CABIN Canadian Aquatic Biomonitoring Network

The Canadian Aquatic Biomonitoring Network (CABIN) is an aquatic biomonitoring program for assessing the health of fresh water ecosystems in Canada. Benthic macroinvertebrates are collected at a site location and their counts are used as an indicator of the health of that water body.

CABIN is based on the network of networks approach that promotes inter-agency collaboration and data-sharing to achieve consistent and comparable reporting on fresh water quality and aquatic ecosystem conditions in Canada. The program is maintained by Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) to support the collection, assessment, reporting and distribution of biological monitoring information. A set of nationally standardized CABIN protocols are used for field collection, laboratory work, and analysis of biological monitoring data. A training program is available to certify participants in the standard protocols.

There are two types of sites in the CABIN database (reference and test). Reference sites represent habitats that are closest to “natural” before any human impact. The data from reference sites are used to create reference models that CABIN partners use to evaluate their test sites in an approach known as the Reference Condition Approach (RCA). Using the RCA models, CABIN partners match their test sites to groups of reference sites on similar habitats and compare the observed macroinvertebrate communities. The extent of the differences between the test site communities and the reference site communities allows CABIN partners to estimate the severity of the impacts at those locations. CABIN samples have been collected since 1987 and are organized in the database by study (partner project).

The data is delineated by the 11 major drainage areas (MDA) found in Canada and each one has a corresponding study, habitat and benthic invertebrate data file. Links to auxiliary water quality data are provided when available. Visits may be conducted at the same location over time with repeat site visits being identified by identical study name / site code with different dates. All data collected by the federal government is available on Open Data and more partners are adding their data continually. The csv files are updated monthly. Contact the CABIN study authority to request permission to access non open data.

Date ( RI_366 ): 1987-01-01

Date ( RI_367 ): 2018-01-01

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Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada; Water Quality Monitoring and Surveillance - WQMS Information / MSQE Information ( National Coordination )

Canada

https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/canadian-aquatic-biomonitoring-network.html

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Government of Canada - ( )

Canada

Maintenance and update frequency: monthly; mensuel RI_536

Keywords ( RI_528 )

water quality, CABIN biomonitoring, benthic invertebrates

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Water quality

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Water - Quality

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Assess Toxicity, Manage and Monitor for Environmental Presence of Hazardous Substances and Waste
Monitor / Assess Substance and Waste Levels in Air, Water, Soil, Biota

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Science and Technology Branch

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Water Science and Technology

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1.2.1. Water Quality and Aquatic Ecosystems Health

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National (CA)

Use limitation: Open Government Licence - Canada (http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada)

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Metadata language: fra

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Topic category

Inland waters

Begin date: 1987-01-01

Supplemental Information: More data pertaining to water quality can be found at:

National Long-term Water Quality Monitoring Data (https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/67b44816-9764-4609-ace1-68dc1764e9ea?_ga=2.39535968.214379749.1517238659-1750068034.1481721934)

Supporting Projects: Canadian Aquatic Biomonitoring Network (CABIN)

Reference system identifier: https://epsg.io / EPSG:4326 /

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Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada; Water Quality Monitoring and Surveillance - Environment and Climate Change Canada ( Water Quality Monitoring and Surveillance )

Canada Center for Inland Waters 867 Lakeshore Rd. , Burlington , Ontario , L7S 1A1 ,

1-800-668-6767
https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/canadian-aquatic-biomonitoring-network.html

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OnLine resource: Maritime Provinces Drainage Area - CABIN study data ( HTTPS )
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OnLine resource: St. Lawrence Drainage Area - CABIN study data ( HTTPS )
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OnLine resource: Northern Québec and Labrador Drainage Area - CABIN study data ( HTTPS )
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OnLine resource: Southwestern Hudson Bay Drainage Area - CABIN study data ( HTTPS )
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OnLine resource: Nelson River Drainage Area - CABIN study data ( HTTPS )
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OnLine resource: Western and Northern Hudson Bay Drainage Area - CABIN study data ( HTTPS )
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OnLine resource: Great Slave Lake Drainage Area - CABIN study data ( HTTPS )
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OnLine resource: Pacific Drainage Area - CABIN study data ( HTTPS )
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OnLine resource: Yukon River Drainage Area - CABIN study data ( HTTPS )
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OnLine resource: Arctic Drainage Area - CABIN study data ( HTTPS )
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OnLine resource: Mississippi River Drainage Area - CABIN study data ( HTTPS )
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OnLine resource: View ECCC Data Mart (English) ( HTTPS )
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Date stamp: 2024-06-20T17:07:47.209Z

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Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada; Water Quality Monitoring and Surveillance - Environment and Climate Change Canada ( Public inquiries centre )

Canada Center for Inland Waters, 867 Lakeshore Rd. , Burlington , Ontario , L7S 1A1 , Canada

1-800-668-6767
https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/canadian-aquatic-biomonitoring-network.html

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