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2015 ROV video survey in a deep-water environment at Navy Board Inlet, Nunavut, aboard CCGS Amundsen
Amundsen ScienceA video-survey using a Super Mohawk remotely operated vehicle (ROV) was conducted in October 2015 in Navy Board Inlet, Nunavut. The benthic environment was video-recorded and opportunistically photographed using a high-definition camera (1Cam Alpha, Sub C…
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Ichthyoplankton and zooplankton samples in the Labrador Sea and Canadian Arctic (2017-2024)
Amundsen ScienceThe dataset is composed of Ichthyoplankton and zooplankton captured during the ArcticNet cruise aboard the CCGS Amundsen from 2017 to 2024. Three samplers fitted with 200 µm to 500 µm mesh nets were used for zooplankton collection. One was a metallic structure…
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Floating microplastics surveys off SW Greenland, 2018
Amundsen ScienceFloating microplastic particles were measured in surface seawater above the shelf-slope break off SW Greenland. Four replicate tows of a Manta surface trawl with 200 micron mesh were carried out from CCGS Amundsen. This site was chosen to correspond with ROV…
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2014 ROV video survey in a deep-water environment at Home Bay, Nunavut, aboard CCGS Amundsen
Amundsen ScienceIn July 2014 a Super Mohawk (SuMo) remotely operated vehicle (ROV) aboard the CCGS Amundsen was used to video-survey a deep-water environment at Home Bay. A video-transect ~2.2 km long was followed across depths of 700-750 m. Videos and photographs were…
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Sediment and Invertebrate Sampling for Trophic Benthic Ecology Near the Nain Continental Shelf (Labrador Sea), 2019
Amundsen ScienceBulk and amino acid-specific stable isotope analyses, and morphological taxonomy will be the primary methods used for this project. Isotope analyses of carbon (C), nitrogen (N), hydrogen (H), and sulfur (S) will provide information on trophic interactions.…
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Long-term benthic ecology sampling, inner Frobisher Bay, 2016
Amundsen ScienceBenthic grab samples and underwater towed video samples were collected at long-term ecology sites while onboard the Government of Nunavut vessel MV Nulialjuk and CCGS Amundsen in July and October 2016. On-board the MV Nulialjuk, benthic grab samples…
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2017 ROV video survey in a deep-water environment at Lancaster Sound (Qikiqtaaluk) aboard CCGS Amundsen
Amundsen ScienceA video-survey using a Super Mohawk remotely operated vehicle (ROV) was conducted in July 2017 at Lancaster Sound, Nunavut. The benthic environment was video-recorded and opportunistically photographed using a high-definition camera (1Cam Alpha, Sub C Imaging,…
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2017 ROV video survey in a deep-water environment at Disko Fan (SE Baffin Bay) aboard CCGS Amundsen
Amundsen ScienceA benthic survey using a Super Mohawk remotely operated vehicle (ROV) was conducted in July 2017 at Disko Fan, SE Baffin Bay. The benthic environment was video-recorded and opportunistically photographed using a high-definition camera (1Cam Alpha, Sub C…
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2018 ROV video survey at SE Saglek Bank (Northern Labrador) aboard CCGS Amundsen (dive 63)
Amundsen ScienceA remotely operated vehicle (ROV) video survey was conducted at the Saglek Bank location, at a depth of ~550 m in July 2018. The primary purpose of this ROV dive was to verify whether the location was suitable for the deployment of a lander (ATLAS project).…
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Microbial communities within carnivorous sponges from Baffin Bay
Amundsen ScienceHere, we sampled five specimens of Chondrocladia and Cladorhiza as part of the Hidden Biodiversity project, using the SuperMohawk ROV on board the CCGS Amundsen. In October 2015, samples were collected from Scott Inlet and off Qikiqtarjuaq, and retrieved using…
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2013 ROV video survey in a deep-water environment at Disko Fan, southeastern Baffin Bay, aboard CCGS Amundsen
Amundsen ScienceA video-survey using a Super Mohawk remotely operated vehicle (ROV) was conducted in August 2013 in the Disko Fan area, SE Baffin Bay. A multibeam survey was conducted in the area before the ROV dive. The benthic environment was video-recorded using a…
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Bute Inlet Geohazard - Topography Surveys - 2023 - Hakai Airborne Coastal Observatory
CIOOS-PacificHakai Institute collected LiDAR and Imagery via the ACO in 2023 over three watersheds as a part of the Indigenous Watersheds Initiative (IWI) for a project "Assessing Geomorphic threats in Xwémalhkwu (Homalco) Priority Watersheds". These data would be used to…
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Spatial extent of surface canopy kelp derived from fixed-wing surveys (2025), North Coast, British Columbia, Canada
CIOOS-PacificCanopy-forming kelps are a critical component of many nearshore marine ecosystems, including those of British Columbia. Kelp forests create highly productive nearshore marine ecosystems which provide significant ecological, cultural and economic services.…
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Micro-invertebrate DNA Barcodes from Quadra Island, BC (Biomarathon)
CIOOS-PacificThis metadata package contains samples collected as part of a three-year initiative aimed at identifying and filling gaps in DNA barcode sequence availability for coastal marine micro-invertebrates. We used year-round, bi-weekly collections at a fixed…
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Mystery Creek Aerial Photo and LiDAR Survey - 2025 - Airborne Coastal Observatory
CIOOS-PacificAs part of the Natural Hazards and Climate Change Geoscience Program at Natural Resources Canada (Geological Survey of Canada), the Hakai Institute has partnered with the GSC to provide high-resolution LiDAR and aerial imagery with the purpose of providing…
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Glacier and Ice Aerial Surveys in British Columbia - 2022 - Hakai Airborne Coastal Observatory
CIOOS-PacificThe Airborne Coastal Observatory (ACO) is a collaborative program led by the Hakai Institute along with partners the University of Northern British Columbia. The ACO program offers rapid and accurate aerial observations of both terrestrial and marine…
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Bowhead Whale Drone Data Collection - Cumberland Sound - Nunavut
CIOOS-PacificWe summarize the drone-based data collected for Bowhead Whales (Balaena mysticetus) in Cumberland Sound, Nunavut, in collaboration with researchers from Dalhousie University and the community of Pangnirtung. The datasets highlighted in this record focus on…
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Understory kelp biomass data from BC Central Coast
CIOOS-PacificThe understory kelp biomass dataset is a component of Hakai Institute’s Nearshore research and monitoring program. This dataset characterizes spatial and temporal trends in understory kelps and kelp-consuming invertebrate communities at 22 rocky bottom…
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Nereocystis kelp canopy productivity data from BC Central Coast
CIOOS-PacificThe nereocystis canopy production dataset is a component of Hakai Institute’s Nearshore research and monitoring program. This dataset documents seasonal changes in Nereocystis luetkeana density, size structure and growth parameters at multiple locations near…
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Spatial extent of surface canopy kelp derived from fixed-wing surveys (2020), Central Coast, British Columbia, Canada
CIOOS-PacificThis data package consists of digitized surface canopy extent for two species of canopy forming kelp – giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) and bull kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana) – for two regions on the Central Coast of British Columbia, Canada. Note - this data…
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