AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Biodiversity and Oceanographic data from the False Creek Bioblitz, 2022

False Creek is an urban inlet that runs through the city of Vancouver British Columbia. From April to September 2022, the Hakai Institute and the False Creek Friends Society, in collaboration with the City of Vancouver and other local organizations, conducted a BioBlitz of False Creek. This initiative undertook community engagement activities (outreach, education and community science) and scientific initiatives to provide a comprehensive understanding of the biodiversity of the seafloor, the water and the shorelines of the False Creek area in Vancouver. The False Creek Bioblitz combined several complementary methods for studying biodiversity including visual observations, video surveys, DNA Barcoding, and the use of environmental DNA (eDNA) to catalogue the biodiversity of False Creek. This metadata package provides links to the biodiversity and oceanographic data collected during these surveys.

Organization: CIOOS-Pacific
Strait of Georgia Central Fluorometer Turbidity Deployed 2025-03-20

The WET Labs ECO FLNTUS 8003 was deployed on 2025-03-20 at Strait of Georgia Central. Strait of Georgia Central is a central area in the Strait of Georgia. This device is a Fluorometer Turbidity. Fluorometer Turbidity instruments measure chlorophyll fluorescence and turbidity within the same volume of seawater. The instrument uses a light emitting diode (LED) to provide an excitation source. The fluoresced light is received by a detector at a particular angle from the LED source, and uses an interference filter to discriminate against scattered excitation light. Turbidity is measured at the same time, by detecting scattered light from a LED, which is positioned at the same angle as the chlorophyll fluorescence. It was deployed on a fixed platform. Data from this deployment were archived and made available through Ocean Networks Canada's Oceans 3.0 digital infrastructure, with quality assurance and derived data products following established practices.

Organization: CIOOS-Pacific
Strait of Georgia East Conductivity Temperature Depth Deployed 2025-03-19

The Sea-Bird SeaCAT SBE19plus V2 6938 was deployed on 2025-03-19 at Strait of Georgia East. Strait of Georgia East refers to an eastern area of the Strait of Georgia. This device is a Conductivity Temperature Depth. Conductivity Temperature Depth (CTD) is an instrument package that contains sensors for measuring the conductivity, temperature, and pressure of seawater. Salinity, sound velocity, depth and density are variables that can be derived from sensor measurements. CTDs can carry additional instruments and sensors such as oxygen sensors, turbidity sensors and fluorometers. It was deployed on a fixed platform. Data from this deployment were archived and made available through Ocean Networks Canada's Oceans 3.0 digital infrastructure, with quality assurance and derived data products following established practices.

Organization: CIOOS-Pacific
Strait of Georgia Central Conductivity Temperature Depth Deployed 2025-03-20

The Sea-Bird SeaCAT SBE19plus V2 4998 was deployed on 2025-03-20 at Strait of Georgia Central. Strait of Georgia Central is a central area in the Strait of Georgia. This device is a Conductivity Temperature Depth. Conductivity Temperature Depth (CTD) is an instrument package that contains sensors for measuring the conductivity, temperature, and pressure of seawater. Salinity, sound velocity, depth and density are variables that can be derived from sensor measurements. CTDs can carry additional instruments and sensors such as oxygen sensors, turbidity sensors and fluorometers. It was deployed on a fixed platform. Data from this deployment were archived and made available through Ocean Networks Canada's Oceans 3.0 digital infrastructure, with quality assurance and derived data products following established practices.

Organization: CIOOS-Pacific
Patricia Bay Oxygen Sensor Deployed 2025-03-19

The Sea-Bird SBE 63 Dissolved Oxygen Sensor 631533 was deployed on 2025-03-19 at Patricia Bay. Patricia Bay is located in the Saanich Inlet, on the southern tip of Vancouver Island. This device is a Oxygen Sensor. Oxygen sensors measure dissolved oxygen concentration in seawater. It was deployed on a fixed platform. Data from this deployment were archived and made available through Ocean Networks Canada's Oceans 3.0 digital infrastructure, with quality assurance and derived data products following established practices.

