AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Benthic abundance and diversity of the Canadian Beaufort Sea

A 0.25 m2 box corer was used for sampling.  Shared ship use minimized replication to 3 reps/station on the Amundsen cruises and 1 rep/ station on the Radisson cruise. Shared sediment requirements limited collection of biota to 0.063 - 0.13 m2 of the box corer. Depth sampled was mostly 15 cm.  Macrofauna were elutriated from the sediment, fixed in buffered 5% formalin and seawater and preserved in 70% ethanol.  Every effort was made to find taxonomic experts to identify the macrofauna to species level.  Sediment samples taken from a separate section of the macrofaunal sample were frozen and analyzed for grain size, % N, % organic C and &#948;13C.

Organization: Amundsen Science
Ship-Based Incoming Solar, Longwave, and Photosynthetically Active Radiation, 2017 ArcticNet

During the ArcticNet annual cruises of the research icebreaker CCGS Amundsen, characteristics of the near-surface atmosphere (basic meteorological elements, incident radiation, CO2 concentration) are monitored in conjunction with surface sea water properties (temperature, salinity, dissolved CO2 and O2) to observe the relationship between the surface micro-climate and the air-sea exchange, with particular interest in CO2.  As part of this integrated dataset, the following radiation variables were recorded at 1 minute intervals (instrument used to collect each variable is in parentheses): incoming shortwave radiation (Eppley pyranometer, model PSP); incoming longwave radiation (Eppley pyrgeometer, model PIR); incoming photosynthetically active radiation (Kipp & Zonen, PAR-Lite).

All instruments were mounted on a meteorological tower on top of the wheelhouse of the research icebreaker CCGS Amundsen.

Organization: Amundsen Science
Characterization of Habitat and the Presence of Striped Bass Along the Southern Shore of the Gaspé Peninsula (2016)

This project aimed, among other things, to increase the capacity of the Mi'gmaq nations of Gespeg and Gesgapegiag to acquire scientific data on the striped bass and to contribute to the recovery of this population as well as the protection of its habitat. 

This database results from inventories made using a seine net from the shore along the southern Gaspé Peninsula in the summer of 2016. All species caught were counted, and some specimens were measured and weighed. Thus 42 species of fish and 3 species of crustaceans were inventoried. Miguasha to Newport region for Gesgapegiag. Chandler to Park Forillon region for Gespeg.

**Disclaimer:** The data shown should not be used as a substitute for consultation and dialogue with the communities.

Organization: St. Lawrence Global Observatory
ArcticNet 1001b - Northwest Passage CTD Data

The CTD data was obtained during the 2010 ArcticNet scientific cruise #1001b.

The data were collected from August 7 to 11, 2010, aboard the CCGS Amundsen. There were 12 casts associated to 8 stations, located in the Eastern Part of the Northwest Passage.

The following parameters were measured: temperature, conductivity and pressure (with a Sea-Bird SBE-9plus), dissolved oxygen (Sea-Bird SBE-43), fluorescence (Seapoint chlorophyll fluorometer), CDOM (Wetlabs FL(RT)D), nitrate concentration (Satlantic MBARI-ISUS 5T), transmittance (Wetlabs C-Star transmissometer), light intensity (PAR; Biospherical Instruments QCP2300) and surface light intensity (sPAR; Biospherical Instruments QCP2200).

Quality control procedures were applied to the data. Data are available on the Polar Data Catalogue and at the Marine Environmental Data Service (MEDS) of Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

Organization: Amundsen Science
Baseline Waterbird Surveys for Port of St John Region, New Brunswick, Canada (2019-2022)

Point count waterbird surveys conducted from 2019 – 2022 during select times in the fall, spring, summer and winter seasons. Species, number of individuals, general behaviour (resting, feeding, flying), disturbances and general location in relation to shore (inshore, nearshore, offshore) are recorded along with site specific disturbances, weather (precipitation, wind, cloud cover, tide state, tide movement, sea state, visibility and glare) and anthropogenic use of sites. 

