Lumpfish Spawning Site in Sept-Îles Bay Gulf of St. Lawrence

A 1996 inventory by Isabel Calderón identifies a potential lumpfish spawning site within eelgrass habitats in Sept-Îles bay. The dataset, published by Fisheries and Oceans Canada, supports marine biodiversity studies under the St. Lawrence Vision 2000 program. Row and column counts are unspecified.

Use Cases

• Identify potential lumpfish spawning sites by analyzing eelgrass habitat data from the 1996 inventory.
• Map marine biodiversity features from the Gulf of St. Lawrence for habitat characterization studies.
• Integrate spawning site location data with other marine biology datasets for conservation planning.

Strengths

• Data originates from a documented scientific inventory conducted by a named researcher in 1996.
• Published by a governmental authority, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, as part of the St. Lawrence Vision 2000 program.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including SHP, ESRI REST, and CSV for varied analytical use.

Limitations

• The dataset is based on a single inventory from 1996, making it temporally limited and potentially outdated.
• Sample data and specific column definitions are unavailable, hindering immediate understanding of data structure.
• The scope is geographically restricted to eelgrass habitats within Sept-Îles bay.

Provenance

Source

Calderón, I. 1996. Caractérisation des habitats du poisson de la baie de Sept-Îles - Phase II. Corporation de protection de l'environnement de Sept-Îles.

Collection Method

Ichthyofauna inventory conducted in eelgrass habitats.

Time Range

1996

Freshness

Metadata was last updated in March 2026, but the underlying data collection occurred in 1996.

Geography

Sept-Îles bay, Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada.