DFO Central and Arctic Multi-species Stock Assessment Surveys

Sheila Atchison, Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Dataset credit

OBIS and OBIS Canada

Contacts

RoleNameOrganization 
Primary contact Sheila Atchison Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Secondary contact Tim Siferd Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Citation

DFO. (2016). Central and Arctic Multi-Species Stock Assessment Surveys Version 6 In OBIS Canada Digital Collections. Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Dartmouth, NS, Canada. Published by OBIS, Digital http://www.iobis.org/. Accessed on –INSERT DATE
Atchison, S. 2020. DFO Central and Arctic Multi-species Stock Assessment Surveys. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/103152600) on yyyy-mm-dd and originated from OBIS (https://obis.org/dataset/f7e3baa2-48c9-47d9-9219-0a457615d610)

Abstract

The Fisheries and Oceans Canada Central and Arctic Region multi-species stock assessment surveys began in 1999 and are planned to continue indefinitely. Seven survey areas are defined within the spatial extents outlined here; northern NAFO 0A, southern NAFO 0A, NAFO 0B,SFA0, SFA1, SFA3 and western Hudson Strait. From 2006, the area surveyed alternates between NAFO 0A/SFA0&1 in even numbered years and SFA3/NAFO 0B/western Hudson Strait in odd numbered years.

This dataset is the OBIS version of the stock assessment survey and only species presence information is included at this time for the years 2005-2015.

Purpose

N/A

Supplemental information

This dataset was downloaded from OBIS (https://obis.org/). The records for only marine mammals, seabirds, sea turtles and rays and sharks were extracted. Records with no longitude/latitude or no date (eventDate) were excluded.
OBIS dataset page:
https://obis.org/dataset/f7e3baa2-48c9-47d9-9219-0a457615d610
Data Provider's dataset page:
http://ipt.iobis.org/obiscanada/resource?r=obis_dfo_cna_multispeciessurveys

References

DFO. (2016). Central and Arctic Multi-Species Stock Assessment Surveys Version 6 In OBIS Canada Digital Collections. Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Dartmouth, NS, Canada. Published by OBIS, Digital http://www.iobis.org/. Accessed on –INSERT DATE

Attributes

Overview

This section explains attributes included in the original dataset. OBIS-SEAMAP restricts the attributes available to the public to date/time, lat/lon and species names/counts only. Should you need other attributes described here, you are encouraged to contact the data provider.

Attributes described below represent those in the original dataset provided by the provider.
All attributes are included in the downloadable file (CSV or ESRI File Geodatabase) for "Complete Set of Dataset".

Attributes in dataset

Attribute (table column)Description
oidInternal ID
idRecord ID
dataset_idDataset ID
scientificnameScientific name
vernacularnameVernacular name
aphiaidAphia ID
taxonranktaxononic rank
individualcountGroup size / individual count
eventdateEvent date (precision varies)
eventtimeEvent time
decimallatitudeLatitude in decimal degrees
decimallongitudeLongitude in decimal degrees
coordinateprecisionCoordinate precision
catalognumberCatalog number
collectioncodeCollection code
occurrencestatusOccurrence status
basisofrecordBasis of record (HumanObservation / MachineObservation)
modifiedDate/time the record was modified
node_idNode ID
occurrenceidOccurrence ID
occurrenceremarksOccurrence remarks
eventidEvent ID
institutioncodeInstitution code
lifestageLife stage
sexGender of the animal if known
speciesSpecies by provider
datasetidDataset ID by provider
countryCountry
localityLocation of ocean
waterbodyDetails of ocean
droppedFlag indicating the record was dropped (always false)
absenceFlag indicating the record represents the absence of the species (always false)
marineFlag indicating the record is for marine life (always true)
OBIS-SEAMAP ID103152600
Seabirds0
Marine mammals1
Sea turtles0
Rays and sharks285
Other species0
Non spatial0
Non species0
Total286
Date, Begin2010-11-03
Date, End2015-09-21
Temporal prec.111000
Latitude57.66 - 68.62
Longitude-69.79 - -58.55
Coord. prec.6 decimal digits
PlatformVarious
Data typeAnimal sighting
EffortN/A
Traveled (km)0
0
Contr. throughiOBIS
Registered2020-06-29
Updated2021-02-05
StatusPublished
Sharing policy CC-BY (All)
Shared with None
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