and to conduct restoration work on two beaches in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region that were damaged during the storm of December 6, 2010. The objective is to produce a practical guide for coastal residents so that they can develop the coastline while preserving its high ecological and aesthetic value. Last December's storm showed that the Bas-Saint-Laurent's coasts are very sensitive to erosion and coastal submersion. Against all odds, the lands that had preserved their beach in their natural state suffered very little damage. Despite this observation, several coastal residents have opted for rigid protection techniques (rockfill, protection wall, etc.), which cause the lowering and even the disappearance of beaches. While erosion is a short-term threat to human construction, installing large-scale rigid protection represents a long-term deterioration of the coastline, especially for beaches that are fertile ground for diverse flora and attract a host of waterfowl. 

The guide to good planning and restoration practices will give coastal residents a toolbox of alternatives to rigid techniques. Soft coastal development techniques such as revegetation and sand recharge will be presented, as well as a list of native plants best suited to the coastal environment.

Organization: St. Lawrence Global Observatory
Coastal Zone Integrated Management Plan for Gaspé Bay (2006)

This dataset contains an integrated coastal zone management plan and a cartographic compendium for the Gaspé Bay sector. The integrated management plan was prepared by the Baie-de-Gaspé Concertation Committee in collaboration with various partners. 

This report first provides a portrait of the territory with a description of the physical environments, ecological components, the historical portrait, the socio-economic components and then, the occupation of the territory. It also contains an action plan containing the main issues related to the coastal zone, as well as the actions to be implemented for the integrated management of Gaspé Bay. It is the product of a coastal committee, active from 2001 to 2006, and made up of representatives from various sectors of activity: municipal, environmental, economic, etc.

Organization: St. Lawrence Global Observatory
Arctic Expedition Aboard the CCGS Amundsen (2023)

This dataset contains the complete report, the expedition map as well as a list of stations and sampling types. The report is a collection of all the participating research teams’ Cruise Reports provided to the Chief Scientists at the end of each LEG of the 2023 CCGS Amundsen Expedition. The 2023 Expedition Report is divided into three parts:

Part I gives an overview of the expedition, presents the cruise track and the stations visited, and provides a synopsis of operations conducted during each of the four LEGs. 

Part II contains the reports submitted by participating science teams or researchers, with details on the specific objectives of their project, the field operations conducted and methodology
used, and in some cases, preliminary results. When results are presented, they show the data as they were submitted at the end of the LEGs in 2023. The data presented in this report are
illustrative only and have not been quality checked or reviewed, thus parties interested in the results should contact the project leader, the researchers who collected the data or Amundsen
Science’s Data Coordinator (amundsen.data@as.ulaval.ca).

Part III includes a conclusion of the 2023 expedition, the data management process, as well as the objectives of the upcoming expedition.

The sections in Part II provide a detailed description of each research program and the sampling teams on board. Specifically, Sections 1 and 2 discuss multidisciplinary programs that
involve various types of sampling techniques. Sections 2 to 18 provide comprehensive information on seabirds, atmospheric conditions, surface ocean properties, water column
characteristics, CTD-Rosette operations, physical properties, as well as a range of chemical and biological parameters. Sections 19 and 20 focus on seabed mapping, while sections 21 to 33 delve into benthos and sediment sampling. Finally, Sections 34 to 37 cover the Argo float and mooring operations.

Four appendices are included, documenting visited stations and performed sampling as well as a list of science participants onboard during each LEG.

The [**map of the 2023 expedition**](https://catalogue.ogsl.ca/data/amundsen-science/ca-cioos_79032992-12ff-4e5c-a04e-8083296100da/Amundsen_2023.PNG) is available along with the [**summaries of the 2023 expedition**](https://catalogue.ogsl.ca/dataset/ca-cioos_79032992-12ff-4e5c-a04e-8083296100da) which are offered in 3 languages (French, English, Inuktitut).

The core oceanographic data generated by the CTD-Rosette operations, as well as meteorological information and data collected using the Moving Vessel Profiler (MVP), the ship-mounted current meter (ADCP) and the thermosalinograph (TSG) are available at the [**Polar Data Catalogue (PDC)**](https://www.polardata.ca/pdcsearch/?doi_id=12713).

It is possible to consult an [**interactive map**](https://data.amundsen.ulaval.ca/) including all the years of expeditions and the different trajectories (LEG) associated with them.

Organization: St. Lawrence Global Observatory
Aboriginal Data Collection on Marine Species at Risk in the St. Lawrence (1939-2007)

Project to collect indigenous knowledge on marine species at risk in the St. Lawrence (marine mammals, fish and leatherback turtle). This project was carried out by the Mamu Innu Kaikusseth Agency in collaboration with the Marine Mammal Observation Network (MMON) and Amphibia-Nature. The main objective of the exploratory study was to gather information from communities located near the Estuary and the Gulf of St. Lawrence on major trends in the distribution and abundance of target species, as well as on factors that may affect the changes observed over time. To do this, seven Innu communities on the North Shore (Essipit, Pessamit, Uashat mak Mani-Utenam, Ekuanitshit, Nutashkuan, Unamen Shipu and Pakua Shipi) and a Micmac community in Gaspésie (Gespeg) were visited.

