Characterizing Harbour Seal Populations in Saint John Harbour (2018-2022)

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Atlantic Coastal Action Program

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ACAP Saint John was founded as part of the Atlantic Coastal Action Program (ACAP), a unique community-based program initiated by Environment Canada in 1991 to help Atlantic Canadians restore and sustain local watersheds and adjacent coastal areas.

ACAP Saint John has conducted successful in-school environmental education programs, summer camps, ecological inventories, water quality monitoring programs, habitat restorations, watercourse restorations, wetland enhancements, contaminated site remediation and engaged thousands of area residents in community cleanup initiatives. We continue to expand our role as the preeminent source of environmental knowledge and research in Greater Saint John.

ACAP Saint John has an excellent reputation in the community for acting as a third-party mediator on contentious environmental issues, and continues to expand their role as a public source of knowledge and information dissemination. Through their management of the Saint John Harbour Environmental Monitoring Partnership, ACAP is working with industry and government to initiate cumulative effects monitoring -- the first for any harbour in Canada.

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Characterizing Harbour Seal Populations in Saint John Harbour (2018-2022)

The data consists of observations of seals at 6 different haulout sites along the Saint John Harbour. Locations include : Shag Rocks, Musquash Ledges, Sea Dog Cove, Round Reef, Island Bar and Dog Rocks. Biweekly observations were made using long-range spotting scopes, binoculars and drones from shore. All observations were made during an afternoon low tide, and were conducted year-round (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022).

The data collected from this study will provide a basis for monitoring any seasonal changes in seal numbers and distribution along the southern New Brunswick coast.

This study was funded by Fisheries and Oceans Canada's Coastal Environmental Baseline Program.

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acap-st-john_DwC_seals-observations_2018-2022.csvCSV

Harbor seal sighting for the period from December to March for the years...

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Metadata Reference Date(s)	December 13, 2022 (Publication) March 23, 2023 (Revision)
Data Reference Date(s)	December 03, 2018 (Creation) December 04, 2020 (Publication) March 23, 2023 (Revision)
Frequency of Update	As Needed

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Contacts

Responsible Party 1

Name

MacKinnon, Roxanne

Affiliation

ACAP Saint John - Atlantic Coastal Action Program

Email

roxanne@acapsj.org

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Responsible Party 2

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ACAP Saint John - Atlantic Coastal Action Program

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office@acapsj.org

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Additional Info

Field	Value
Ocean Variables	Marine turtles, birds, mammals abundance and distribution
Scope	Dataset
Status	On Going
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North Bounding Latitude	45.161192
South Bounding Latitude	45.341136
East Bounding Longitude	-66.048112
West Bounding Longitude	-66.241121
Temporal Extent	Begin 2018-12-03
Vertical Extent	Min 0.0 Max 0.0
Default Locale	English
Projects	ACAP St-John