Data encompasses 33 coastal and river-edge survey areas throughout the Port of Saint John region in New Brunswick, Canada. 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
Utilizing Benthic Video Footage for Detecting Large Debris on the Seafloor in Placentia Bay, Newfoundland (2019)

This data was collected in 2019 at three locations in Placentia Bay by another research group at Memorial University, as a part of the Coastal Environmental Baseline Program Initiative under the Oceans Protection Plan of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO). 


Video footage from drop cameras used for ground truthing was shared with the Placentia Bay Ocean Debris Survey for the purpose of analyzing for macro-debris present on the seafloor.  Average field of view (FOV) was estimated for each individual video and GPS coordinates were used to estimate video transect lengths in order to determine debris density. When identified, debris was categorized according to its size, material, source category, and interaction with surround environment.

Organization: St. Lawrence Global Observatory
Ship-Based Meteorological Data, 2013 ArcticNet, Baffin Bay and NW Passage

During the ArcticNet annual cruises of the research icebreaker CCGS Amundsen, characteristics of the near-surface atmosphere (basic meteorological elements, incident radiation, CO2 concentration) are monitored in conjunction with surface sea water properties (temperature, salinity, dissolved CO2 and O2) to observe the relationship between the surface micro-climate and the air-sea exchange, with particular interest in CO2.  Central to this integrated dataset, the following meteorological variables were recorded at 1 minute intervals (instrument used to collect each variable is in parentheses, and approximate instrument height above surface is indicated): wind speed (RM Young Wind Monitor 05103) - 16m height; wind direction (RM Young Wind Monitor 05103) -16m height; air temperature (Vaisala HMP45C212) - 15m height; relative humidity (Vaisala HMP45C212) -15m height; and, surface temperature (Everest IR Transducer, 4000.44ZL) - 8m height.

All instruments were mounted on a meteorological tower on the bow of the research icebreaker CCGS Amundsen.

Organization: Amundsen Science
Information Brochure on the American lobster

Readers will discover the American lobster and its sometimes surprising characteristics. They will learn where the lobster lives, how it grows, and what it eats. They will also discover the history of lobster fishing, and how it is managed today. Furthermore, they will learn that it is not the only species in the great lobster family. In fact, many of its relatives throughout the world are sometimes quite different from the North American lobster.

**Content:** Nathalie Paille and Luc Bourassa
**Graphic design:** Johanne Noël

Organization: St. Lawrence Global Observatory
Data Collection on the Harvest of Migratory Birds in Seven Innu Communities in Quebec North Shore (2011-2013)

This dataset contains:

- The identification of migratory birds hunted in each Innu community;

- The quantification of migratory birds catches per season (spring and autumn) for each community based on the hunting years 2011, 2012, 2013;

- The number of hunters listed by every community and in each year of hunting

**TO OBTAIN DATA, CONTACT PARTNER USING RESPONSIBLE PARTIES IN THE METADATA SECTION BELOW.**

Organization: St. Lawrence Global Observatory
Cold-water coral (soft corals and sea pens) sampling in Baffin Bay, Nunavut, 2017

Coral samples were collected in Pond Inlet and Lancaster Sound in Baffin Bay using the CCGS Amundsen’s remotely operated vehicle (ROV). Samples from Agassiz trawl and box-core deployments were also kept as part of this study (11 stations). Samples were collected between 253 and 856 m. Specimens were subsampled aboard and frozen for determination of their carbon and nitrogen stable isotopic composition, as well as for lipids and fatty acids composition, as part of a study focusing on the trophic ecology of cold-water corals. Carbon and Nitrogen stable isotope analysis as well as lipids/fatty acids analysis were performed on tissue samples of soft corals at the Stable Isotopes Laboratory and Lipids Laboratory, Memorial University, respectively.

