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Science data and results

Ensuring that our scientific research, data and results are produced and disseminated in an open, timely and transparent manner is essential to successfully fulfill our science mandate.

Field program results are communicated through technical and data reports available on:

Nautical charts, navigational products and survey results can be accessed from the Canadian Hydrographic Service.

Every September, we publish a technical report on the State of the Pacific Ocean presenting results of the most recent year’s monitoring information about the state of the physical, biological and selected fishery resources of Pacific Canadian marine ecosystems.

2024 to 2025 science datasets

The following science datasets were published or updated on the Open Government Portal from April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025 and highlight our scientific activity throughout the year. Many of these datasets used results from Pacific field operations.

Subject Dataset name
Oceanography monitoring British Columbia Lightstation Sea-Surface Temperature and Salinity Data (Pacific), 1914-present
Stock assessment British Columbia Spot Prawn (Pandalus platyceros) Spawner Index
Marine mammal conservation California Sea Lion Haulout Counts in British Columbia
Aquatic ecosystems Characterization of sediment and faunal attributes of Simoom Sound, British Columbia
Pacific Salmon conservation Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) Conservation Units, Sites and Status
Pacific Salmon conservation Chum Salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Conservation Units, Sites and Status
Aquatic ecosystems Coastwide Evaluation and Classification of Pacific Region Estuaries based on Anthropogenic Activities and Significant Fish Habitat
Aquatic ecosystems Cobb Seamount Visual Survey 2012 (AUV)
Aquatic ecosystems Cobb Seamount Visual Survey 2012 (ROV)
Pacific Salmon conservation Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) Conservation Units, Sites & Status
Marine mammal conservation Commercial Whale Watching in British Columbia
Aquatic ecosystems Conceptual Models of Major Ecosystems in Canada’s Pacific Ocean
Aquatic ecosystems Cumulative Impacts from Anthropogenic Activities and Stressors on Marine Ecosystems in Pacific Canada
Aquatic ecosystems Demersal (groundfish) Community Diversity and Biomass Metrics in the Northern and Southern Shelf Bioregions
Aquatic ecosystems Depth-attenuated Relative Wave Exposure Indices for Pacific Canada
Aquatic ecosystems Distribution of Kelp on the Coast of British Columbia Extracted from CHS Source Data: 1904 – 2004
Aquatic ecosystems Estimates of Shrimp and Fish on Trawling Transects at the Seafloor of Bones Bay and Turnour Bay
Pacific Salmon conservation Even Year Pink Salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) Conservation Units, Sites and Status
Oceanography monitoring Extreme Sea Levels for Harbours in British Columbia
Field operations Fieldnotes 2024-2025: Pacific Science Field Operations
Field operations Fieldnotes: Pacific Science Field Operations
Aquatic ecosystems Groundfish Biodiversity Change in Northeastern Pacific Waters Under Projected Warming and Deoxygenation
Stock assessment Herring Biosample Database
Stock assessment Herring Roe Fishery Catch Data
Stock assessment Index Site Surveys Data for Olympia Oysters, Ostrea lurida, in British Columbia – 2009 to 2023
Pacific Salmon conservation Lake Type Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) Conservation Units, Sites & Status
Oceanography monitoring Line P Climatology (1956-2012)
Oceanography monitoring Modelled Mean Summer Circulation and Conditions in Bute Inlet, British Columbia
Oceanography monitoring Monthly Satellite Chlorophyll-a Climatology of the Canadian Pacific Exclusive Economic Zone (2003-2020) - 1 km Resolution
Oceanography monitoring Monthly Satellite Chlorophyll-a Climatology of the Canadian Pacific Exclusive Economic Zone (2003-2020) - 4 km Resolution
Oceanography monitoring Monthly Satellite Chlorophyll-a Climatology of the Canadian Pacific Exclusive Economic Zone (2003-2020)
Oceanography monitoring Monthly Satellite Sea Surface Temperature Climatology of the Canadian Pacific Exclusive Economic Zone (1981-2010) – 4 km Resolution
Oceanography monitoring Monthly Satellite Sea Surface Temperature Climatology of the Canadian Pacific Exclusive Economic Zone (1990-2020) – 4 km Resolution
Oceanography monitoring Monthly Satellite Sea Surface Temperature Climatology of the Canadian Pacific Exclusive Economic Zone (2003-2020) – 1 km Resolution
Aquatic ecosystems Morrison Creek Lamprey Survey Data
Aquatic ecosystems Multispecies Dive Pilot Surveys
Aquatic ecosystems Nearshore Bottom Patches for Pacific Canada. Version 1.0
