Great Lakes Fish Biodiversity Database

The Great Lakes Fish Biodiversity Science Database is a compilation of fish community and habitat data from DFO Science surveys, primarily related to freshwater fishes of conservation concern in the Great Lakes basin. Data include: sampling site location, date, fish species and counts, and associated habitat information. Project-specific details including purpose/objectives and study methodology are often reported in the DFO Canadian data report of fisheries and aquatic sciences series.

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Date ( RI_366 )
2002
Date ( RI_367 )
2021
RI_414
  Government of Canada; Fisheries and Oceans Canada - Julia Colm ( Science Advisor )
Ontario , Canada
Purpose
This database has been used primarily for updating the current status of fish species at risk populations across Southern Ontario. The data contained within this database has been used for updating the status (distribution, populations) of fish species at risk in Canada. This database has been established to support fish species at risk research through the DFO Species at Risk Program.
Status
onGoing; enContinue RI_596
Maintenance and update frequency
annually; annuel RI_539
DFO Areas Zones du MPO ( RI_524 )
  • Great Lakes
  • Freshwater fishes
Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus Thésaurus des sujets de base du gouvernement du Canada ( RI_528 )
  • Aquatic ecosystems
  • Biological diversity
  • Ecology
  • Freshwater fish
  • Fish
  • Endangered species
Use limitation
Open Government Licence - Canada (http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada)
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
textTable; texteTable RI_637
Metadata language
eng; CAN
Character set
utf8; utf8 RI_458
Topic category
  • Biota
  • Environment
  • Inland waters
Begin date
2002
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Supplemental Information

PARAMETERS COLLECTED:

Air temperature, water temperature, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, pH, Secchi Disc depth, Secchi Tube depth, Turbidity (ntu), stream width, distance from shore, habitat type, flow rate, dominant vegetation, bank slope, weather conditions, wind speed, wind directions, Total Dissolved Solids (g/L), Salinity, substrate composition, aquatic vegetation, riparian vegetation, stream depth, water velocity, species, number captured, minimum length, maximum length

NOTES ON QUALITY CONTROL:

Data was QA/QCed by visually comparing field notes to each field entered into database.

SAMPLING METHODS:

Sampling methods include boat electrofishing, backpack electrofishing, seine net, boat seine net, dip net, eDNA, fyke net, gill net, hoop net, minnow trap, windermere trap, larval drift net, quadrofoil larval trap, trap line, trap net, trawl net, vegetation sampling, and loggers

DATA AGREEMENTS:

Data subject to external data agreements have been removed from this open version of the dataset.
Reference system identifier
http://www.epsg-registry.org / EPSG:4326
Distribution format
  • CSV ( n/a )

RI_414
  Government of Canada; Fisheries and Oceans Canada - Julia Colm ( Science Advisor )
OnLine resource
Fish Biodiversity Database ( ESRI REST: Map Service )

Web Service;ESRI REST;eng

OnLine resource
Fish Biodiversity Database ( ESRI REST: Map Service )

Web Service;ESRI REST;fra

OnLine resource
Great Lakes Fish Biodiversity Database ( HTTPS )

Dataset;CSV;eng

OnLine resource
Great Lakes Fish Biodiversity Database ( HTTPS )

Dataset;CSV;fra

OnLine resource
Data Dictionary ( HTTPS )

Supporting Document;CSV;eng

OnLine resource
Data Dictionary ( HTTPS )

Supporting Document;CSV;fra

File identifier
02bf1fca-2fda-11e9-a466-1860247f53e3 XML
Metadata language
eng; CAN
Character set
utf8; utf8 RI_458
Hierarchy level
dataset; jeuDonnées RI_622
Date stamp
2025-12-23T21:48:48.677179Z
Metadata standard name
North American Profile of ISO 19115:2003 - Geographic information - Metadata
Metadata standard version
CAN/CGSB-171.100-2009
RI_414
  Government of Canada; Fisheries and Oceans Canada - Julia Colm ( Science Advisor )
Burlington , Ontario , Canada
 
 

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Great Lakes Fish Biodiversity Database

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