Organization: CIOOS-Pacific
Mantis Conductivity Temperature Depth Deployed 2025-05-25

The Sea-Bird SeaCAT SBE19plus V2 7876 was deployed on 2025-05-25 on Mantis. This Remotely Operated Vehicle is operated by CanPac Marine Services Inc. This device is a Conductivity Temperature Depth. Conductivity Temperature Depth (CTD) is an instrument package that contains sensors for measuring the conductivity, temperature, and pressure of seawater. Salinity, sound velocity, depth and density are variables that can be derived from sensor measurements. CTDs can carry additional instruments and sensors such as oxygen sensors, turbidity sensors and fluorometers. It was deployed on a mobile platform. Data from this deployment were archived and made available through Ocean Networks Canada's Oceans 3.0 digital infrastructure, with quality assurance and derived data products following established practices.

Organization: CIOOS-Pacific
Mantis Conductivity Temperature Depth Deployed 2024-10-04

The Sea-Bird SeaCAT SBE19plus V2 7876 was deployed on 2024-10-04 on Mantis. This Remotely Operated Vehicle is operated by CanPac Marine Services Inc. This device is a Conductivity Temperature Depth. Conductivity Temperature Depth (CTD) is an instrument package that contains sensors for measuring the conductivity, temperature, and pressure of seawater. Salinity, sound velocity, depth and density are variables that can be derived from sensor measurements. CTDs can carry additional instruments and sensors such as oxygen sensors, turbidity sensors and fluorometers. It was deployed on a mobile platform. Data from this deployment were archived and made available through Ocean Networks Canada's Oceans 3.0 digital infrastructure, with quality assurance and derived data products following established practices.

Organization: CIOOS-Pacific
Patricia Bay Oxygen Sensor Deployed 2025-03-19

The Alec Electronics Rinko-III 0014 was deployed on 2025-03-19 at Patricia Bay. Patricia Bay is located in the Saanich Inlet, on the southern tip of Vancouver Island. This device is a Oxygen Sensor. Oxygen sensors measure dissolved oxygen concentration in seawater. It was deployed on a fixed platform. Data from this deployment were archived and made available through Ocean Networks Canada's Oceans 3.0 digital infrastructure, with quality assurance and derived data products following established practices.

Organization: CIOOS-Pacific
Subset of Data from the Regional Deterministic Wave Prediction System

**Extract of the [Meteorological Service of Canada Datamart](https://eccc-msc.github.io/open-data/msc-data/nwp_rdwps/readme_rdwps_en/):** *The Regional Deterministic Wave Prediction System (RDWPS) produces wave forecasts out to 48 hours in the future using the third generation spectral wave forecast model WaveWatch III® (WW3). The model is forced by the 10 meters winds from the High Resolution Deterministic Prediction System (HRDPS). Over the Great Lakes, an ice forecast from the Water Cycle Prediction System of the Great Lakes (WCPS) ) is used by the model to attenuate or suppress wave growth in areas covered by 25% to 75% and more than 75% ice, respectively. Over the ocean, an ice forecast from the Regional Ice Ocean Prediction System (RIOPS) is used: [...] ; in the Northwest Atlantic the same logic is used as in the Great Lakes. Forecast elements include significant wave height, peak period, partitioned parameters and others. This system includes several domains: Lake Superior, Lake Huron-Michigan, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, Atlantic North-West and Pacific North-East.*

The data availables on the SLGO catalogue provides the **direction** and **periode of peak waves**, as well as the **significant height of combined wind waves and swell**. Peak waves refer to the most energetic waves (among wind waves and swell) at a specific point. The dataset provide hourly data for the last three days and include 48-hours forecasts derived from the latest model run. Spatially, the dataset covers the St. Lawrence Estuary (downstream of *Île d'Orléans*, Qc, Canada) and the Gulf, as well as a localized portion of the Northwest Atlantic.  

An interactive visualization of this dataset is available via the SLGO's **[Nautilo app](https://nautilo.ca/)**

Organization: St. Lawrence Global Observatory
Subset of Coastal Ice Ocean Prediction System (CIOPS)

