Marine Data Management In Canada - Report for the Technical Committee on Data Exchange

PICES XIII  - Honolulu, Hawaii                     October, 2004

Prepared By:   Robin Brown

                        Fisheries and Oceans Canada

                        Institute of Ocean Sciences

                        Sidney, B.C.

                        Brownro@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

  1. Key Institutes and Agencies involved in the Management of Marine Data

 

AGENCY

Data Holdings

Contact Information

URL

DFO -MEDS

Contaminants (National Contaminants Information System)

http://www.meds-sdmm.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/meds/Prog_Nat/NCIS/Regional_information/contacts_e.htm

http://www.meds-sdmm.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/meds/Prog_Nat/NCIS/homemain_e.htm

 

Biological/biogeochemical Database

http://www.meds-sdmm.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/biochem/General/Contacts_e.htm

http://www.meds-sdmm.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/biochem/biochem_e.htm

 

Drifting Buoys

http://www.meds-sdmm.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/meds/Contact_US/Staff_e.htm

http://www.meds-sdmm.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/meds/Databases/DRIBU/drifting_buoys_e.htm

 

Ocean Profiles

http://www.meds-sdmm.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/meds/Contact_US/Staff_e.htm

http://www.meds-sdmm.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/meds/Databases/OCEAN/OCEAN_e.htm

 

Thermosalinograph

http://www.meds-sdmm.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/meds/Contact_US/Staff_e.htm

http://www.meds-sdmm.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/meds/Databases/TrackOB/Trackob_e.htm

 

Tides and Water Levels

http://www.meds-sdmm.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/meds/Contact_US/Staff_e.htm

http://www.meds-sdmm.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/meds/Databases/TWL/TWL_e.htm

 

Moored surface buoy data, including waves

 

http://www.meds-sdmm.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/meds/Contact_US/Staff_e.htm

http://www.meds-sdmm.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/meds/Databases/Wave/WAVE_e.htm

 

Argo Data (robotic profilers)

http://www.meds-sdmm.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/meds/Contact_US/Staff_e.htm or

http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/sci/osap/projects/argo/info_e.htm

http://www.meds-sdmm.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/meds/Prog_Int/argo/ArgoHome_e.html

DFO -IOS

Oceanographic profile data (inventory)

Joe Linguanti –

 (linguantij@pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca)

http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/sci/osap/data/SearchTools/SearchProfiles_e.asp

 

Moored instruments (inventory)

Joe Linguanti –

 (linguantij@pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca)

http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/sci/osap/data/SearchTools/SearchMoorings_e.asp

 

Satellite images (inventory and “quick-look” images)

Jim Gower –

 (gowerjj@pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca)

http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/sci/osap/data/SearchTools/SearchSatellites_e.asp

 

SST and SST Anomalies in the NE Pacific

Howard Freeland

(freelandhj@apac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca)

http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/sci/osap/data/sstarchive_e.htm

 

Temperature and Salinity from shore stations

Ron Perkin–

 (PerkinR@pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca)

http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/sci/osap/data/SearchTools/Searchlighthouse_e.htm

 

Oceanographic data from Line P

Marie Robert –

(RobertM@pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca)

http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/sci/osap/data/linep/linepselectdata_e.htm

 

Biological Oceanographic Data from moored buoys

Jim Gower –

 (gowerjj@pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca)

http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/sci/ecobuoys/default_e.htm

DFO-PBS

Pacific Herring: Spawning, catch, movement

Bruce McCarter

( mccarterb@pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca)

http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/sci/herring/bulletin_e.htm

 

Historical Whaling Database

http://www-sci.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/sa/cetacean/hwd_e.htm

http://www-sci.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/sa/cetacean/hwd_e.htm

DFO – Regional Data Unit

Commercial and recreational fish catch data

http://www-sci.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/sa/InfoReq/default_e.htm

http://www-sci.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/sa/Commercial/default_e.htm

 

  1. Real-Time Data Sources

 

Description

URL

Comments

Argo Temperature and Salinity Profiles

http://www.usgodae.org/argo/argo.html

http://www.meds-sdmm.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/meds/Prog_Int/Argo/Canadian_Info/A_Can_e.shtml

One of the GLOBAL Data access sites

 

Canadian data access site.

Line P – Temperature and salinity anomalies

http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/sci/osap/projects/argo/LineP_e.htm

 

Meteorological and Oceanographic data from offshore buoys

http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/sci/osap/data/newbuoy/buoydatadefault_e.htm

 

Biological data from offshore buoys

http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/sci/ecobuoys/default_e.htm

experimental

Coastal Currents

http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/sci/juandefuca/default_e.htm

Output from high resolution coastal model

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Software Applicable in data collection, visualization and analysis, GIS, digital maps

Description

URL

Comments

Tools for dealing with Argo data

http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/sci/osap/projects/argo/tools_e.htm

Setting up mirror sites and decoding hexadecimal data

WebTide – Tidal Prediction software

http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/sci/osap/projects/webtide/default_e.htm

 

MAPSTER – GIS and Map data

http://www-heb.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/maps/maps-data_e.htm

 

FishWizard

http://pisces.env.gov.bc.ca/

Fish in BC lakes and streams

Aquaculture Wizard

http://www.fishwizard.com/aqua/index.asp

Information about aquaculture in BC

Various downloadable basemaps

http://www-heb.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/maps/basedata_e.htm

 

DFO GeoPortal

http://gp2.chs-shc.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/index_en.html

On-line GIS

Utilities to plot time series data from MEDS buoys

http://www.meds-sdmm.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/meds/Databases/Wave/ArchPlot/ArchPlot_Form_e.asp

 

Wave Parameter Distribution Software

http://www.meds-sdmm.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/meds/Databases/Wave/WAVE_e.htm

Data exploration tool for MEDS wave data

MEDS ASCII Non-Directional Wave data Viewer

http://www.meds-sdmm.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/meds/Databases/Wave/WAVE_e.htm

Data exploration tool for MEDS wave data

IncubWin: A New Windows 95/98/NT Computer Program For Predicting Embryonic Stages In Pacific Salmon And Steelhead Trout

http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/sci/aqua/sirp/incubwin_e.htm

Software for salmonid culture

 

  1. Publications and Educational Material:

Description

URL

Comments

Oceanographers Armada: Argo

http://www.meds-sdmm.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/meds/Prog_Int/argo/Gen_Info/argo_article_e.htm

Overview of the Argo program

Canadian Argo Fact Sheet

http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/sci/osap/projects/argo/documents/FactSheet_e.pdf

Updated regularly

Various movies about Argo

http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/sci/osap/projects/argo/movies_e.htm

 

Educational material about Salmon

http://www-heb.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/facilities/salmonid_e.htm

 

Salmon in the Classroom ; Salmon go to sea

http://www-heb.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/community/education/eduintro_e.htm

Educational material; Kindergarten to Grade 12

Oceans Outreach

http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/oceans/Outreach/default_e.htm

Variety of promotional material and links on Canada’s Oceans Act

Marine Mammal Monitoring

http://www.salishsea.ca/m3/M3home.html

 

Historical Whaling Database

http://www-sci.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/sa/cetacean/hwd_e.htm

 

DFO National Library Catalogue

http://inter01.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/waves2/index.html

Searchable catalogue for holdings of all DFO Libraries.