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Biodiversity of the Stimpson's surfclam hydraulic dredge survey in the St. Lawrence Estuary (2017)

A research survey on Stimpson's surfclam (Mactromeris polynyma) was conducted from June 15 to June 26 2017 in the Estuary of the St. Lawrence River on the Forestville deposit (Fishing Area 1A). The primary objective of this survey was to investigate the spatial distribution of pre-commercial (< 80 mm) and commercial (≥ 80 mm) sizes of Stimpson's surfclams as well as to assess the abundance and diversity of benthic species associated with the sandy habitat of the Stimpson's surfclam. Only benthic species data associated with Stimpson's surfclam habitat are presented in this dataset.

Data were collected according to a systematic sampling design consisting of 77 stations, between 7 and 45 m depth. Stations were spaced 200 m apart and dispersed along a total of 18 transects perpendicular to the bathymetry. Transects were parallel and spaced 500 m apart. Specimens were collected using a hydraulic dredge of the "New England" type with a total length of 2.29 meters and a total width of 1.68 meters, of which 1.35 meters was knife width. The dredge was lined with a 19 millimeter mesh Vexar™ to harvest small individuals. The hauls were made at a speed of 0.2-0.3 knots for a duration of 2 to 3 minutes. Start and end positions were recorded to calculate the distance traveled at each tow using the geosphere library in R. The average tow distance was approximately 25 m. The area covered at each stroke was the product of the width of the dredge blade and the distance.

The three 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 "additional_information_event_and_occurrence" file includes 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 worrms libraries. All sampling locations were spatially validated.

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Date ( RI_367 )
2021-11-09
Date ( RI_366 )
2021-08-05
RI_415
  Government of Canada; Fisheries and Oceans Canada; Sciences/Demersal and Benthic Sciences Branch (DBSB) - Virginie Roy ( Scientific Researcher )
Maurice Lamontagne Institute, 850, route de la Mer , Mont-Joli , G5H 3Z4 , Canada
Status
completed; complété RI_593
Maintenance and update frequency
asNeeded; auBesoin RI_540
Keywords ( RI_530 )
  • Occurrence, samplingEvent, Biodiversity, Stimpson's surfclam, Arctic surfclam
Keywords ( RI_525 )
  • St. Lawrence river, St. Lawrence Estuary, North coast St. Lawrence Estuary, Forestville
Thésaurus des sujets de base du gouvernement du Canada Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus ( RI_528 )
  • Aquatic wildlife
  • Aquatic ecosystems
Classification
unclassified; nonClassifié RI_484
Use limitation
Open Government Licence - Canada (http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada)
Access constraints
license; licence RI_606
Use constraints
license; licence RI_606
Spatial representation type
grid; grille RI_636
Metadata language
eng; CAN
Metadata language
fre; CAN
Character set
utf8; utf8 RI_458
Topic category
  • Biota
  • Environment
Begin date
2017-06-15
End date
2017-06-26
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Reference system identifier
http://www.epsg-registry.org / EPSG:4326 /
Distribution format
  • CSV ( 16.0.5149.1000 )

RI_414
  Government of Canada; Fisheries and Oceans Canada; Sciences/DAISS - Section Gestion de données - Direction des avis, information et soutien scientifiques / Data Management Section - Scientific Advice, Information and Support Branch ( )
Maurice Lamontagne Institute, 850, route de la Mer , Mont-Joli , G5H 3Z4 , Canada
OnLine resource
Map of biodiversity stations in the Stimpson's surfclam research survey ( ESRI REST: Map Server )

Web Service;ESRI REST;eng

OnLine resource
Map of biodiversity stations in the Stimpson's surfclam research survey ( ESRI REST: Map Server )

Web Service;ESRI REST;fra

OnLine resource
Data dictionary ( HTTPS )

Supporting Document;CSV;eng,fra

OnLine resource
Biodiversity data from the Stimpson's surfclam research survey ( HTTPS )

Dataset;CSV;eng,fra

File identifier
01ec2dc5-dde1-4626-8c1f-b8aad1579c60 XML
Metadata language
fra; CAN
Character set
utf8; utf8 RI_458
Hierarchy level
dataset; jeuDonnées RI_622
Date stamp
2025-02-06T12:13:13.372Z
Metadata standard name
North American Profile of ISO 19115:2003 - Geographic information - Metadata
Metadata standard version
CAN/CGSB-171.100-2009
RI_418
  Government of Canada; Fisheries and Oceans Canada; Sciences/Demersal and Benthic Sciences Branch (DBSB) - Virginie Roy ( Scientific Researcher )
Maurice Lamontagne Institute, 850, route de la Mer , Mont-Joli , G5H 3Z4 , Canada
 
 

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