AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Voir la Mer: Underwater Archaeological Inventory in the Parc du Bic (2021)

This underwater archaeological inventory was carried out in the Parc du Bic in the fall of 2021. It is part of a multidisciplinary approach undertaken with the Voir la Mer project, funded by the Odyssée program of the Réseau du Québec Maritime as well as by the Ministère de la Culture et des Communications of Québec. Started in 2019, this project is a scientific partnership between UQAR-ISMER, CIDCO, CDRIN, Super Splendide and IRHMAS.

In 2021, a team of divers visited the Scotsman wreck to document its state of preservation and to continue the photo and video coverage of the site. Soils samples were also taken around the wreck and some date were recovered regarding the impact of the current.

This document is the archaeological mission report as presented to the Ministère de la Culture et des Communications of Québec.

Organization: St. Lawrence Global Observatory
Colombier Coastal Protection and Development Plan (2006)

The Colombier coastline is one of those rare environments that are still relatively unvisited. It also contains two of the 20 main coastal habitats of interest on the north shore of the St. Lawrence Estuary, namely the Îlets Jérémie, an area of exceptional ecological wealth, and the western shore of the Betsiamites River estuary, a fragile sandy area subject to repeated all-terrain vehicle traffic. During the workshops on coastal habitats held in September 2004, three other sectors
de Colombier were identified as habitats of interest, namely the Baie des Plongeurs at the western limit of the municipality, the Blanche River estuary and Cap Colombier. 

The main objective pursued in carrying out this plan is to propose actions for the conservation and development of the Colombier coastline through an integrated approach that takes into account both the community, environmental and economic aspects of the region while emphasizing the preservation of sensitive ecological sectors.

Organization: St. Lawrence Global Observatory
Geomorphological and Surrounding Characterization of Kamouraska Bay (2012)

The comité ZIP carried out a biophysical characterization of the Baie de Kamouraska in 2012. This area shows particularities, particularly in the marsh, which shows signs of erosion and the presence of aboiteau (dike), which conditions the drainage of agricultural land and the evolution of the marsh. 

An inventory of flora and avian fauna was carried out. A coastal characterization, including the state of the coast, was carried out, as well as a historical analysis of the evolution of the coast from 1961 to 2012. Recommendations and examples on renaturalizing diked areas (depolderization) have been proposed.

Organization: St. Lawrence Global Observatory
Distribution and Relative Abundance of Diadromous Fishes in Placentia Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador in 2020

Data on the abundance of diadromous fish and their habitats. Data were collected from July 7 to October 12, 2020, in streams around Placentia Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador. Human observations and electrofishing were used as the method of sampling fish. These data are intended to provide baseline information on diadromous fishes and their habitat prior to the influence of significant human activity.


The project was carried out by Kelly MacDonald, Gary McKeown, Tyler Lanteigne, Madisson Philips, Shawn Leroux, Craig Buy in collaboration with Memorial University of Newfoundland. This project is an integral part of Fisheries and Oceans Canada's Coastal Environmental Baseline Program.

Organization: St. Lawrence Global Observatory
All-sky camera imagery - ArcticNet Cruise 2016 - Beaufort Sea, Northwest Passage

The all-sky camera system consists of a Nikon D-90 camera, with a wide-angle fish-eye lens, a homemade enclosure with clear acrylic dome end-cap, and a small heater on a thermostat.  The system is mounted on a small 'crows nest' above the wheelhouse on the CCGS Amundsen.  Maintenance checks were performed daily.

Organization: Amundsen Science
Post-processed and mosaicked multibeam echosounder data near Qikiqtarjuaq, NU, Canada.

Multibeam echosounder data near Qikiqtarjuaq were collected by the CCGS Amundsen in 2007 and by the RV Nuliajuk from 2012-2015. Data collected between 2007 and 2014 were processed by the Ocean Mapping Group at the University of New Brunswick (http://www.omg.unb.ca/) and were retrieved from their data sharing interface (http://www.omg.unb.ca/Projects/Arctic/SE_Baffin/). Data collected in 2015 were processed by the Fisheries and Marine Institute at Memorial University of Newfoundland (https://www.mi.mun.ca/) and were obtained directly from them. These datasets were clipped to only include the area near Qikiqtarjuaq relevant to the benthic habitat mapping project lead by the Memorial University Marine Habitat Mapping Group. Individual datasets were mosaicked to create single continuous bathymetry (m) and backscatter (dB) raster layers at 5 m resolution. Mapping activities were funded by ArcticNet and the Government of Nunavut, Department of Environment, Fisheries and Sealing Division to support benthic habitat mapping for marine ecosystem management in this area.

