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Baseline oceanographic records for the Eastern Shore Islands Area of Interest The Eastern Shore Islands was announced as an "Area of Interest" (AOI) in 2018 by the DFO Maritimes region to potentially be considered for a Marine Protected Area under the federal Oceans Act. As part of its mandate for monitoring established and potential conservation areas, DFO Science regularly deploys instruments including conductivity/temperature/depth (CTD) loggers, and other instruments for measuring dissolved oxygen, nutrients, and other chemical ocean properties. This data collection includes temperature and other oceanographic records for the ESI AOI from June 2024 onward. The data are derived from temperature loggers (Hobo Tidbit loggers or similar) and Sea-Bird MicroCATs, but may in future years include current profiles or additional oceanographic data. These data will be used to monitor temperatures in this coastal region to detect any biological shifts associated with temperature and climate fluctuations, and be used to groundtruth oceanographic models.<br><br>Cite this data as: Jeffery, N., Stanley, R., Pettitt- Wade, H. (2025): Data of: Baseline oceanographic records for the Eastern Shore Islands Area of Interest.<br><br>Published: September 2025. Coastal Ecosystems Science Division, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Dartmouth, N.S. <a href="https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/f0020cec-5671-4908-8fdd-11fc097de99d" class="underline hover:no-underline decoration-from-font text-custom-16">https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/f0020cec-5671-4908-8fdd-11fc097de99d</a> Government of Canada; Fisheries and Oceans Canada DataServicesDonnees@dfo-mpo.gc.ca undefined/Present dataset; jeuDonnées Eastern Shore Islands Temperature Monitoring Area of Interest Maritimes Region Oceans en,fr Baseline oceanographic records for the Eastern Shore Islands Area of Interest Données océanographiques de référence pour le site d’intérêt des îles de la côte Est https://api-proxy.edh-cde.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/catalogue/records/f0020cec-5671-4908-8fdd-11fc097de99d/attachments/MicrocatData.zipen,fr Data Dictionary Dictionnaire de données https://api-proxy.edh-cde.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/catalogue/records/f0020cec-5671-4908-8fdd-11fc097de99d/attachments/ESI_BirdIsl_Temperature_DataDictionary2.csven,fr Baseline oceanographic records for the Eastern Shore Islands Area of Interest Données océanographiques de référence pour le site d’intérêt des îles de la côte Est https://egisp.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/arcgis/rest/services/open_data_donnees_ouvertes/eastern_shore_islands_area_of_interest/MapServeren,fr Baseline oceanographic records for the Eastern Shore Islands Area of Interest Données océanographiques de référence pour le site d’intérêt des îles de la côte Est https://egisp.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/arcgis/rest/services/open_data_donnees_ouvertes/eastern_shore_islands_area_of_interest/MapServeren,fr Baseline oceanographic records for the Eastern Shore Islands Area of Interest Données océanographiques de référence pour le site d’intérêt des îles de la côte Est https://api-proxy.edh-cde.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/catalogue/records/f0020cec-5671-4908-8fdd-11fc097de99d/attachments/ESI_AOI.gdb.zipen,fr Baseline oceanographic records for the Eastern Shore Islands Area of Interest Données océanographiques de référence pour le site d’intérêt des îles de la côte Est https://api-proxy.edh-cde.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/catalogue/records/f0020cec-5671-4908-8fdd-11fc097de99d/attachments/ESI_Bird_Islands_L31-21724381%202025-07-29%2014_25_20%20ADT_Processed.csven,fr Baseline oceanographic records for the Eastern Shore Islands Area of Interest Données océanographiques de référence pour le site d’intérêt des îles de la côte Est https://api-proxy.edh-cde.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/catalogue/records/f0020cec-5671-4908-8fdd-11fc097de99d/attachments/bird_islands_2024-2025_Tidbit_Temperatureplot.png

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Baseline oceanographic records for the Eastern Shore Islands Area of Interest

The Eastern Shore Islands was announced as an "Area of Interest" (AOI) in 2018 by the DFO Maritimes region to potentially be considered for a Marine Protected Area under the federal Oceans Act. As part of its mandate for monitoring established and potential conservation areas, DFO Science regularly deploys instruments including conductivity/temperature/depth (CTD) loggers, and other instruments for measuring dissolved oxygen, nutrients, and other chemical ocean properties. This data collection includes temperature and other oceanographic records for the ESI AOI from June 2024 onward. The data are derived from temperature loggers (Hobo Tidbit loggers or similar) and Sea-Bird MicroCATs, but may in future years include current profiles or additional oceanographic data. These data will be used to monitor temperatures in this coastal region to detect any biological shifts associated with temperature and climate fluctuations, and be used to groundtruth oceanographic models.

Cite this data as: Jeffery, N., Stanley, R., Pettitt- Wade, H. (2025): Data of: Baseline oceanographic records for the Eastern Shore Islands Area of Interest.

Published: September 2025. Coastal Ecosystems Science Division, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Dartmouth, N.S. https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/f0020cec-5671-4908-8fdd-11fc097de99d