Organization: Amundsen Science
Strait of Georgia Central Oxygen Sensor Deployed 2021-09-28

The Sea-Bird SBE 63 Dissolved Oxygen Sensor 630111 was deployed on 2021-09-28 at Strait of Georgia Central. Strait of Georgia Central is a central area in 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
Sentinels of Change Sea Surface Temperature Time Series Data Along the British Columbia Coast

This dataset is comprised of sea surface temperature data collected using HOBO TidbiT MX Temperature 400 data loggers (MX2203) deployed in various locations across the BC coast but particularly in the Canadian portion of the Salish Sea. Loggers are suspended at 0.5 metres depth from floating docks in proximity to light traps as part of the Sentinels of Change project which monitors larval Dungeness crab (Metacarcinus magister) using light traps. The loggers are programmed to record the water temperature at 10 minute intervals, starting at 12:00 on April 15th until 12:00 September 1st, each year, starting in 2022. Loggers are removed from the water after September 1st and replaced the following spring before April 15th. These data will be collected each year until 2030. 

This data package includes: 
-Sea surface temperature data from April 15th to September 1st for 2022, 2023, and 2024 (the duration of the light trap collection season)
-Site metadata, including temperature logger location

Organization: CIOOS-Pacific
Beaufort Regional Environmental Assessment (BREA) - Marine Observatories mooring data in the Canadian Arctic

ArcticNet and IMG-Golder established southern and eastern Beaufort Sea Marine Observatories in 2011. The first pair of moorings (BRA and BRB) is in the southern Beaufort Sea, roughly 100 nautical miles northwest of Tuktoyaktuk. These deployments aimed at maintaining the existing ArcticNet time series initiated in 2009 in collaboration with Imperial Oil and BP. The second observatory, also deployed in 2011, consisted of two moorings (BR1 and BR2) north of the Mackenzie Trough at the western limit of the Beaufort Sea. Another pair of moorings BRG and BRK, launched in 2012 and 2014, are located off the northwest coast of Banks Island, starting a time series in the northeastern Beaufort Sea where year-round measurements have never been obtained before. Finally, two new moorings (BR3 and BR4) were also deployed at the end of the program in 2014 near BR2 and BRG respectively. For every year of deployment, each mooring line was equipped with various oceanographic instruments attached at different depths from approximately 150 m to 750 m. Moored instruments included conductivity-temperature sensors, ice profiling sonars, particle analyzers, current meters, current profilers, and sediment traps. Datasets include currents, ice draft and velocities, water levels, temperature, salinity and turbidity, chlorophyll, suspended particulate size and concentration, and vertical carbon flux; See CCIN10476 for Vertical flux data on Phyto and Zooplankton as well as on chemical parameters such as POC. Data are quality assessed/quality controlled (QA/QC) following the Climate and Forecast (CF http://cfconventions.org/) conventions and building upon the open-source Integrated Marine Observatory System (IMOS) toolbox developed for Matlab© by the Australian Ocean Data Network (AODN). The five moorings provided ready to use quality data for the period 2011-2015. BRG and BR1 time series were extended along with two moorings BR3 and BRK until 2018 during the iBO project (CCIN 13107).

Organization: Amundsen Science
Ship-Based Meteorological Data, 2010 ArcticNet, Hudson Bay

During the ArcticNet annual cruises of the research icebreaker CCGS Amundsen, characteristics of the near-surface atmosphere (basic meteorological elements, incident radiation, CO2 concentration) are monitored in conjunction with surface sea water properties (temperature, salinity, dissolved CO2 and O2) to observe the relationship between the surface micro-climate and the air-sea exchange, with particular interest in CO2.  Central to this integrated dataset, the following meteorological variables were recorded at 1 minute intervals (instrument used to collect each variable is in parentheses, and approximate instrument height above surface is indicated):

-Wind speed (RM Young Wind Monitor 05103) - 16m height
-Wind direction (RM Young Wind Monitor 05103) -16m height
-Air Temperature (Vaisala HMP45C212) - 15m height
-Relative Humidity (Vaisala HMP45C212) -15m height
-Surface temperature (Apogee SI-111 Precision Infrared radiometer) - 8m height

All instruments were mounted on a meteorological tower on the bow of the research icebreaker CCGS Amundsen.