Several data are listed in the report, including: 

- The identification of marine species at risk observed by community;

- Community-based maps of the distribution of marine species at risk observed before 1997 and between 1997 and 2007.

Organization: St. Lawrence Global Observatory
Nain Bay Zooplankton Collection (2024)

This dataset shows spatial zooplankton identification and concentration (ind./m3), collected in February 2024 under coastal sea ice at 5 stations along a transect in Nain Bay, Nunatsiavut. Environmental measurements of ice thickness (cm), snow cover thickness (cm), both air and surface water temperature (°C) and surface salinity (PSU) were additionally collected.

We wish to acknowledge with respect that this research is undertaken with permission from the Nunatsiavut Government (NGRAC-14840996), and as part of the Sustainable Nunatsiavut Futures project, on Labrador Inuit Lands.

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

Oceans are the largest reservoirs and sinks of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2). Its uptake increases seawater acidity and lowers the saturation state of waters with respect to calcite (ΩC) and aragonite (ΩA), the two most common CaCO3 polymorphs that constitute the shells and skeletons of many marine organisms. Ocean acidification can have deleterious effects on carbonate-secreting organisms (e.g. mollusks and crustaceans) and certain physiological processes in non-calcifying organisms.

As part of the *eDrivers* project, we used ΩA to characterize ocean acidification in the bottom waters of the St. Lawrence. The data come from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans’ (DFO) Atlantic Zone Monitoring Program surveys and DFO’s multispecies surveys collected in August-September of 2017. ΩA, pH, and dissolved oxygen (O2) were measured at 117 stations in the Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence in the summer of 2018. The majority of sampling stations were located in the Southern Gulf (n = 84), the Estuary and Northern Gulf (n = 33).

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).

Organization: St. Lawrence Global Observatory
Drifter Trial in St. John Harbour for (2020-2022)

Drifter release was initiated at the boundary of the Canaport Exclusion Zone in St. John Harbour and finished when all drifters were collected from their final destinations. Two types of drifters were deployed to track the course of surface currents from Saint John Harbour; long and disk drifters were used to capture the relative influences of wind and current. Shapefiles are also available.

This project was funded by DFO Coastal Environmental Baseline Program under Canada’s Oceans Protection Plan (OPP).

Organization: St. Lawrence Global Observatory
Wildlife Habitat Conservation Plan for the Saint-Éloi Marsh in Batiscan (2013)

The Saint-Éloi marsh fulfils important ecological functions. First of all, it acts as a sedimentation basin for all the waters of the small agricultural watershed that flow into it. Indeed, this humid environment plays a key role in the quality of the water that flows into the river since it retains particles and fertilizers coming from the agricultural environment. In addition, it helps to regulate water levels by absorbing surpluses during spring floods. Finally, it provides habitat for numerous species of plants and animals. Although the importance of this site is known to the surrounding population, it is nevertheless subject to pressures that are likely to compromise its ecological integrity. These various pressures, namely agriculture, proximity to a populated area, and marsh filling over time, will be described in this document.

The Les Deux Rives ZIP Committee has drawn up a plan for the conservation of wildlife habitats in the Saint-Éloi marsh, which is aimed for managers and environmental actors. It proposes guidelines and recommendations to ensure the sustainability and improvement of the natural resources present in this sector.

Organization: St. Lawrence Global Observatory
Characterization of access to the St. Lawrence River in Charlevoix (2016)

This study highlights the inventory and characterization of access to the river, as recorded during the late summer and fall of 2016. Characterized sites represent :


- Physical access;

- Visual access


The method adopted was to visit all the previously identified sites (map) and to take as many authorized roads in the direction of the river. The list of these sites was then submitted to the municipalities for advice, comments and additional information. In addition, a “general public” survey was proposed and disseminated via social media. This makes it possible to better understand tastes and needs in terms of access to the river.

Organization: St. Lawrence Global Observatory
RQM - CTD Data From the Lampsilis Concerted Mission (MAL2021): State of Health of the St. Lawrence 2021, 2nd Edition

The Lampsilis concerted mission of August 2021, funded by the program Odyssée Saint-Laurent of the Réseau Québec maritime (RQM), aimed to gather strategic scientific knowledge for the understanding and management of the St. Lawrence River and Gulf. This mission enabled a wide-ranging acquisition of multidisciplinary data for 14 projects centred around two main lines of research: assessing water quality, and establishing a picture of the health of St. Lawrence ecosystems, within the continuum of the St. Lawrence System.

Vertical profiles of CTD data (conductivity, temperature, depth) were made in the water column at 91 stations in the St. Lawrence River (from the city of Trois-Rivières) and its Upper Estuary (at the city of Cacouna). These profiles were taken from the surface to an average distance of around 1 m from the seabed. They include measurements of temperature, salinity, density, dissolved oxygen, light transmission, vertical stratification of the environment, turbidity and sound velocity in seawater. Discrete water samples were taken at various stations and depths to compare CTD's direct measurements with laboratory analyses of chlorophyll a concentration. This comparison was used to adjust the calibration of the fluorescence data obtained from the CTD.

