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Annual multidisciplinary survey for assessing groundfish in the northern Gulf of St. Lawrence (MV Lady Hammond 1984 - 1990)

Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) conducts an annual summer multidisciplinary scientific survey with a bottom trawl in the Estuary and the northern Gulf of St. Lawrence since 1984. Over the years, this survey has been conducted on four vessels: the MV Lady Hammond (1984-1990), the CCGS Alfred Needler (1990-2005), the CCGS Teleost (2004-2021) and the CCGS Cabot (2022-current). It is important to note that the objectives, the methods used and the identification of the species during these surveys have improved over time in response to DFO requests and mandates. The data are therefore not directly comparable between these surveys. The specificities of the missions onboard the MV Lady Hammond are described below.

Objectives:

1. Assess groundfish populations abundance and condition

2. Assess environmental conditions

3. Conduct a biodiversity inventory of benthic and demersal megafauna

4. Monitor the pelagic ecosystem

5. Collect samples for various research projects

Survey description

The survey covers the northern Gulf of St. Lawrence, that is the divisions 4R, 4S and the northern part of division 4T of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO). A stratified random sampling strategy is used for this survey and the fishing gear used on the MV Lady Hammond is a bottom trawl Western IIA. Standard trawling tows last 30 minutes, starting from the time the trawl touches the sea floor. Towing speed is 3.5 knots.

Data

For each fishing tow, the catch is sorted and weighed by taxa; individuals are counted and biological data are collected on a sub-sample. For fish, crab and squid, size and weight are measured by individual and, for some species, sex, gonad maturity, and the weight of certain organs (stomach, liver, gonads) are also evaluated. The soft rays of the anal fin are counted for redfish and otoliths are collected for redfish and Atlantic cod. Invertebrates are weighted and counted (no individual measurements).

The biological data are divided into 4 files: a “Metadata” file containing set information, a “Catches” file containing catches per set for fish taxa, a “Carbio” file containing biological and morphometric measurements per individual and a “Freql” file containing the length frequency of fish.

It's important to note that this is raw data. Only sets considered successful are retained. In each set, all species are kept, with a few exceptions. For more information please contact the data management team (gddaiss-dmsaisb@dfo-mpo.gc.ca ).

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Date ( RI_367 )
2019
Date ( RI_366 )
2019
Date ( RI_368 )
2025
RI_416
  Government of Canada; Fisheries and Oceans Canada; Sciences/SAISB - Section Gestion de données - Direction des avis, information et soutien scientifiques / Data Management Section - Scientific Advice, Information and Support Branch ( )
850, route de la Mer, P.O. Box 1000 , Mont-Joli , Quebec , G5H 3Z4 , Canada
Status
completed; complété RI_593
Maintenance and update frequency
asNeeded; auBesoin RI_540
Keywords ( RI_525 )
  • Gulf of St. Lawrence
Keywords ( RI_530 )
  • Groundfish, multidisciplinary survey, Lady Hammond
Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus Thésaurus des sujets de base du gouvernement du Canada ( RI_528 )
  • Marine biology
  • Aquatic ecosystems
  • Aquatic animals
  • Oceans
  • Fisheries management
  • Fish
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
vector; vecteur RI_635
Metadata language
fra; CAN
Metadata language
eng; CAN
Character set
utf8; utf8 RI_458
Topic category
  • Biota
Begin date
1984
End date
1990
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http://www.epsg-registry.org / EPSG:4326 /
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RI_414
  Government of Canada; Fisheries and Oceans Canada; Sciences/SAISB - Section Gestion de données - Direction des avis, information et soutien scientifiques / Data Management Section - Scientific Advice, Information and Support Branch ( )
850, route de la Mer, P.O. Box 1000 , Mont-Joli , Quebec , G5H 3Z4 , Canada
OnLine resource
Data dictionary ( HTTPS )

Supporting Document;CSV;eng,fra

OnLine resource
Lady Hammond Data Map ( ESRI REST: Map Service )

Web Service;ESRI REST;fra

OnLine resource
Data Lady Hammond ( HTTPS )

Dataset;CSV;eng

OnLine resource
Lady Hammond Data Map ( ESRI REST: Map Service )

Web Service;ESRI REST;eng

OnLine resource
Data Lady Hammond ( HTTPS )

Dataset;CSV;fra

File identifier
86a9d0b0-fcce-48ed-a124-68061d7b7553 XML
Metadata language
eng; CAN
Character set
utf8; utf8 RI_458
Hierarchy level
dataset; jeuDonnées RI_622
Date stamp
2025-04-10T19:04:47.039Z
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/SAISB - Section Gestion de données - Direction des avis, information et soutien scientifiques / Data Management Section - Scientific Advice, Information and Support Branch ( )
850, route de la Mer, P.O. Box 1000 , Mont-Joli , Quebec , G5H 3Z4 , Canada
 
 

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