A substrate classification for the Inshore Scotian Shelf and Bay of Fundy, Maritimes Region

A coastal surficial substrate layer for the coastal Scotian Shelf and Bay of Fundy. To create the layer, previous geological characterizations from NRCan were translated into consistent substrate and habitat characterizations; including surficial grain size and primary habitat type. In areas where no geological description was available, data including digital elevation models and substrate samples from NRCan, CHS and DFO Science were interpreted to produce a regional scale substrate and habitat characterization. Each characterization in the layer was given a ranking of confidence and original data resolution to ensure that decision makers are informed of the quality and scale of data that went into each interpretation.

Cite this data as: Greenlaw, M., Harvey, C. Data of: A substrate classification for the Inshore Scotian Shelf and Bay of Fundy, Maritimes Region. Published: March 2022. Coastal Ecosystems Science Division, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, St. Andrews, N.B. https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/f2c493e4-ceaa-11eb-be59-1860247f53e3

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Date ( RI_366 )
1992
Date ( RI_367 )
2022-02-03
RI_415
  Government of Canada; Fisheries and Oceans Canada - Michelle Greenlaw ( )
St. Andrews Biological Station, 125 Marine Science Drive , St. Andrews , New Brunswick , E5B 0E4 , Canada
Purpose
The objective of this project is to create a coastal surficial substrate layer for the Scotian Shelf. Clients of DFO Science, which include DFO’s Ecosystem Management Sector (Oceans and Coastal Management, Species at Risk and Fisheries Protection), as well as DFO Science, will benefit from having a region-wide seabed feature layer. A bottom type map is a necessary component in benthic fisheries habitat suitability modeling and classification, marine protected area (MPA) network planning processes, MPA boundary definition, designation of critical habitat for species at risk (SAR), and development of indicators for Ecosystem Approach to Management (EAM).
Status
onGoing; enContinue RI_596
Maintenance and update frequency
notPlanned; nonPlanifié RI_542
Keywords ( RI_528 )
  • Coastal Habitat
  • Marine Habitat
  • Oceans
Keywords ( RI_525 )
  • Gulf of Maine and Bay of Fundy
  • Scotian Shelf
Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus Thésaurus des sujets de base du gouvernement du Canada ( RI_528 )
  • Physical sciences
  • Oceans
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
eng; CAN
Topic category
  • Oceans
  • Environment
Begin date
1992-01-01
End date
2012-12-13
Description
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Reference system identifier
http://www.epsg-registry.org / EPSG:4326
Distribution format
  • FGDB/GDB ( 2.7.0 )

  • ESRI REST ( 2.7.0 )

RI_414
  Government of Canada; Fisheries and Oceans Canada - CESD Data Request / DSEC Demande de donnés (DFO/MPO) ( )
Bedford Institute of Oceanography, 1 Challenger Drive, PO Box 1006 , Dartmouth , Nova Scotia , B2Y 4A2 , Canada
RI_412
  Government of Canada; Fisheries and Oceans Canada - Data Acquisition Assembly and Distribution / Acquisition, assemblage et distribution de donnée ( )
Bedford Institute of Oceanography, 1 Challenger Drive, PO Box 1006 , Dartmouth , Nova Scotia , B2Y 4A2 , Canada
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Data Dictionary ( HTTPS )

Supporting Document;CSV;eng,fra

OnLine resource
A substrate classification for the Inshore Scotian Shelf and Bay of Fundy, Maritimes Region ( HTTPS )

Dataset;FGDB/GDB;eng

OnLine resource
A substrate classification for the Inshore Scotian Shelf and Bay of Fundy, Maritimes Region ( ESRI REST: Map Service )

Web Service;ESRI REST;eng

OnLine resource
A substrate classification for the Inshore Scotian Shelf and Bay of Fundy, Maritimes Region ( ESRI REST: Map Service )

Web Service;ESRI REST;fra

File identifier
f2c493e4-ceaa-11eb-be59-1860247f53e3 XML
Metadata language
eng; CAN
Character set
utf8; utf8 RI_458
Hierarchy level
dataset; jeuDonnées RI_622
Date stamp
2025-02-06T12:40:21.951Z
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 - Edward King ( )
Bedford Institute of Oceanography, 1 Challenger Drive, PO Box 1006 , Dartmouth , Nova Scotia , B2Y 4A2 , Canada
 
 

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