**Extract of the [Meteorological Service of Canada Datamart](https://eccc-msc.github.io/open-data/msc-data/nwp_ciops/readme_ciops_en/):** *The Coastal Ice Ocean Predicton System (CIOPS) provides a 48 hour ocean and ice forecast over different domains (East, West, Salish Sea) four times a day at 1/36° resolution. A pseudo-analysis component is forced at the ocean boundaries by the [Regional Ice Ocean Prediction System (RIOPS)](https://eccc-msc.github.io/open-data/msc-data/nwp_riops/readme_riops_en/) forecasts and spectrally nudged to the RIOPS solution in the deep ocean. Fields from the pseudo-analysis are used to initialize the 00Z forecast, whilst the 06, 12 and 18Z forecasts use a restart files saved at hour 6 from the previous forecast. The atmospheric fluxes for both the pseudo-analysis and forecast components are provided by the [High Resolution Deterministic Prediction System (HRDPS)](https://eccc-msc.github.io/open-data/msc-data/nwp_hrdps/readme_hrdps_en/) blended both spatially and temporally with [...] the [Global Deterministic Prediction System (GDPS)](https://eccc-msc.github.io/open-data/msc-data/nwp_gdps/readme_gdps_en/) (for CIOPS-East) [...] for areas not covered by the HRDPS*

The data available in the SLGO catalog provide the vector **components of the current in x and y** directly from the model, as well as the calculated **magnitude** and **direction** of the currents. The dataset provides hourly data for the last three days and includes 48-hour forecasts derived from the latest model run. Spatially, the dataset covers the St. Lawrence Gulf (downstream of *Les Escoumins*, Qc, Canada), as well as a localized portion of the Northwest Atlantic. 

An interactive visualization of this dataset is available via the SLGO's **[Nautilo app](https://nautilo.ca/)**

Organization: St. Lawrence Global Observatory
Computerized Database of Québec Seabirds (CDQS)

The Computerized Database of Québec Seabirds (CDQS), also known as the Banque informatisée des oiseaux marins du Québec (BIOMQ), is a database that allows to monitor the status, distribution, and trends of seabird populations nesting in Québec, particularly along the shores of the river, estuary, and Gulf of St. Lawrence. Compiled and regularly updated for over 40 years by the Canadian Wildlife Service (CWS), Québec region, it contains information on seabird colonies composed of Gaviidae (loons), Hydrobatidae (storm-petrels), Sulidae (gannets), Phalacrocoracidae (cormorants), Laridae (gulls, terns), Alcidae (murres, auks, puffins), and Common Eiders (Anatidae). The data comes mainly from seabird colony surveys conducted by the CWS during the breeding season but are also enriched by numerous scientific sources. It includes, among other things, data from the literature dating back more than a century, as well as observations from amateur ornithologists.
For more information, consult the [**data context**](https://ogsl.ca/en/biodiversite-oiseaux-eccc-biomq-a-propos/).

Organization: St. Lawrence Global Observatory
Subset of Data from the High Resolution Deterministic Prediction System (HRDPS)

**Extract of the [Meteorological Service of Canada Datamart](https://eccc-msc.github.io/open-data/msc-data/nwp_hrdps/readme_hrdps_en/):** *The High Resolution Deterministic Prediction System (HRDPS) carries out physics calculations to arrive at deterministic predictions of atmospheric elements from the current day out to 48 hours into the future. Atmospheric elements include temperature, precipitation, cloud cover, wind speed and direction, humidity and others. This product contains raw numerical results of these calculations. Geographical coverage of the system is most of Canada. Data is available over specific areas in the [MSC Datamart](https://eccc-msc.github.io/open-data/msc-data/nwp_hrdps/readme_hrdps-datamart_en/) and the whole coverage is available in the [MSC GeoMet web services](https://eccc-msc.github.io/open-data/msc-geomet/readme_en/). Data is available at a horizontal resolution of about 2.5 km up to 31 vertical levels. Predictions are performed up to four times a day.*

The subset of data availables on the SLGO catalogue provides the **wind direction**, **wind speed** and **gust wind speed** at 10m, as well as the **air temperature** at 2m. The dataset provide hourly data for the last three days and include 48-hours forecasts derived from the latest model run. Spatially, the SLGO subset covers the Québec and Ontario provinces (Canada), the Hudson Bay, and a localized portion of the Northwest Atlantic.  

An interactive visualization of this dataset is available via the SLGO's **[Nautilo app](https://nautilo.ca/)**

Organization: St. Lawrence Global Observatory
Strait of Georgia East Oxygen Sensor Deployed 2026-03-17

The Sea-Bird SBE 63 Dissolved Oxygen Sensor 631479 was deployed on 2026-03-17 at Strait of Georgia East. Strait of Georgia East refers to an eastern area of the Strait of Georgia. This device is a Oxygen Sensor. Oxygen sensors measure dissolved oxygen concentration in seawater. It was deployed on a fixed platform. Data from this deployment were archived and made available through Ocean Networks Canada's Oceans 3.0 digital infrastructure, with quality assurance and derived data products following established practices.

