oih/oih-wis2 huggingface dataset:
Shipping, Driver of Environmental Change: eDrivers Project for the St. Lawrence System

Keywords: ckan, production
Temporal coverage: 2003-01-01/2011-12-31

The data used to characterize shipping 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).

Two data sources were used to characterize shipping. The first set of data is gathered as part of the World Meteorological Organization Voluntary Observing Ships’ (VOS) scheme. Ships participating in the program gather meteorological data along with observation location as part of an open-ocean climate dataset. The data spans 20 years and annually covers 10-20% of ships worldwide. Data used spanned 2003 to 2011.

The second set of data comes from the Automatic Identification System (AIS), an initiative launched in 2002 that sought to improve marine safety by providing mariners with realtime vessel traffic. Through the International Maritime Organization SOLAS agreement, all vessels of over 300 gross tonnage on international voyages and those carrying passengers are now required to be equipped with AIS transceivers. These transceivers use Global Positioning System technology to locate vessels every 10 minutes. The data used were from November 2010 to December 2011.

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

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: 2006-08-07/2006-10-31

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.
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons data in sediments from the Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence (eastern Canada)

Keywords: missions-oceanographique, other, production, sediment, autre, oceans, ckan, oceanographic-missions, hydrocarbures-aromatiques-polycycliques, polycyclic-aromatic-hydrocarbons, pollution
Temporal coverage: 2018-02-09/2020-07-13

The St. Lawrence Estuarine System is a major seaway connecting eastern Canada with the Atlantic Ocean. Approximately 4000 vessels travel along this seaway every year that contribute, in addition to industrial activities, to anthropogenic stress in regard to many pollutants, including polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). In this study, the concentrations of 23 PAHs (16 parent PAHs and 7 alkyl-PAHs), total organic carbon (TOC) as well as grain-size distributions were determined in 45 surface sediment and 7 basal sediment box core samples retrieved from the Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence in eastern Canada. All samples were retrieved during the 2018, 2019, and 2020 Odyssée St-Laurent winter expeditions (referred to as AMD18-OSL, AMD19-OSL, and AMD20-OSL, respectively) onboard the Canadian Coast Guard Ship icebreaker Amundsen and the 2020 Québec Maritime Network (Réseau Québec Maritime or RQM)-Marine Environmental Observation Prediction and Response Network (MEOPAR) expedition onboard the research vessel Coriolis II (referred to as COR2001). 

Surface sediments (uppermost 0.5 to 1 cm) were collected with a spoon and stored in plastic bags (WhirlPack) at 4°C until further analysis. Push cores were collected by pushing a plexiglass tube (10-cm diameter) into sediments. The cores were stored at 4°C until further subsampling. The data set includes: sample locations, PAHs and TOC content in every sample, PAH ratios (Fla/Fla+Py; BaA/BaA+Ch) and grain size distributions. These baseline data could be of great value for resource management of the marine areas in the Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence.
Adapted action plan for the conservation of the Pointe du Bout d'en Bas (2018-2019)

Keywords: other, utilisation-du-territoire, production, amenagement-du-territoire, autre, oceans, natural-environments-of-interest, milieux-naturels-dinteret, ckan, land-use, land-use-planning
Temporal coverage: 2018-08-01/2019-10-15

Development of a sustainable management strategy for the Pointe du Bout d'en Bas territory. A summary characterization of the biological diversity of the environment, an assessment of the magnitude of anthropogenic disturbances and their impacts, as well as meetings and discussions with the various stakeholders were carried out.
Microplastic distribution along a Saint-Lawrence river-to-sea continuum (2019)

Keywords: ckan, sustainability, pollution-plastique, pollution-cotiere, production, water-quality, other, contamination-de-leau, plastic-pollution, microplastiques, temperature-de-surface, autre, marinedebris, oceans, water-contamination, microplastics, qualite-eau, coastal-pollution, durabilite, oxygen, oxygene, seasurfacetemperature, debris-marins
Temporal coverage: 2019-07-29/2019-08-07

Despite the close connection of freshwaters to human health, the occurrence and fate of microplastics in marine estuaries remain poorly documented. To study these particles in the Saint-Lawrence River (Quebec, Canada), surface water samples were collected along a river-to-sea continuum, from Saint-Louis Lake to Cacouna. The microplastics from these water samples were isolated and sorted by size range and by shapes: fibers (1 dimension), films (2 dimensions) or fragments (3 dimensions). Particles were identified by microscopy and infrared spectroscopy techniques. The physico-chemical (temperature, conductivity, pH and dissolved oxygen) gradients along the continuum were monitored at the time of sampling. Sampling of microplastics (0.3 – 3.2 mm) in surface water was carried out using an original pumping system (without plastic), at the rate of 3 replicates of 1,000 L per station.

