Boundaries of the 22 ecoregions (grey lines) as defined in the CSMP (Irons et al. 2015) and the Arctic Marine Areas (colored polygons with names in legend). Filled circles show locations of seabird colony sites recommended for monitoring (‘key sites’). The current level of monitoring plan implementation are green = fully implemented, amber = partially implemented, red = not implemented. The CSMP provides implementation maps for each forage guild. STATE OF THE ARCTIC MARINE BIODIVERSITY REPORT - <a href="https://arcticbiodiversity.is/findings/seabirds" target="_blank">Chapter 3</a> - Page 132 - Figure 3.5.1 This graphic displays the status of seabird monitoring at key sites in CBMP areas across the Arctic.

The Eastern Shore Islands was announced as an "Area of Interest" (AOI) in 2018 by the DFO Maritimes region to potentially be considered for a Marine Protected Area under the federal Oceans Act. As part of its mandate for monitoring established and potential conservation areas, DFO Science regularly deploys instruments including conductivity/temperature/depth (CTD) loggers, and other instruments for measuring dissolved oxygen, nutrients, and other chemical ocean properties. This data collection includes temperature and other oceanographic records for the ESI AOI from June 2024 onward. The data are derived from temperature loggers (Hobo Tidbit loggers or similar) and Sea-Bird MicroCATs, but may in future years include current profiles or additional oceanographic data. These data will be used to monitor temperatures in this coastal region to detect any biological shifts associated with temperature and climate fluctuations, and be used to groundtruth oceanographic models. Cite this data as: Jeffery, N., Stanley, R., Pettitt- Wade, H. (2025): Data of: Baseline oceanographic records for the Eastern Shore Islands Area of Interest. Published: September 2025. Coastal Ecosystems Science Division, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Dartmouth, N.S. https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/f0020cec-5671-4908-8fdd-11fc097de99d

Current state of monitoring for Arctic terrestrial biodiversity FECs in each Arctic state. STATE OF THE ARCTIC TERRESTRIAL BIODIVERSITY REPORT - Chapter 4 - Page 102 - Figure 4.1

Figure 1-1. CBMP’s adaptive, integrated ecosystem–based approach to inventory, monitoring and data management. This figure illustrates how management questions, conceptual ecosystem models based on science, Indigenous Knowledge, and Local Knowledge, and existing monitoring networks guide the four CBMP monitoring plans––marine, freshwater, terrestrial and coastal. Monitoring outputs (data) feed into the assessment and decision-making processes and guide refinement of the monitoring programmes themselves. Modified from CAFF 2017 STATE OF THE ARCTIC TERRESTRIAL BIODIVERSITY REPORT - Chapter 1 - Page 4 - Figure 1-1

Övervakningsdata för makroskräp längs svenska havsstränder. Rådata kan fås efter förfrågan (info@hsr.se) och utvalda resultat presenteras på Håll Sverige Rent:s webb.

Övervakning av impulsivt buller genom insamling av uppgifter från utförare av bullrande aktiviteter till havs. Nationellt datavärdskap för impulsivt undervattensbuller saknas. Tills vidare lagrar HaV de rådata som samlas in och levererar dem till Ices som fungerar som internationell datavärd för impulsivt undervattensbuller. Hos Ices presenteras årliga datasammanställningar på karta och data kan laddas ner kostnadsfritt.

Övervakning av kontinuerligt undervattensbuller i havet. Rådata och processad data med 20 sekunders medelvärden lagras nationellt hos FOI då nationellt datavärdskap för undervattensbuller saknas. Signalbehandlad data laddas upp på Ices regionala databas och dessa data kan laddas ner kostnadsfritt från Ices hemsida eller via API

Övervakning av makroskräp på havsbotten. Skräp samlas in i samband med trålundersökningar av fisk. De rådata som samlas in lagras hos SLU Aqua och uppdateras årligen. Rådata från alla deltagande länder lagras även hos ICES. Hos ICES finns dock inte data från kusttrålningen.