Organization: Amundsen Science
Microbial communities within carnivorous sponges from Baffin Bay

Here, we sampled five specimens of Chondrocladia and Cladorhiza as part of the Hidden Biodiversity project, using the SuperMohawk ROV on board the CCGS Amundsen. In October 2015, samples were collected from Scott Inlet and off Qikiqtarjuaq, and retrieved using a custom-built sample elevator. Samples were immediately dissected and processed for DNA and histological analyses. The analysis of these samples is currently in progress.

Organization: Amundsen Science
Aquaculture, Driver of Environmental Change: eDrivers Project for the St. Lawrence System

As aquaculture sites are managed at the provincial level in the St. Lawrence, data on aquaculture sites come from various source. Invertebrates aquaculture is especially important in the southern and western Gulf. Fish and algae aquaculture, on the other hand, remains marginal. Considering this, we only included invertebrates aquaculture for the aquaculture driver layer.

Aquaculture activities are highly localized and potential effects do not or rarely extend beyond the location of the farms. We therefore only considered the location of sites to characterize the distribution of this driver.

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).

**DATA SOURCE:**

- [AAF (2016). Marine Aquaculture Site Mapping Program (MASMP). Department of Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries (AAF), Government of New-Brunswick, New-Brunswick, Canada](https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/departments/10/aquaculture/content/masmp.html)

- [DFO 2016a). Prince Edward Island Aquaculture Leases. Aquaculture Division. Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO). Prince-Edward-Island, Canada.](https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=16aa8830c7084a8a92ce066b525978b4)

- [FA (2016). Aquaculture Site Mapping Tool. Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture (FA), Department of Agriculture, Government of Nova-Scotia. Nova-Scotia, Canada.](https://novascotia.ca/fish/aquaculture/site-mapping-tool/)

- FFA (2016). Description of aquaculture sites in Newfoundland. Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agrifoods (FFA), Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. Newfoundland, Canada. Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agrifoods.

-  MAPAQ (2016). Description des sites maricoles de la province de Québec. Sous-ministériat aux pêches et à l’aquaculture commerciales, Direction régionale des Îles-de-la-Madeleine. Ministère de l’Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l’Alimentation du Québec (MAPAQ). Québec, Canada. Ministère de l’Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l’Alimentation du Québec.

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

The data used to characterize organic 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 pesticide use in tonnes (t) was used as a proxy of organic pollution. The data used came from the FAO and gaps in data were modeled using a linear regression between pesticides and fertilizers or agricultural 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 organic 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
Guidebooks on Coastal Erosion in Quebec Maritime (2006-2007)

This dataset contains two guides to raise awareness about the different causes and consequences of shoreline erosion, as well as the impact of the most common stabilization methods. 

These documents do not pretend to solve erosion problems, but help to better understand this phenomenon and to identify possible solutions for coastal management, with a view to sustainable development and integrated coastal zone management.

Organization: St. Lawrence Global Observatory
East Atlantic Coast Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Monitoring Program (Quebec Region) - Temperature Tracking

Fisheries and Oceans Canada implemented a program to monitor aquatic invasive species (AIS) on the east Atlantic coast starting in 2006 (activities in the five Atlantic provinces). The data in this database are those of the Quebec region, whose territory is divided into three maritime sectors: Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Gaspésie and Côte-Nord of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The objectives of this program are to detect new AIS as quickly as possible, monitor their dispersal, and minimize the risk of introduction and dispersal of these species through awareness and rapid response.

This dataset contains a monitoring of sea water temperatures in 5 major sectors of Quebec (Bas-Saint-Laurent, Gaspésie, Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Côte-Nord, Saguenay) for 47 stations sampled over several years.

