The Lower Bay of Fundy seabed adjacent to Deer Island, Campobello Island, the Wolves Islands, and Grand Manan was surveyed over a two-year period from 2016 to 2017. Fisheries and Oceans Canada collected 150 drift camera transects within a ~91 square-kilometer region, using high-definition video and 36.1 megapixel still imagery. Species presence/absence, abundance, and bottom type were recorded manually for 38 key species and broader categories.
Use Cases
- Mapping benthic species distribution based on high-resolution video and still imagery.
- Analyzing seabed habitat composition based on primary bottom-type grain size classifications.
- Studying temporal changes in marine communities based on data from the 2016-2017 study period.
- Correlating species presence with specific geographic areas like the Wolves Islands or Grand Manan.
Strengths
- Data collection used continuous high-definition video and periodic 4K resolution video.
- Still imagery was captured with a 36.1 megapixel camera at ~30-second intervals.
- Species identification was made to the lowest possible taxonomic level for 38 key species.
- Camera location was tracked using an ultra-short baseline acoustic positioning system.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the specific study region in the Bay of Fundy.
Provenance
- Source
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada
- Collection Method
- Manual recording using PhotoQuad v1.4 software from drift camera transects.
- Time Range
- 2016-2017
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-24 15:00:52.763904; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Lower Bay of Fundy, adjacent to Deer Island, Campobello Island, the Wolves Islands, and Grand Manan (NB)