Organization: St. Lawrence Global Observatory
Benthic Biodiversity in the Intertidal Zone on the North Shore (2009)

Infaunal abundance data acquired in the intertidal zone at the Baie de Milles-Vaches and the Betsiamites Bank on the North Shore from June 15 to July 15, 2009. They were acquired as part of Camille Robineau's master's project at UQAR-ISMER, focusing on the variability of benthic communities at different spatial scales and in different habitats. 

Data were collected using cores taken from 24 stations and then sieved using a 1 mm sieve. The composition of the sediments as well as the organic matter in the sediment are also available.

Organization: St. Lawrence Global Observatory
Characterisation of Saint John River Brackish Wetlands Around the Port of Saint John (2019)

The project collects baseline data on tidally-influenced brackish wetlands within the Saint John River system within the Port of Saint John study area, and which impact marine ecosystems by the various ecosystem services they provide; including absorbing water in storm events and reducing erosion and runoff into the marine environment, filtering chemicals and sediment out of water before it is discharged into the ocean, and providing food and habitat for wildlife. Salt water enters the Saint John River and affects river salinity as far inland as Fredericton, NB (Carter and Dadswell 1983). 

The focus of the baseline evaluation will be to follow the Wetland Ecosystem Services Protocol for Atlantic Canada (WESP-AC), developed by Dr. Paul Adamus (Oregon State University) and the New Brunswick Department of Environment and Local Government to rapidly characterize the ecosystem services of wetlands within the study area, as well as to collect species data (including invasive species). The standardized protocol involves a desktop assessment and a field visit to each wetland. 

The dataset contains a Non-tidal WESP-AC spreadsheet (.xlsx) for each wetland, a species spreadsheet (.csv), and a geodatabase (.gdb) of wetland boundaries, a centroid, monitoring tracks, and boundary of the Port of Saint John study area. Field visits were done on the following dates: Hog Island (July 23, 2019), Sunset Valley (July 24, 2019), Marsh East of Pig Island (Aug 13, 2019). 

This project is conducted under the Department of Fisheries and Oceans' Coastal Environmental Baseline Program; part of the national Oceans Protection Plan.

Organization: St. Lawrence Global Observatory
Plan for the protection and management of the Anse Saint-Étienne foreshore (2007)

Consultation within the community of Petit-Saguenay to establish a protection and management plan for the foreshore of the Anse Saint-Étienne. 
The study, carried out in 2007, includes: 


**1.** The protection and management plan;


**2.** The reports of the advisory committee;


**3.** The descriptive study of the environment (biological, physical and human components) and the analysis of potentials and constraints (ecological value and sources of disturbance);


**4.** A portrait of the ornithological potential.

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

The data used to characterize nutrient 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).

Annual fertilizer use in tonnes (t) was used as a proxy of nutrient pollution. The data used came from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Gaps in data were modeled using a linear regression between fertilizer and pesticides or agricultural gross domestic product (GDP). Dasymetric maps were then used to distribute fertilizer data over the landscape using 2009 data from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) at ~500 m resolution and aggregated to watersheds. Diffusive plume models from each watershed pourpoint (e.g. river mouths) were then used to model the distribution and intensity of nutrient pollution in coastal and marine environments.

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
Characterization of Estuarine Wetlands in Charlevoix (2015)

As part of the Water Policy and Integrated Management of the St. Lawrence, the Zone d’Intervention Prioritaire (ZIP) Saguenay has commissioned the Bureau of applied ecology to carry out a project to characterize wetlands and inventory of wild dumps in the river section included within the MRC of Charlevoix. Thus, several bays, coves, and shores in the Cap-aux-Oies, Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rive, Isle-aux-Coudres, Baie-Saint-Paul, and Petite-Rivière-Saint-François sectors have been characterized. A description of the sites, an identification of the elements of interest and disturbances, an inventory of wild dumps, and an identification of herbaceous gardens have been carried out, thus allowing the proposal of mitigation measures to be taken. 

This project was made possible thanks to the contribution of the Community Interactions Program (PIC). Funding for this joint program, linked to the St. Lawrence Action Plan 2011-2016, is shared between Environment Canada and the Ministry of Développement Durable, de l’Environnement et de la Lutte contre les Changements Climatiques.

Organization: St. Lawrence Global Observatory
IBA Conservation Plan: La Malbaie-Pointe-au-Pic for 2019

Development of a Conservation Plan for the La Malbaie-Pointe-au-Pic IBA (Important Bird Areas). It aims to document the history of the coastline in order to understand what could have been the coastal ecosystems that predate the riprap of the banks. The plan also identifies conservation issues and objectives specific to the territory.

The dataset includes the conservation plan report and shapefiles characterizing different elements of the territory (woodlands, wastelands, riprap, beaches, rock, roads, infrastructure). These shapefiles make it possible to follow the evolution of the territory, the data are available for the years: 1900, 1964 and 2018.

Organization: St. Lawrence Global Observatory