Harp seal distribution in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and Atlantic Ocean

This layer represents the Harp seal (Pagophilus groenlandicus) distribution. During the summer, the Harp seal is in Arctic and it migrates south of its distribution range during the fall. It migrates back to the Arctic after the moulting period which occurs in April and May.

Reference:

DFO. 2020. 2019 Status of Northwest Atlantic Harp Seals, Pagophilus groenlandicus. DFO Can. Sci. Advis. Sec. Sci. Advis. Rep. 2020/020.

Simple

Date ( RI_367 )
2022
Date ( RI_366 )
2022
RI_414
  Government of Canada;Fisheries and Oceans Canada;Sciences/Scientific Advice, Information and Support Branch - Gestion de données / Data Management ( )
Maurice Lamontagne Institute, 850, route de la Mer , Mont-Joli , Quebec , G5H 3Z4 , Canada
Status
completed; complété RI_593
Maintenance and update frequency
notPlanned; nonPlanifié RI_542
Keywords ( RI_525 )
  • Quebec
  • Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Nunavut
  • Greenland
  • Gulf of St. Lawrence
  • Strait of Belle Isle
  • Baffin Bay
Keywords ( RI_530 )
  • Marine mammals
  • Distribution
  • Harp seal
  • Pagophilus groenlandicus
  • urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159019
Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus Thésaurus des sujets de base du gouvernement du Canada ( RI_528 )
  • Aquatic animals
  • Aquatic ecosystems
  • Aquatic wildlife
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
vector; vecteur RI_635
Metadata language
eng; CAN
Metadata language
fra; CAN
Character set
utf8; utf8 RI_458
Topic category
  • Biota
  • Environment
  • Oceans
Begin date
1952
End date
2019
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Reference system identifier
http://www.epsg-registry.org / EPSG:3978 /
Distribution format
  • SHP ( Inconnue )

  • CSV ( Inconnue )

  • ESRI REST ( Inconnue )

RI_414
  Government of Canada;Fisheries and Oceans Canada;Sciences/Scientific Advice, Information and Support Branch - Gestion de données / Data Management ( )
Maurice Lamontagne Institute, 850, route de la Mer , Mont-Joli , Quebec , G5H 3Z4 , Canada
OnLine resource
Harp seal distribution ( ESRI REST: Map Service )

Web Service;ESRI REST;eng

OnLine resource
Harp seal distribution ( ESRI REST: Map Service )

Web Service;ESRI REST;fra

OnLine resource
Data dictionary ( HTTPS )

Supporting Document;CSV;eng,fra

OnLine resource
Layer of the Harp seal distribution ( HTTPS )

Dataset;SHP;eng,fra

File identifier
7f0951a6-e2b7-4cc9-a9cd-4e1c80f410cc XML
Metadata language
eng; CAN
Character set
utf8; utf8 RI_458
Parent identifier
Biological Sensitivity Mapping for Oil Spill Planning and Response, Quebec Region d8a6c6fd-76cc-4d68-a949-c4d80eb2f296
Hierarchy level
dataset; jeuDonnées RI_622
Date stamp
2022-05-09T13:52:44
Metadata standard name
North American Profile of ISO 19115:2003 - Geographic information - Metadata
Metadata standard version
CAN/CGSB-171.100-2009
RI_420
  Government of Canada;Fisheries and Oceans Canada;Sciences/Scientific Advice, Information and Support Branch - Gestion de données / Data Management ( )
Maurice Lamontagne Institute, 850, route de la Mer , Mont-Joli , Quebec , G5H 3Z4 , Canada
 
 

Overviews

overview
PhoqueGroenland_Repartition.png

Spatial extent

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