Scientific Data and Products

Oceanographic information and data collected and aggregated by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Data is collected through several national and international programs. Data is managed by the management policy for scientific data.

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National Contaminants Information System (NCIS)
Integrated Science Data Management (ISDM)

The NCIS is a computerized warehouse of information on toxic chemicals in fish, other aquatic life and their habitats. It was begun as part of the Department's Green Plan. The data and information reside on servers in each DFO region and at MEDS. Access is protected by password to people involved in its development.

Nautical Chart Products
Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS)

CHS produces and publishes almost 1,000 nautical charts covering Canadian waters. Nautical charts show hazards, aids to navigation, features along the shoreline and the seafloor, as well as man-made and natural features of the area.

Near Bottom Currents
Maritimes Oceans and Ecosystem Science (OES)

The BIO archive of current meter data searched to identify instruments that were located within 10 meters of the bottom. The current statistics provided include monthly maximum observed current speed (without regard to direction), magnitude and direction of the mean current and the variability as defined by the principal axis components.

Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO)
Integrated Science Data Management (ISDM)

Reports including physical oceanographic inventories of profiles, drifting buoys, waves, tides and water levels collected in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) area annually. Link to official NAFO site.