It is also possible to consult the dataset on invasive species monitoring: [Aquatic invasive species (AIS) program of the eastern Atlantic coast from 2006 to 2019 - Data from Quebec's region](https://catalogue.ogsl.ca/en/dataset/7c707440-0889-4189-a598-44d783f8e737)

Organization: St. Lawrence Global Observatory
Aquatic invasive species (AIS) program of the eastern Atlantic coast from 2006 to 2019 - Data from Québec's region.

Fisheries and Oceans Canada established a program to monitor aquatic invasive species (AIS) on the eastern Atlantic coast from 2006 to 2019 (activities into the five Atlantic provinces). The data in this database are those of the Quebec region, whose territory is divided into three maritime sectors: Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Gaspésie and Côte-Nord of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The objectives of this program are to detect new AIS as soon as possible, to monitor their spread, and minimize the risk of their introduction and dispersal through raising awareness of the issue and rapid response. The AIS monitoring program covers nine species, including 7 tunicates, one bryozoan and one crustacean. For more information, please see the __[data context][contexte]__.

__Parameters__: presence / absence, percentage of coverage (settlement collectors), water temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen.

View data in the __[BIODIVERSITY][application]__ application.

[application]:https://ogsl.ca/bio/?lg=en

[contexte]:https://ogsl.ca/en/biodiversity-invasive-species-dfo-ais-about/

Organization: St. Lawrence Global Observatory
Summaries of the Arctic Expedition Report Aboard the CCGS Amundsen (2023) - Translated in 3 Languages

The dataset contains the map of the 2023 expedition and summaries of the expeditions report carried out by the Amundsen Science between July 8 and October 25. The 2023 Expedition Summary is an overview of the science activities undertaken aboard the CCGS Amundsen. This document is available in English, French and Inuktitut and targets anyone who wishes to get a general idea of expeditions’ objectives and activities, including partners and local communities.

It is possible to consult the full report and complementary documents in the dataset: [**Arctic Expedition aboard the CCGS Amundsen (2021)**](https://catalogue.ogsl.ca/en/dataset/ca-cioos_1cd0b487-4acb-4f20-b998-fa70550e4698).

You can 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
RQM - CTD Data From the Winter Concerted Mission Aboard the CCGS Amundsen (MOH2018): Odyssée Saint-Laurent 2018

The 2018 concerted winter mission, funded by the Réseau Québec maritime (RQM)'s St. Lawrence Odyssey program, was the program's first winter oceanographic mission aboard the Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker CCGS Amundsen. Its aim was to gather scientific knowledge essential to understanding and managing the St. Lawrence River and Gulf during winter. The mission resulted in the acquisition of a wide range of multidisciplinary data for 7 research projects.

Vertical profiles of CTD data (conductivity, temperature, depth) were taken in the water column at 16 stations spread over a transect of more than 2,400 km, from the St. Lawrence Estuary at the level of the Ile aux Grues, to the Gulf of St. Lawrence north of the Îles de la Madeleine. These profiles were built from around 10 m below the surface to a maximum distance of around 2 m from the seabed. They incorporate direct measurements of seawater temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, irradiance, fluorescence, and turbidity. Discrete water samples were taken at different stations and depths to compare CTD's direct measurements with laboratory analyses of dissolved oxygen concentration (Winkler chemical titration), chlorophyll a concentration and salinity (Autosal salinometer 8400B). These comparisons were used to adjust the calibration of CTD data for dissolved oxygen, fluorescence and salinity.

You can consult an [**interactive map**](https://catalogue.ogsl.ca/en/dataset/ca-cioos_77254495-71e2-405e-b840-5a3cb3757958) including all the years of expeditions and the different trajectories (LEG) associated with them.

Organization: St. Lawrence Global Observatory
Arctic Expedition aboard the CCGS Amundsen (2021)

This dataset contains the complete report, the expedition map as well as a list of stations and sampling types. The 2021 Expedition Report describes the scientific expedition carried out in the Canadian Arctic between July 04 and November 3, 2021. 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 2021 CCGS Amundsen Expedition. The 2021 Expedition Report is divided into two parts:

Part I gives an overview of the expedition, shows the cruise track and the stations visited and provides a synopsis of operations conducted during each of the five 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 2021. The data presented in the report are illustrative only and have not been quality checked, 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). The sections in Part II describing each project are organized with atmospheric, surface ocean and sea ice components first, followed by water column properties, which include the mooring and buoy program, CTD-Rosette operations and physicochemical properties, as well as a suite of biological parameters and benthos sampling. Subsequent sections cover sediments sampling and seabed mapping.