The objective of the Canadian Wildlife Service (Ontario Region) Acid Rain Biomonitoring Program (ARBP) was to evaluate the response of biological communities in acidified, damaged and acid sensitive lakes and wetlands in response to regulation driven changes in deposition of acidifying pollutants. Supported by a research phase from 1981-1987, the biomonitoring program began in 1988 and ended in 2010. The program primarily focused on the small lakes and wetlands important to breeding aquatic birds, with many of the study lakes being headwaters or otherwise located in the upper reaches of watersheds. Beginning in the late 1980s, monitoring and studies focused on the Algoma (Block 12), Sudbury (Block 37) and Muskoka (Block 1) regions of Ontario. The Experimental Lakes Area (ELA; Block 24) was added as a fourth study area and was sampled in 2002 and 2009. The ARBP involved three main monitoring components. The water sampling component targeted approximately 250 to 350 lakes per year, with the schedule for Algoma, Sudbury and Muskoka aiming for a rotation such that a subset of lakes were sampled in adjacent years. Lakes were sampled near fall overturn using a helicopter on floats and water column samples were obtained from the deepest part of each sample lake. The breeding waterfowl survey targeted approximately 775 lakes (Algoma 242, Sudbury 176, Muskoka 250, ELA 107) with two study areas usually targeted each year. Surveys were done by helicopter equipped with bubble windows, a navigator/observer in front and two observers in the rear seats. Surveys were timed to target pairing and breeding initiation (typically May), with brood surveys (July) occurring in years of available human and financial resources. The food chain monitoring component targeted approximately 10 to 20 lakes in each study area, with a single study area usually targeted each year. Sampling was conducted by canoe in June and was designed to sample macroinvertebrates, amphibian larva, and small fish. The CWS-ON ARBP was conducted within a multidisciplinary program led by Environment Canada (currently Environment and Climate Change Canada). Under this program, federal and provincial scientists and academic researchers joined to advance the understanding, status reporting, and forecasting of the acid rain problem with respect to pollutant emissions, deposition, and effects on aquatic and terrestrial systems. Data from the CWS-ON ARBMP were analysed and reported in national Acid Deposition Science Assessments (1990, 1997, and 2004), science journals, and reports. Below is a list of documents providing additional information about the Acid Rain Biomonitoring Program (Canadian Wildlife Service, Ontario Region): 1. McNicol, D.K.; Mallory, M.L.; Sechley, J. 1998. Acid Rain and Wildlife: An Annotated Bibliography of Canadian Wildlife Service (Ontario Region) LRTAP Program Publications (1980 – 1997). Technical Report Series No. 305, Canadian Wildlife Service, Ontario Region. Available in English only: https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2018/eccc/cw69-5/CW69-5-305-eng.pdf 2. Environment Canada. 2004. Canadian Acid Deposition Science Assessment. Available in English only: https://publications.gc.ca/collections/Collection/En4-46-2004E.pdf 3. McNicol, D.K.; Kerekes, J.J.; Mallory, M.L.; Ross, R. K.; Scheuhammer, A.M. 1995. The Canadian Wildlife Service LRTAP Biomonitoring Program, Part 1. A Strategy to Monitor the Biological Recovery of Aquatic Ecosystems in Eastern Canada from the Effects of Acid Rain. Technical Report Series No. 245, Canadian Wildlife Service, Ontario Region. Available in English only: https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2018/eccc/cw69-5/CW69-5-245-eng.pdf 4. McNicoI, D.K.; Mallory, M.L.; Bendell, B.E. 1996. The Canadian Wildlife Service LRTAP Biomonitoring Program, Part 2. Food Chain Monitoring in Ontario Lakes: Taxonomic Codes and Collections. Technical Report Series No. 246, Canadian Wildlife Service, Ontario Region. Available in English only: https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2018/eccc/cw69-5/CW69-5-246-eng.pdf 5. McNicoI, D.K.; Mallory, M.L.; Kerekes, J.J. 1996. The Canadian Wildlife Service LRTAP Biomonitoring Program, Part 3. Site locations, Physical, Chemical and Biological Characteristics. Technical Report Series No. 248, Canadian Wildlife Service, Ontario Region. Available in English only: https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2018/eccc/cw69-5/CW69-5-248-eng.pdf