Seaweed Density Areas in Chaleur Bay and Gulf of St. Lawrence

Literature review from 1995 to 1999 documents seaweed medium to high density areas in the Chaleur Bay, the Estuary and the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The layer integrates known information from six specific technical reports and inventories conducted by Fisheries and Oceans Canada and its partners.

Use Cases

• Map seaweed medium to high density areas from the literature review for coastal habitat characterization.
• Analyze the spatial distribution of seaweed biomass inventory data referenced in the source documents.
• Integrate the geospatial layer (SHP, ESRI REST) with other marine biology datasets for the Gulf of St. Lawrence region.
• Study changes in documented seaweed habitats based on the 1995-1999 source material timeframe.

Strengths

• Based on a defined literature review of six specific technical reports and inventories.
• Covers a multi-year period of source material from 1995 to 1999.
• Provides data in multiple geospatial formats including SHP, ESRI REST, and CSV.

Limitations

• The underlying data sources are from 1995-1999 and may not reflect current conditions.
• Specific data dimensions like row count, column names, and sample data are unavailable for assessment.
• Geographic coverage is limited to the Chaleur Bay, Estuary, and Gulf of St. Lawrence.

Provenance

Source

Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Collection Method

Literature review and synthesis of six documented technical reports and inventories.

Time Range

Source documents produced between 1995 and 1999.

Freshness

Dataset metadata was last updated in March 2026, but the source data is from 1995-1999.

Geography

Chaleur Bay, the Estuary and the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada.