Rocky Shore Species Occurrences in New Brunswick Bays

This dataset documents species registered on rocky shores in Musquash Harbour, Passamaquoddy Bay, and Mispec Bay, New Brunswick, Canada. It was collected using the Marine Biodiversity Observation Network Pole to Pole (MBON P2P) sampling protocol for rocky shores. The data supports biodiversity reporting under frameworks like the Convention on Biological Diversity and UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Use Cases

• Analyze species occurrence patterns across the rocky shore habitats of Musquash Harbour, Passamaquoddy Bay, and Mispec Bay.
• Map biodiversity metrics for coastal ecosystems to support management decisions under the Government of Canada's Coastal Environmental Baseline Program.
• Benchmark rocky shore community composition using the standardized MBON P2P sampling protocol.
• Contribute species occurrence data to the Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS) for broader marine biodiversity assessments.

Strengths

• Data collected using a standardized international protocol (MBON P2P) for rocky shores.
• Supports reporting for major international biodiversity frameworks like the CBD Aichi Targets and UN SDGs.
• Funded by a government program (Coastal Environmental Baseline Program), indicating institutional support.

Limitations

• Specific data volume (row count, column count) and sample size are unknown, limiting assessment of statistical power.
• Geographic scope is limited to three specific bays in New Brunswick, Canada, reducing generalizability.
• Data format includes ESRI REST and FGDB/GDB, which may require specialized GIS software for full utilization.

Provenance

Source

Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Caribbean OBIS Node.

Collection Method

Collected using the MBON P2P sampling protocol for rocky shores.

Freshness

Last updated on 2026-03-24.

Geography

Rocky shores of Musquash Harbour, Passamaquoddy Bay, and Mispec Bay, New Brunswick, Canada.