Organization: Amundsen Science
Dissolved organic carbon distribution in the Canadian High Arctic, fall 2006

The distribution of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) in the water column of the Canadian High Arctic was investigated in 2006, as part of the ArcticNet program. Summer-fall DOC concentrations were measured at 27 stations between 4 September and 17 October 2006. Samples were collected using the rosette onboard the CCGS Amundsen. Euphotic zone sampling depths corresponded to surface irradiances between 0.2 and 100% as well as the chlorophyll a maximum depth. Aphotic sampling depths ranged from 75 m to the bottom waters.

Organization: Amundsen Science
Animal Tracking in Northwest Atlantic Ocean 2014-10-06

Slocum gliders are small, free-swimming, unmanned vehicles that use changes in buoyancy to move vertically and horizontally through the water column in a saw-tooth pattern. They are deployed for days to several months and gather detailed information about the physical, chemical and biological processes of the world's oceans. The Slocum glider was designed and built by Teledyne Webb Research Corporation, Falmouth, MA, USA.

Organization: CIOOS-Atlantic
NEGL, Cartwright Junction, Labrador (NLQU0004)

NEGL - Cartwright Junction, Labrador (NLQU0004). Tri-leg tower masts are 25 feet tall (7.62 m) and stations are all located at mid-slopes in cleared terrain.  Sites at Cartwright Junction, near Red Bay and at North West River all include fence enclosures which may impact snow accumulation at these sites.  All stations are owned and operated by the Northern Environmental Geoscience Laboratory led by Dr. Robert Way. All stations were established in partnership with the communities of Black Tickle, North West River, Postville, Red Bay and Rigolet.  Support for this project was received from the Labrador Institute of Memorial University of Newfoundland, the Nunatsiavut Government, the NunatuKavut Community Council, the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador's Department of Fisheries and Land Resources & Department of Municipal Affairs and Environment, and Queen's University.  Funding for this project was received from Crown-Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (Government of Canada) through the Indigenous Community-Based Climate Monitoring Program. Climate stations were purchased from Forest Technology Systems Inc headquatered in British Columbia, Canada.

Organization: CIOOS-Atlantic
Halifax Line Monitoring in Northwest Atlantic Ocean 2012-05-02

Offshore Halifax Testing. Slocum gliders are small, free-swimming, unmanned vehicles that use changes in buoyancy to move vertically and horizontally through the water column in a saw-tooth pattern. They are deployed for days to several months and gather detailed information about the physical, chemical and biological processes of the world's oceans. The Slocum glider was designed and built by Teledyne Webb Research Corporation, Falmouth, MA, USA.

Organization: CIOOS-Atlantic
WHaLE in Northwest Atlantic Ocean 2020-06-18

Glider deployment test #112 - cabot 2020-06-18 (realtime). Slocum gliders are small, free-swimming, unmanned vehicles that use changes in buoyancy to move vertically and horizontally through the water column in a saw-tooth pattern. They are deployed for days to several months and gather detailed information about the physical, chemical and biological processes of the world's oceans. The Slocum glider was designed and built by Teledyne Webb Research Corporation, Falmouth, MA, USA.

Organization: CIOOS-Atlantic
WHaLE in Gulf of St. Lawrence 2019-07-24

Slocum gliders are small, free-swimming, unmanned vehicles that use changes in buoyancy to move vertically and horizontally through the water column in a saw-tooth pattern. They are deployed for days to several months and gather detailed information about the physical, chemical and biological processes of the world's oceans. The Slocum glider was designed and built by Teledyne Webb Research Corporation, Falmouth, MA, USA.

Organization: CIOOS-Atlantic
Holyrood Buoy 2

A modified 1.7 m. meteorological/oceanographic buoy supplied by Axys Technologies of Sidney, British Columbia is located of the mouth of Holyrood Bay in approximately 50 metres of water. The buoy provides near-real time data in support of vessel operations in this area.The buoy is capable of measuring a variety of atmospheric and water column conditions including: wind speed and direction, air temperature, humidity, dew point, barometric pressure, water temperature, current profile, wave height, direction and period as well as wave spectral information.This buoy is part of SmartBay Holyrood, a technology development, testing, validation and demonstration facility to support applied research and commercialization of new technologies and solutions in the marine and related sectors. This includes testing and validation of a wide range of novel ocean sensors and subsea equipment.  The Holyrood buoy will provide a controlled environment for sensor calibration, as well as mission planning, practice and risk assessment for complicated subsea procedures prior to field execution.

Organization: CIOOS-Atlantic
Ship-Based Sea Surface Dissolved CO2 (pCO2), 2015 ArcticNet

During the ArcticNet annual cruises of the research icebreaker CCGS Amundsen, characteristics of the surface sea water (temperature, salinity, dissolved CO2 and O2) are monitored in conjunction with properties of the near-surface atmosphere (basic meteorological elements, incident radiation, CO2 concentration) to observe the relationship between the surface microclimate and the air-sea exchange, with particular interest in CO2.  Central to this integrated dataset is an under-way sea water pCO2 system (General Oceanics 8050) attached to the ship's clean water intake.  The following variables were measured continuously and logged at 1 minute intervals: pCO2sw (LI7000 gas analyzer); equilibrator water temperature; conductivity; pH; and, dissolved O2.

Organization: Amundsen Science
North Atlantic right whale monitoring and habitat study in Gulf of St. Lawrence 2022-07-27

DMON deployment in Gulf of St. Lawrence. Slocum gliders are small, free-swimming, unmanned vehicles that use changes in buoyancy to move vertically and horizontally through the water column in a saw-tooth pattern. They are deployed for days to several months and gather detailed information about the physical, chemical and biological processes of the world's oceans. The Slocum glider was designed and built by Teledyne Webb Research Corporation, Falmouth, MA, USA.

Organization: CIOOS-Atlantic
Laurentian Channel real time whale monitoring for dynamic shipping management in Gulf of St. Lawrence 2020-08-17

DMON Deployment in Laurentian Channel. Slocum gliders are small, free-swimming, unmanned vehicles that use changes in buoyancy to move vertically and horizontally through the water column in a saw-tooth pattern. They are deployed for days to several months and gather detailed information about the physical, chemical and biological processes of the world's oceans. The Slocum glider was designed and built by Teledyne Webb Research Corporation, Falmouth, MA, USA.

Organization: CIOOS-Atlantic
Halifax Line Monitoring in Northwest Atlantic Ocean 2012-08-14

Offshore Halifax Testing. Slocum gliders are small, free-swimming, unmanned vehicles that use changes in buoyancy to move vertically and horizontally through the water column in a saw-tooth pattern. They are deployed for days to several months and gather detailed information about the physical, chemical and biological processes of the world's oceans. The Slocum glider was designed and built by Teledyne Webb Research Corporation, Falmouth, MA, USA.

Organization: CIOOS-Atlantic
Placentia Bay: Ragged Islands - KLUMI

KLUMI (47.59359 N , 54.27349 W) is a 10 m mast weather station equipped with a Gill ultrasonic wind sensor (WindSonic, option 4). The data are collected via a SUTRON Satlink2-V2 logger connected to an Omni-directional GOES antenna; transmitting near real-time data every hour. 1 min average wind speed and direction as well as gust (maximum) are calculated from the sensor 1 Hz internal sampling rate and recorded by the logger every 10 min. The mast is installed on a barren island, about 10 m height from the mean sea level, located on the northeast side of Placentia Bay.  Wind observations are thus made at about 20 m from mean sea level. This weather station is part of a monitoring program led by the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Centre (Fisheries and Oceans, Canada) to provide with an oceanographic baseline of the area.

Organization: CIOOS-Atlantic
WHaLE in Gulf of St. Lawrence 2019-08-14

Glider deployment #103 - dal556 2019-08-14 (realtime). Slocum gliders are small, free-swimming, unmanned vehicles that use changes in buoyancy to move vertically and horizontally through the water column in a saw-tooth pattern. They are deployed for days to several months and gather detailed information about the physical, chemical and biological processes of the world's oceans. The Slocum glider was designed and built by Teledyne Webb Research Corporation, Falmouth, MA, USA.

Organization: CIOOS-Atlantic