Marine mammal records collected by the At-Sea Observer program in Arctic, Newfoundland and Labrador and Maritimes regions.

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Records of marine mammal sightings (N = 5,324) collected by ASOs and submitted to Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) between 1979-2024, across three DFO regions: the Arctic, Newfoundland and Labrador, and the Maritimes. Methods for initial data compilation are provided in the associated technical report "Marine mammal records collected by the at-sea observer (ASO) program in Arctic, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Maritimes regions: a summary of challenges and opportunities for future research." Cite this data as: Feyrer, L.J., Colbourne, N., Lawson, J.W., Moors-Murphy, H.B., Ferguson, S. Dataset update to Marine mammal records collected by the At-Sea Observer program in Arctic, Newfoundland and Labrador and Maritimes regions. Published: February 2025. Ocean Ecosystems Science Division, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Dartmouth, N.S.

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Name Format Description Link
Data Dictionary CSV https://api-proxy.edh-cde.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/catalogue/records/faba93b8-b9d4-4181-94cd-44c33a0388e2/attachments/ASO_DD.csv
Marine mammal records collected by the At-Sea Observer program in Arctic, Newfoundland and Labrador and Maritimes regions. CSV https://api-proxy.edh-cde.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/catalogue/records/faba93b8-b9d4-4181-94cd-44c33a0388e2/attachments/ASO_OPENDATA_New.csv
Marine mammal records collected by the At-Sea Observer program in Arctic, Newfoundland and Labrador and Maritimes regions. Unknown https://api-proxy.edh-cde.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/catalogue/records/faba93b8-b9d4-4181-94cd-44c33a0388e2/attachments/MarineMammalRecordsDL.gdb.zip
Marine mammal records collected by the At-Sea Observer program in Arctic, Newfoundland and Labrador and Maritimes regions. Ersi REST https://egisp.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/arcgis/rest/services/open_data_donnees_ouvertes/marine_mammal_records_at_sea_observer_program/MapServer
Marine mammal records collected by the At-Sea Observer program in Arctic, Newfoundland and Labrador and Maritimes regions. Ersi REST https://egisp.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/arcgis/rest/services/open_data_donnees_ouvertes/marine_mammal_records_at_sea_observer_program/MapServer
Technical Report PDF https://waves-vagues.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/library-bibliotheque/41223561.pdf

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