This work provides the first set of data concerning the microplastic pollution in a major river-to-sea continuum of North America and describes the fate of these microplastics along horizontal physico-chemical gradients.

For more information you can consult the [scientific article](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S030438942200766X?via%3Dihub) which results from these data:

- L. Rowenczyk, H. Cai, B. Nguyen, M. Sirois, M.-C. Côté-Laurin, N. Toupoint, A. Ismail, N. Tufenkji, From freshwaters to bivalves: Microplastic distribution along the Saint-Lawrence river-to-sea continuum, Journal of Hazardous Materials, Volume 435, 2022,128977, ISSN 0304-3894, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.128977.
Hypoxia, Driver of Environmental Change: eDrivers Project for the St.Lawrence System

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

The data used to characterize hypoxia come from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans’ (DFO) Atlantic Zone Monitoring Program survey in late spring and fall of 2013 to 2017, as well as from DFO’s annual multispecies surveys for the northern Gulf in August and for the Magdalen Shallows in September.

Oxygen concentration were measured at every station using an oxygen probe (Sea-Bird SBE43) mounted on a CTD. The probe is calibrated against seawater samples taken directly from the Niskin bottles at every cast and analyzed by Winkler titration. The data used is the last depth sampled on the CTD profile, which is typically ~10m above the bottom.

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).
Aquaculture, Driver of Environmental Change: eDrivers Project for the St. Lawrence System

Keywords: production, ckan
Temporal coverage: 1990-01-01/2016-12-31

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.
Mariculture monitoring in support of Quebec shellfish aquaculture industry from 2008 to 2015: biological data

Keywords: mytiliculture, shellfish, mussel-aquaculture, other, ressources-maritimes, fruits-de-mer, pectiniculture, production, scallop-aquaculture, autre, oceans, entreprises-de-maricultures, ostreiculture, ckan, yield, invertebrateabundanceanddistribution, abondance-et-distribution-dinvertebres, oyster-aquaculture, aquaculture, rendement, maritime-resources, mariculture, naissain, spat
Temporal coverage: 2008-05-15/2015-12-17

From 2008 to 2015, a monitoring program in support of the Quebec mariculture industry was carried out by Merinov with the support of the Quebec Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (French: Ministère de l’Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l’Alimentation (MAPAQ)). The main objective was to compile and transmit relevant biological and environmental data to marine producers for the purpose of informed decision making during their commercial operations. Established for the three producing regions of maritime Quebec (Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Gaspésie and Côte-Nord), the mariculture monitoring program has made it possible to document in a synchronized manner some twenty mariculture sites (11 mussel farms, 7 pectin farms and 2 oyster farms). This was made possible through monitoring various biotic and abiotic parameters such as recruitment success (larvae and postlarvae) and collection performance of the cultivated species, proliferation of undesirable species (predators and epibionts) and the quality of the commercial product (meat yield).


Environmental monitoring has also been carried out as part of this programme. Temperature data were collected from the Magdalen Islands, the North Shore and the Gaspé Peninsula, see [https://catalogue.ogsl.ca/en/dataset/ca-cioos_ed9525e4-4131-4f10-8ad4-c1ce82dd24ce]. 


The reports are divided by year and sector of the mariculture industry.
Sea Surface Temperature Anomalies, Driver of Environmental Change: eDrivers Project for the St.Lawrence System

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

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

The surface-water layer is characterized using sea surface-water temperature (SST) monthly composites from Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) satellite images obtained from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT). Images used are from DFO’s Maurice Lamontagne Institute at a 1 km resolution from 1985-2013 and from DFO’s Bedford Institute of Oceanography (BIO) Operational Remote Sensing group at a 1.5 km resolution since 2014. Monthly anomalies were constructed as the difference between monthly averages and the 1985-2010 climatological mean for each month.