Five Appendices are included, documenting visited stations and performed sampling as well as a list of science participants onboard during each leg. A description of each ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicle) dive is also attached. 

[**Summaries of the 2021 expedition**](https://catalogue.ogsl.ca/dataset/ca-cioos_f77fe17d-c2cb-4edd-b76e-1e4ff45ceaa3) are also available in 3 languages (French, English, Inuktitut).

The core oceanographic data generated by the CTD-Rosette operations, as well as meteorological information (*AVOS : Automated Voluntary Observing Ship*; Environnement Canada) and data collected using the Moving Vessel Profiler (MVP), the ship-mounted current meter (SM-ADCP) and the thermosalinograph (TSG) are available in 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
The Pointe-aux-Outardes 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-aux-Outardes marsh area and related wetlands. In order to improve knowledge of these ecosystems, 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 RNE ZIP Committee also holds orthomosaics of the downstream section of the Pointe-aux-Outardes marsh and the littoral spit, transects perpendicular to the coast covering the entire littoral marsh (dGNSS Reach), two ecogeomorphological limits (lower limit of the vegetation of the marsh and the coastline) as well as oblique surveys of the western sector of the Manicouagan Peninsula (sector from Pointe du Bout to the old dock of the municipality of Pointe-aux-Outardes) (MavicMini DJI). A characterization report of the floristic, ichthyological and geomorphological aspects of the Pointe-aux-Outardes marsh is also accessible via this dataset. Additionally, the limitations of wetland, terrestrial, and coastal environments are included. These vector data were constructed following the methodology described in the available report.

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 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
Plan for the protection and management of the Anse-Saint-Jean foreshore (2006)

Consultation within the community of L'Anse-Saint-Jean to establish a protection and management plan for the foreshore of L'Anse-Saint-Jean. 
The study, carried out in 2006, 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
Survey of the Marine Mammal Observation Network - Community Data

This database comes from citizen input carried out as part of the environmental observation project of the Marine Mammal Observation Network (ROMM). Marine mammal observations made by the public are entered directly into the [***Soumettre une observation***](https://observation.navigationbaleines.ca/nouvelle-observation) section available on the [***Naviguer dans l'habitat des baleines***](https://navigationbaleines.ca/fr/accueil/) portal, a tool developed in collaboration with SLGO. These observations are recorded in a community database and are automatically validated by the ROMM team before being made available to the general public. For more information please see the [**data context**](https://ogsl.ca/en/biodiversity-marine-mammals-romm-about/).

View data in the *Outil de visualisation des observations de mammifères marin de Vigie marine* [**visualization tool**](https://visualisation.navigationbaleines.ca/)

Organization: St. Lawrence Global Observatory
Epibenthic Macrofauna and Bioturbation in the St. Lawrence Estuary and Gulf in 2006-2007

Density data (number of individuals per square meter) of epifauna acquired by Philippe Archambault's laboratory as part of the Hypoxia project aboard the R/V Coriolis II in August 2006 and July 2007. Eleven stations were sampled at depths ranging from 257 to 435 m. At each station, thirty images were acquired using an underwater camera system equipped with a Pentax Optio MX4 digital camera (resolution: 4.0 Megapixels) mounted perpendicular to the seabed. The area of each image was equivalent to 0.82 ± 0.02 m2.

Of these 30 images, 15 images were analyzed using ImageJ software. Benthic organisms have been identified at the lowest possible taxonomic level. A total of 157 images were therefore analyzed, which made it possible to count 60 taxa. The dataset also includes environmental data, such as salinity, temperature (°C), oxygen concentration (µm and %), as well as organic matter content in the sediment (%) and sediment granulometry (µm).

Organization: St. Lawrence Global Observatory