Organization: CIOOS-Pacific
Collection of Down Casts Collected by Ocean Networks Canada from Salish Sea Area During NEPTUNE/VENUS Maintenance 2023-03 Expedition Aboard CCGS John P. Tully

This collection contains multiple independent vertical downcast profiles collected during the NEPTUNE/VENUS Maintenance 2023-03 expedition aboard the CCGS John P. Tully, conducted between 2023-03-12 and 2023-03-20 from the Salish Sea area, across multiple stations. The Salish Sea includes a network of channels and coastal waters near Vancouver Island. The Salish Sea includes the Strait of Georgia, Strait of Juan de Fuca, Saanich Inlet and Puget Sound. Each dataset within this collection includes oceanographic data collected at various depths in the water column by a suite of instruments, during a single profiling deployment known as a ‘cast’. A Cast Infrastructure Device Set typically includes a CTD (Conductivity, Temperature, and Depth), and oxygen sensor(s), and occasionally includes additional piggyback devices like fluorometer(s), transmissometer(s), radiometer(s) and a handheld GPS device. Data from this deployment were archived and made available through Ocean Networks Canada's Oceans 3.0 digital infrastructure, with quality assurance and derived data products following established practices.

Organization: CIOOS-Pacific
Strait of Georgia East Turbidity Meter Deployed 2026-03-17

The WET Labs ECO-NTUS 319 was deployed on 2026-03-17 at Strait of Georgia East. Strait of Georgia East refers to an eastern area of the Strait of Georgia. This device is a Turbidity Meter. Turbidity meters are sensors that detect scattered light from suspended particles in water. The amount of scattered light that reaches the detector is proportional to the turbidity or particle concentration in the water. It was deployed on a fixed platform. Data from this deployment were archived and made available through Ocean Networks Canada's Oceans 3.0 digital infrastructure, with quality assurance and derived data products following established practices.

Organization: CIOOS-Pacific
Motile Invertebrate Surveys - BC Central Coast

The motile invertebrate dataset is a component of the Hakai Institute’s Nearshore research and monitoring program, designed to capture change in rocky intertidal habitats. The overarching objective of Hakai Nearshore research is to investigate the role of habitats and their associated communities, in the face of stress and disturbances from global climate change and local coastal perturbations. 

The motile invertebrate community associated with three primary rocky intertidal benthic cover types (mussels, barnacle and Fucus distichus) was assessed at three coastal sites along the northwest edge of Calvert Island on the Central Coast of British Columbia. All sites were exposed rocky shorelines with distinct zones of mussels, barnacles, and Fucus distichus algae. We surveyed the abundance and diversity of the motile invertebrate community within permanent plots in each zone. Counts within each plot were performed using various quadrats and size was measured for a subset of species. The sites were surveyed on an approximately monthly basis from May-September, and two winter surveys in November and February.

This data package is freely available to everyone, following the principles of equitable access and benefit sharing. However, we expect all data users to give attribution to the data providers (read our data license) and the use of these data should happen in the light of fair use, i.e.: 1) respect the data providers, and provide helpful feedback on data quality, and 2) communicate and/or collaborate with the providers if you are considering using this dataset for manuscripts or other forms of reporting.

Organization: CIOOS-Pacific
Nearshore Macrophyte Stable Isotopes - BC Central Coast

The macrophyte stable isotope dataset is a component of the Hakai Institute’s Nearshore research and monitoring program. The overarching objective of Hakai Nearshore research is to investigate the role of habitats and their associated communities, in the face of stress and disturbances from global climate change and local coastal perturbations. Macrophyte tissue samples were collected from five major nearshore habitats over the years 2014 - 2019. Samples were collected from sites on or in the near vicinity of northern Calvert Island on the central coast of BC. Collection sites varied significantly in character both among and within habitats. At each site, the dominant macrophyte species were targeted for collection. As a result, a variety of species, from algae and seagrasses, are found within this dataset and vary slightly in sampling methods between habitats. The tissue samples were dried, processed, and analyzed for natural abundances of 13 C and 15 N.