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)
Biodiversity of the Planning for Integrated Environmental Response Coastal Survey in the St. Lawrence Estuary and Gulf (2017–2021)

Keywords: ckan, production
Temporal coverage: 2017-07-31/2021-08-23

The Planning for an Environmental Response (PIER) initiative falls under the umbrella of the Government of Canada’s Oceans Protection Plan (OPP), whose goal is preserving marine ecosystems vulnerable to increased transportation and the development of the marine industry. The PIERs’ main mandate is to acquire and update biological sensitivity data under its jurisdiction for preparation and response purposes in the event of an oil spill.


This dataset contains all observations of marine organisms noted during the analysis of 2959 underwater images sampled over a large extent of the coastal zone (≤10 m) of the Estuary and the Gulf of St. Lawrence (Quebec region). The dataset includes 21 490 occurrences of 150 taxa and informal categories including macroalgae, invertebrates and fish. Underwater images were collected between 2017 and 2021 according to a directed sampling protocol whose primary goal was to map large seaweed and eelgrass beds. Images were normally recorded as videos using a GoPro Hero camera installed on a pole and placed near the seabed from a small boat. The collected data served primarily as ground-truth data to validate coastal habitat mapping based on aerial photographs within the framework of the PIER's initiative.


The two 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. The "taxon_occurrence" file includes the original identifiers of the observed organisms (verbatimIdentification field), identification comments and their taxonomy.


Taxonomic names were verified on the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) to match recognized standards. The WoRMS match has been put in the scientificNameID field in the occurrence file. Data quality control was performed using the R packages obistools and worrms. All sampling locations were plotted on a map to perform a visual check confirming that the latitude and longitude coordinates were within the described sampling area.


 A visual dictionary was developed as an identification aid and accompanies this dataset. More data, including a visibility index, estimated macroalgae and eelgrass cover, substrate type and dominant macroalgae and animals were recorded but not included in this dataset. These data may be made available upon request.
GPS locations of Northern Gannets season 2014

Keywords: production, ckan
Temporal coverage: 2014-07-04/2014-08-18

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 2014. 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.
GPS locations of Northern Gannets season 2016

Keywords: production, ckan
Temporal coverage: 2016-06-01/2016-08-13

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 2016. 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.
Chlorophyll-a Concentration Derived from Satellite Images for the Estuary and Gulf of Saint Lawrence, Since 1997

Keywords: ckan, production
Temporal coverage: 1997-09-04T00:00:00

**"New version"** This dataset presents the result of a model developed to retrieve chlorophyll-a (chla) concentration from various satellites in the St. Lawrence Estuary and Gulf. This second version is an extension of the [first one](https://catalogue.ogsl.ca/dataset/dcb7ed2e-bce9-40c5-a197-71ac6b46bd5c), with estimates derived from a retuning of the model based on additional in situ and satellite-derived data. The input data is now exclusively from the European Space Agency's Ocean Color Climate Change Initiative (CCI) program.

The ocean color, seen from space, makes it possible to estimate the chlorophyll content in water. This pigment is an index of the biomass of microscopic algae. Compared to the Atlantic Ocean, the waters of the Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence are rather isolated and are highly mixed with fresh water from numerous rivers.

This dataset is produced as part of the Coastal Environmental Baseline Program under Fisheries and Oceans Canada's Oceans Protection Plan.

NOTE OF USE: The gridded data are available for viewing and downloading via the ERDDAP platform, and the original non-gridded files are included in .zip format in the resources.
Multiparametric decision support tool for the opening date of the lobster fishery in LFA 22: Environmental data

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

Physico-chemical data collected on lobster fishing grounds around the Magdalen Islands. This data collection 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 Fonds des Pêches du Québec (MAPAQ and DFO), over 2 years. This data is collected during fishing trips. It includes temperature data collected by 4 buoys that were deployed in 2 different locations as well as temperature and salinity data collected using a CTD on 5 different stations.

You can find the other data from the project “Multiparametric decision support tool for the opening date of the lobster fishery in LFA 22" in the catalogue. Data from the pre-season fishery are available here (https://catalogue.ogsl.ca/dataset/ca-cioos_9c10259d-9433-4be2-abf9-7eb8b5fac5ad) and data on monitoring lobster egg development can be seen here (https://catalogue.ogsl.ca/dataset/ca-cioos_3baf0a9e-de19-42b4-bcf7-1d51369333bd).