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Changes in phytoplankton abundance and community composition have the potential to impact the entire food web and alter ecosystem productivity and biogeochemical cycles. Recognizing its importance, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) established a phytoplankton monitoring program on the Pacific coast of Canada based on phytoplankton pigment measurements. Phytoplankton pigments (chlorophylls and carotenoids) and ancillary data are collected annually on DFO cruises at multiple locations in waters of the northeast subarctic Pacific and the west coast of Canada. Water samples are collected at discrete depths in the upper layer and analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC).

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Name	Format	Description	Link
Data Dictionary	HTML		https://api-proxy.edh-cde.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/catalogue/records/8c630c40-a40f-42be-b5e1-e7ade5d560e5/attachments/Data_dictionary_EN_FR_phytoplankton_pigment_monitoring_WC_Canada.htm
Phytoplankton pigments in the Strait of Georgia and inland waters	HTML		https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/4aa867b2-4351-434e-81d6-0e44015a7536
Phytoplankton pigments along the west coast of Vancouver Island	HTML		https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/61877f60-1a1e-4c3d-8a28-02fdf071e5a8
Phytoplankton pigments along Line-P	HTML		https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/871b0b32-3135-40c8-868e-c5d87800ca76

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