oih/oih-wis2 huggingface dataset:
Multiparametric Decision Support Tool for the Opening Date of the Lobster Fishery in LFA 22 : preseason lobster fishery

Keywords: caracterisation-des-habitats, ressources-maritimes, crustace, resource-management, ckan, crustacean, sites-de-peches, suivi-annuel, species-tracking, invertebrateabundanceanddistribution, abondance-et-distribution-dinvertebres, habitat-characterization, coastal-zone, amelioration-des-connaissances, maritime-resources, gestion-des-ressources, annual-follow-up, abondance-et-biomasse, fishing-sites, zone-cotiere, seasurfacetemperature, production, peches-experimentales, developpement-durable, knowledge-improvement, experimental-fisheries, decision-making, oceans, abundance-and-biomass, sustainable-development, temperature-de-surface, aide-a-la-decision, suivi-des-especes
Temporal coverage: 2020-04-01/2021-09-24

Data collected on lobsters in preseason fisheries. This fishery is carried out by Merinov as part of the project Deployment of a multiparametric decision support tool for the opening date of the lobster fishery for Lobster Fishing Area 22 (LFA22) of the Rassemblement des pêcheurs et pêcheuses des côtes des îles (RPPCI). This project is funded by the Quebec Fisheries Fund (MAPAQ and DFO), over 2 years. The fisheries are carried out on the two facades of the Islands, the North (Étang-du-Nord) and the South (Pearl Reef). For the year 2020, the fishing effort consists of 48 wooden cages submerged for 24 hours; the same boat is used for the pre-season, the Mytilus.


You can find the other data from the project “Multiparametric decision support tool for the opening date of the lobster fishery in LFA22" in the catalogue. Environmental monitoring data are available here (https://catalogue.ogsl.ca/en/dataset/ca-cioos_96bf3c76-a010-4637-bff5-59256f2637cc) and data on monitoring lobster egg development can be seen here (https://catalogue.ogsl.ca/en/dataset/ca-cioos_3baf0a9e-de19-42b4-bcf7-1d51369333bd).
GPS locations of Northern Gannets season 2015

Keywords: production, ckan
Temporal coverage: 2015-06-15/2015-08-29

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

The data in this dataset is from 2015. On the SLGO catalogue, you will find [datasets up to 2017](https://catalogue.ogsl.ca/fr/dataset/?q=fou+de+bassan+pelletier). More recent data can be requested from LOMR by contacting the authors of the data. 

The locations were recorded using GPS data loggers, programmed at a frequency of 10 minutes and attached to the bird's tails with Tesa brand marine grade white tape.
Characterization of important coastal habitats on the north shore of the St. Lawrence Maritime Estuary: Les Bergeronnes marshes

Keywords: ckan, production
Temporal coverage: 2021-06-25T00:00:00

A project to characterize important coastal habitats on the north shore of the St. Lawrence Maritime Estuary was funded for a period of 4 years (2018-2022). The purpose of this project is to generate ecological reference data to draw a global portrait of the state of six coastal marshes, namely the marshes of Portneuf-sur-Mer (https://catalogue.ogsl.ca/fr/dataset/5374b582-43aa-4ffa-8361-4a0d9f1f6b8e), Mille-Vaches Bay (https://catalogue.ogsl.ca/dataset/f10f496a-acf4-4274-9c7b-7a005bcf54ed), Pointe des Fortin (https://catalogue.ogsl.ca/dataset/3b8c6d97-6eb8-4e8d-9869-ccb2b9bab5f3), Pointe-aux-Outardes (https://catalogue.ogsl.ca/fr/dataset/46d3ba2e-2fd3-4aad-a51a-f8343fbe6a73) and the bays of Grandes and Petites Bergeronnes.

This dataset covers two sectors in the municipality of Les Bergeronnes, two marshes located in the bays of Grandes and Petites Bergeronnes. In order to improve knowledge of these ecosystems, floristic and faunal inventories (ichthyological and benthic) were carried out and the various abiotic factors characterized. Geomorphological data has also been collected, but it is not included in this dataset. However, they remain available, contact the Comité ZIP de la Rive Nord de l'Estuaire (RNE) directly to access them. The ZIP RNE Committee holds orthomosaics of these two marshes as well as two ecogeomorphological boundaries (lower limit of marsh vegetation and coastline). 

A characterization report of the floristic, ichthyological and geomorphological aspects of the Grandes and Petites Bergeronnes marshes is also available.

This project is part of Fisheries and Oceans Canada's Coastal Environmental Baseline Program under the Ocean Protection Plan.
Multibeam bathymetry from an Autonomous Underwater Vehicule (AUV)  - Pointe-des-Monts (2019-2020)

Keywords: production, ckan
Temporal coverage: 2019-05-28/2020-09-10

Using an autonomous underwater vehicle (HUGIN) equipped with an EM2040 multibeam echosounder, submarine canyons and channels offshore Pointe-des-Monts were surveyed in 2019 and 2020. This survey aimed at identifying the fine-scale morphological variability of turbidity current bedforms on the modern seafloor. This project was funded by Réseau Québec-Maritime. You can see the forthcoming article below.

**REFERENCE:**

Normandeau, A., Lajeunesse, P., Ghienne, J.F., Dietrich, P., 2022. Detailed seafloor imagery of turbidity current bedforms reveals new insight into fine-scale near-bed processes. Geophysical Research Letters. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021GL097389
Sea Bottom Temperature Anomalies, Driver of Environmental Change: eDrivers Project for the St.Lawrence System

Keywords: ckan, production
Temporal coverage: 2013-01-01/2017-12-31

The data used to characterize bottom-water temperature anomalies come from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans’ (DFO) Atlantic Zone Monitoring Program.

Bottom-water temperatures are interpolated in the Gulf using conductivity-temperature depth (CTD) sampling performed annually through DFO’s multispecies surveys for the northern Gulf in August and for the Magdalen Shallows in September. Using this sampling survey, temperatures are horizontally interpolated at each 1 m depth layer on a 2 km resolution grid. Bottom-water temperatures are then extracted by using a bathymetry layer from the Canadian Hydrographic Survey and selecting the interpolated temperature from the layer corresponding to the bottom depth at each grid point.

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:**

- [Physical Oceanographic Conditions in the Gulf of St. Lawrence during 2017](https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2019/mpo-dfo/fs70-5/Fs70-5-2018-050-eng.pdf)
Nutrient input, Driver of Environmental Change: eDrivers Project for the St. Lawrence System

Keywords: ckan, production
Temporal coverage: 2007-01-01/2010-12-31

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)
Multibeam bathymetry of deltaic slopes in the lower St. Lawrence Estuary (2020)

Keywords: bathymetrie, multifaisceaux, zone-cotiere, delta-sous-marin, coastal-risks, coastal-zone, ckan, risques-cotiers, autre, bathymetry, oceans, multibeam, production, sediment, underwater-delta, other
Temporal coverage: 2020-07-18/2020-07-29

The project is the result of funding from Réseau Québec Maritime and MEOPAR (https://meopar.ca/meopar-and-rqms-first-joint-projects-explore-risk-assessment-and-response-in-the-st-lawrence-system/) and focuses on the natural risks associated with the remobilization of sediments on the North Shore of the St. Lawrence. The main objective of the project is to assess the distribution of underwater natural hazards on the marine deltas of the North Shore. It is a collaboration between the Université du Québec à Rimouski, the University of New Brunswick, the Geological Survey of Canada, Laval University and Dalhousie University.

Bathymetric images for the year 2020 are available via this dataset. These geotiffs can be used with a geographic information system (GIS). Multibeam bathymetry was performed in 5 sectors with deltaic slopes in the lower St. Lawrence Estuary (Betsiamites, Manicouagan, Pointe-aux-Outardes, Godbout and Franquelin). A mosaic of the Pointe-des-Monts area is also available. The data was collected with an EM-240 (Multibeam Echosounder) installed on the Research Vessel (R/V) Coriolis II.

Mission reports for this dataset are available:

- https://semaphore.uqar.ca/1729/1/Jean-Carlos_Montero-Serrano_et_al_octobre2020-.pdf 
- https://semaphore.uqar.ca/id/eprint/1731
Portrait of the anadromous rainbow smelt (Osmerus mordax) in the Saguenay River

Keywords: habitats-important, conservation-des-ressources, suivi-des-especes, oceans, osmerus-mordax, osmerux-mordax, abondance-et-distribution-de-poissons, fish, production, knowledge-improvement, poisson, caracterisation-des-habitats, resource-conservation, fishabundanceanddistribution, amelioration-des-connaissances, ckan, species-tracking, habitat-characterization, important-habitat
Temporal coverage: 1995-05-01/2019-08-30

This dataset presents a portrait of the current status of the anadromous rainbow smelt (*Osmerus mordax*) in the Saguenay. Several reports produced since the early 2000s are available, they allow us to see the evolution of the rainbow smelt situation in the Saguenay River sector (identification of spawning sites, concentration areas and threats to the Saguenay River population). There are also shapefiles (vector data) that can be visualized in a Geographic Information System (GIS). This is the distribution area of smelt and also its spawning grounds in various sectors of the Saguenay River.
Epibenthic Macrofauna and Bioturbation in the St. Lawrence Estuary and Gulf in 2006-2007

Keywords: autre, oceans, benthic-macrofauna, salinite, macrofaune-benthique, temperature-de-leau, oxygen, oxygene, subsurfacesalinity, ckan, taxonomy, temperature-sous-la-surface, taxonomie, water-temperature, other, salinity, matiere-organique, subsurfacetemperature, production, sediment, organic-material, salinite-sous-la-surface
Temporal coverage: 2006-08-08/2007-07-08

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).
Plan for the protection and management of the Anse Saint-Étienne foreshore (2007)

Keywords: seagrasscoverandcomposition, caracterisation-des-habitats, production, amenagement-du-territoire, composition-et-couverture-des-herbiers-marins, oceans, ckan, habitat-characterization, marsh, marais, land-use-planning
Temporal coverage: 2007-08-20/2007-10-31

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.
Saint John Harbour Macroalgal & Phytoplankton Monitoring Project (2020-2021)

Keywords: composition-et-couverture-de-la-canopee-de-macroalgues, oceans, phytoplancton, macroalgalcanopycoverandcomposition, suivi-des-especes, macroalgae, biomasse-et-diversite-de-phytoplancton, production, macroalgue, phytoplanktonbiomassanddiversity, ckan, phytoplankton, species-tracking
Temporal coverage: 2020-06-01/2021-09-01

This project provides a baseline survey of the macroalgae (seaweed) and phytoplankton of the Saint John Harbour and the microbiome of the nearby Musquash Estuary. Surveys were performed in Spring and Fall of 2020 and 2021 and encompassed 6 intertidal sites, 14 subtidal sites, 6 phytoplankton sites and 6 estuary sites. The provided data include: (1) quantitative intertidal counts of macroalgae based on morphological identification, (2) qualitative surveys of macroalgae present at each site based on molecular data (rbcL 3P), (3) eDNA of phytoplankton tows and (4) eDNA of estuarine mud scrapes. Quantitative macroalgal data were collected across a horizontal transect with 8 quadrats at each site in each of four sampling periods. Traditional molecular methods were used to generate the 3P end of the rbcL gene (for more details, see Saunders & Moore, 2013, https://doi.org/10.4490/algae.2013.28.1.031) and all eDNA data were generated by the Integrated Microbiome Resource at Dalhousie University.

This project was funded by Fisheries and Oceans Canada's Coastal Environmental Baseline Program under the Oceans Protection Plan.
Direct Human Impact, Driver of Environmental Change: eDrivers Project for the St.Lawrence System

Keywords: ckan, production
Temporal coverage: 2016-01-01/2016-12-31

We used the sum of coastal populations as a proxy of direct human impact. We used Statistics Canada dissemination area population count from the 2016 census to obtain coastal population size around the St. Lawrence. It is possible to access the dataset published on Open Data Canada concerning the [Cartographic boundary for dissemination areas of the 2016 Canadian census](https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/5a6e8f76-cfd2-4a69-acee-9ed205dd9556) and the one on [Population and dwelling counts, dissemination areas, from 2016 Census](https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/3cf36302-1060 -444e-988a-d97b6db5ad24).

As the effects of direct human impacts are likely acute mostly in coastal areas we calculated total population in grid cells within 2 km of the coast. Total population was measured in a 10 km buffer around each coastal cell.

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).
Coastal biodiversity of the benthic epifauna of the St. Lawrence Estuary (2018-2019)

Keywords: ckan, production
Temporal coverage: 2018-08-11/2019-08-05

The North Shore of the Lower Estuary (Upper North Shore, Quebec) is a productive coastal system where many commercial species of benthic invertebrates are fished in the infralittoral (10-20 m) and circalittoral (20-50 m) zone. However, little data exist on the biodiversity of non-commercial species and the environmental characteristics of the benthic habitat in this area. Two scientific surveys were conducted in 2018 and 2019 to address this knowledge gap by developing a framework of biodiversity and environmental (water column and seafloor) data taking that will be used to determine the baseline state of the benthic ecosystem in this region.

Surveys were conducted in 2018 (August 11-14) and 2019 (July 30-August 5) in the Upper North Shore region (between the towns of Forestville and Godbout). Surveys followed a fixed sampling design of eight transects perpendicular to bathymetry with stations at 10 m depth intervals in a bathymetry range of 10-50 m for a total of approximately 40 stations per survey. Specimens were collected with a beam trawl with an opening of 2.8 m. The sets were made at a target speed of 2 knots and a target duration of 7 minutes. The start and end positions were recorded to calculate the distance traveled on each tow using the geosphere library of R. The average tow distance was approximately 425 m. The area covered at each tow was the product of the trawl opening and the distance traveled. 

The files provided (DarwinCore format) are complementary and are linked by the "eventID" key. The "event_information" file includes generic event information, including date and location, sample size, sampling protocol and sampling effort, among others. The "taxon_occurrence" file includes the taxonomy of the species observed, identified to the species or lowest possible taxonomic level. For abundance and biomass estimates, contact Virginie Roy (virginie.roy@dfo-mpo.gc.ca).

For quality controls, all taxonomic names were checked against the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) to match recognized standards. The WoRMS match was placed in the "scientificNameID" field of the occurrence file. Special cases were noted in "identificationRemarks" and selected specimens were confirmed using field photos. Data quality checks were performed using the R obistools and worms libraries. All sampling locations were spatially validated.

This project was funded by DFO Coastal Environmental Baseline Program under Canada’s Oceans Protection Plan. This initiative aims to acquire environmental baseline data contributing to the characterization of important coastal areas and to support evidence-based assessments and management decisions for preserving marine ecosystems.
Historical and Current Data from the Experimental Fishery of the Aquarium du Québec

Keywords: autre, oceans, abundance-and-biomass, abondance-et-distribution-de-poissons, fish, production, peches-experimentales, experimental-fisheries, other, poisson, inventaire-poisson, fishabundanceanddistribution, ressources-maritimes, maritime-resources, annual-follow-up, abondance-et-biomasse, ckan, fish-inventory, suivi-annuel
Temporal coverage: 1944-05-15T00:00:00

Based in Saint-Nicolas, on the south shore of the St. Lawrence, the Aquarium du Québec's experimental fishery has been monitoring fish communities in the fluvial estuary since 1971. This fascination fishery collected the longest time series on the diversity and abundance of freshwater fish in eastern Canada.

The database gathers information on the daily catches of fish from mid-May to the end of October from 1975 to 2020 for the Saint-Nicolas sector as well as total annual catches from 1971 to 1974. In addition, it contains two unique series of daily catches at two fishing sites adjacent to Saint-Nicolas: from 1944 to 1957 (Neuville) and 1962 (Saint-Romuald). This data has been the subject of several scientific publications over the last decades. For more information please consult the context of the data available on the SLGO website (https://ogsl.ca/fr/biodiversite-poissons-aquarium-du-quebec-sepaq-a-propos).

The data is also available in the Biodiversity visualization tool, you will find the link in the Data and resources section.
Database on marine seaweeds from the sites of the Gaspésie region (2019)

Keywords: light-intensity, production, salinite-sous-la-surface, seasurfacesalinity, ckan, temperature-sous-la-surface, phosphate, subsurfacesalinity, intensite-lumineuse, salinite-de-surface, seasurfacetemperature, composition-et-couverture-de-la-canopee-de-macroalgues, abondance-et-biomasse, macroalgues, nutrients, other, seaweeds, subsurfacetemperature, nutriments, temperature-de-surface, macroalgalcanopycoverandcomposition, autre, nitrate, oceans, abundance-and-biomass
Temporal coverage: 2019-04-03/2019-06-29

In order to contribute to the development of seaweed farming in the province of Quebec, Merinov, in collaboration with the University of Quebec at Rimouski, is working within the framework of the interregional program OPTIMAL launched in 2014, to search for sites with environmental characteristics corresponding to the optimal growth parameters of sweet kelp (Saccharina latissima) and long-stipe kelp (Saccharina longicruris). Various brown seaweed cultivation trials have been carried out in recent years. In 2018, a mapping of potential sites was established on the basis of already existing biotic and abiotic data.

Thus, in Gaspésie, sea production trials were carried out on six selected sites, namely Cap-d’Espoir, Gascons, Gaspé, Newport, Paspébiac and Bonaventure from 2018 to 2019. The kelp spawners were collected in the natural environment of each of the selected sites. The production of kelp seedlings was carried out in aquariums in Merinov’s laboratories and at the "Fermes Marines du Québec" hatchery. The sporulation and seeding of the collectors were done in August 2018. On each site, when possible, the seedlings of two strains were deployed at the time of the immersion of the seaweed wetting device. The kelp Saccharina longicruris from Bonaventure and the kelp Saccharina latissima from local environments of each site were used. The cords of the seedlings were rolled up at different positions on the wetting device. The seaweed was collected during the period from April 2019 to June 2019. Environmental and biomass data were collected.