This data package is freely available to everyone, following the principles of equitable access and benefit sharing. However, we expect all data users to give attribution to the data providers (read our data license) and the use of these data should happen in the light of fair use, i.e.: 1) respect the data providers, and provide helpful feedback on data quality, and 2) communicate and/or collaborate with the providers if you are considering using this dataset for manuscripts or other forms of reporting.

Organization: CIOOS-Pacific
CTD Data for the 2021 COR2110 Cruise in the Saint-Lawrence Estuary

Based on a transdisciplinary approach, the purpose of the 2021-RQM-MEOPAR funded expedition (cruise COR2110, *id : 2021_11*) is to carry out CTD-rosette measurements, hydroacoustic surveys (high-resolution multibeam bathymetry and sub-bottom profiles), sediment coring operations, plankton net sampling in the St-Lawrence estuary between Rimouski and Sainte-Anne-des-Monts.

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
Seagrass fish and macroinvertebrate swaths BC Central Coast

The Seagrass Fish & Macroinvertebrate dataset is a component of Hakai Institute’s Nearshore research and monitoring program, designed to determine the drivers of change in seagrass ecosystems. The overarching objective of Hakai Nearshore research is to investigate the role of habitats and their associated communities, in the face of stress and disturbances from global climate change and local coastal perturbations.

This data package contains fish and macroinvertebrate observations collected from February 2019 to August 2022, at long-term seagrass meadow monitoring sites on British Columbia’s Central Coast. SCUBA divers collected data from 6 sites annually and 2 sites seasonally along permanent 30m transects. Fish and macroinvertebrate data were collected concurrently; 2 fish surveys were conducted alongside 2 macroinvertebrate surveys (one for all macroinvertebrates and one for Cancer crabs and bivalve siphons only). The data files included in this data package are: 1) ‘Fish’ surveys, containing fish observations, and 2) ‘Invertebrate’ surveys, containing macroinvertebrate observations. Species, abundance, and estimated size were recorded for all observations. Data included here are a subset of the Hakai Institute’s seagrass monitoring dataset. 

This Hakai data package is freely available to everyone, following the principles of equitable access and benefit sharing. However, creating data packages cannot happen without the contribution of many scientists and data managers involved with science coordination, data aggregation, quality control, and data management. Therefore, we expect all data users to give attribution to the data providers (see README and LICENSE within package contents for further details) and the use of data from Hakai Nearshore should happen in the light of fair use, ie.:
- Respect the data providers, and provide helpful feedback on data quality
- Communicate and/or collaborate with Hakai Nearshore researchers if you are considering using this dataset for manuscripts, or other forms of reporting.

Organization: CIOOS-Pacific
Main Endeavour Field South Bottom Pressure Recorder Deployed 2020-09-08

The RBR Quartz3 BPR SN 202321 was deployed on 2020-09-08 at Main Endeavour Field South. Main Endeavour Field South is at the south end of the Main Endeavour Field located along the Endeavour Ridge, where hydrothermal vent systems are observed. This device is a Bottom Pressure Recorder. Bottom Pressure Recorders (BPR) are instruments that can detect small changes in pressure on the seafloor. It was deployed on a fixed platform. Data from this deployment were archived and made available through Ocean Networks Canada's Oceans 3.0 digital infrastructure, with quality assurance and derived data products following established practices.

Organization: CIOOS-Pacific
Strait of Georgia East Conductivity Temperature Depth Deployed 2026-03-17

The Sea-Bird SeaCAT SBE19plus V2 7287 was deployed on 2026-03-17 at Strait of Georgia East. Strait of Georgia East refers to an eastern area of the Strait of Georgia. This device is a Conductivity Temperature Depth. Conductivity Temperature Depth (CTD) is an instrument package that contains sensors for measuring the conductivity, temperature, and pressure of seawater. Salinity, sound velocity, depth and density are variables that can be derived from sensor measurements. CTDs can carry additional instruments and sensors such as oxygen sensors, turbidity sensors and fluorometers. It was deployed on a fixed platform. Data from this deployment were archived and made available through Ocean Networks Canada's Oceans 3.0 digital infrastructure, with quality assurance and derived data products following established practices.

Organization: CIOOS-Pacific