Oceanography monitoring Northeast Pacific Monthly Mean Ocean Current Climatology (October - March)
Oceanography monitoring Northeast Pacific Monthly-Mean Ocean Current Climatology (April - September)
Oceanography monitoring Northeastern Pacific Canadian Ocean Ecosystem Model (NEP36-CanOE) Climate Projections
Oceanography monitoring Northeastern Pacific Canadian Ocean Ecosystem Model (NEP36-CanOE) Climate Projections_Historical (1986-2005)
Oceanography monitoring Northeastern Pacific Canadian Ocean Ecosystem Model (NEP36-CanOE) Climate Projections_RCP 4.5 (2046-2065)
Oceanography monitoring Northeastern Pacific Canadian Ocean Ecosystem Model (NEP36-CanOE) Climate Projections_RCP 8.5 (2046-2065)
Pacific Salmon conservation NuSEDS-New Salmon Escapement Database System
Pacific Salmon conservation Odd Year Pink Salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) Conservation Units, Sites & Status
Aquatic ecosystems Oil Vulnerability and Oil Fate and Behaviour Conceptual Models
Aquatic ecosystems Pacific Marine Ecological Classification System and its Application to the Northern and Southern Shelf Bioregions
Aquatic ecosystems Pacific Marine Habitat Classes
Aquatic ecosystems Pacific Recreational Fishery Salmon Head Depots
Pacific Salmon conservation Pacific Region Commercial Salmon Fishery In-season Catch Estimates
Pacific Salmon conservation Pacific Salmon Conservation Units, Sites and Status
Pacific Salmon conservation Pacific Salmon Designatable Units
Stock assessment Pacific Salmon Stock Management Units
Aquatic ecosystems Predicted Distributions of 65 Groundfish Species in Canadian Pacific Waters
Aquatic ecosystems Recovered Historic Catch and Weight – Length Data of Nearshore Fish Populations on Sturgeon and Roberts Banks, Fraser River Estuary, British Columbia
Aquatic ecosystems Recreational Vessel Traffic Model for British Columbia
Aquatic ecosystems Regional Freshwater Index Layers
Pacific Salmon conservation River Type Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) Conservation Units, Sites and Status
Stock assessment Sablefish Offshore Stratified Random Trap Survey
Stock assessment Sablefish Standardized Trap Survey – Mainland Inlets
Oceanography monitoring Seasonal Aragonite Saturation State Climatology of the Canadian Pacific Exclusive Economic Zone from BCCM Model (1981-2010)
Oceanography monitoring Seasonal Aragonite Saturation State Climatology of the Canadian Pacific Exclusive Economic Zone from BCCM Model (1993-2020)
Oceanography monitoring Seasonal Climatologies of the Canadian Pacific Exclusive Economic Zone from British Columbia Continental Margin (BCCM) Model (1981-2010)
Oceanography monitoring Seasonal Climatologies of the Canadian Pacific Exclusive Economic Zone from BCCM Model (1993-2020)
Oceanography monitoring Seasonal Climatologies of the Northeast Pacific Ocean (1980-2010)
Oceanography monitoring Seasonal Current Speed Climatology of the Canadian Pacific Exclusive Economic Zone from BCCM Model (1981-2010)
Oceanography monitoring Seasonal Current Speed Climatology of the Canadian Pacific Exclusive Economic Zone from BCCM Model (1993-2020)
Oceanography monitoring Seasonal Dissolved Inorganic Carbon Climatology of the Canadian Pacific Exclusive Economic Zone from BCCM Model (1981-2010)
Oceanography monitoring Seasonal Dissolved Inorganic Carbon Climatology of the Canadian Pacific Exclusive Economic Zone from BCCM Model (1993-2020)
Oceanography monitoring Seasonal Dissolved Inorganic Carbon Climatology of the Canadian Pacific Exclusive Economic Zone from BCCM Model (1993-2020)
Oceanography monitoring Seasonal Nitrate Climatology of the Canadian Pacific Exclusive Economic Zone from BCCM Model (1981-2010)
Oceanography monitoring Seasonal Nitrate climatology of the Canadian Pacific Exclusive Economic Zone from BCCM Model (1993-2020)
Oceanography monitoring Seasonal Oxygen Climatology of the Canadian Pacific Exclusive Economic Zone from BCCM Model (1981-2010)
Oceanography monitoring Seasonal Oxygen Climatology of the Canadian Pacific Exclusive Economic Zone from BCCM Model (1993-2020)
Oceanography monitoring Seasonal pH Climatology of the Canadian Pacific Exclusive Economic Zone from BCCM Model (1981-2010)
Oceanography monitoring Seasonal pH Climatology of the Canadian Pacific Exclusive Economic Zone from BCCM Model (1993-2020)
Oceanography monitoring Seasonal Primary Production Climatology of the Canadian Pacific Exclusive Economic Zone from BCCM Model (1981-2010)
Oceanography monitoring Seasonal Primary Production Climatology of the Canadian Pacific Exclusive Economic Zone from BCCM Model (1993-2020)
Oceanography monitoring Seasonal Salinity Climatology of the British Columbia Exclusive Economic Zone (2001-2020)
Oceanography monitoring Seasonal Salinity Climatology of the Canadian Pacific Exclusive Economic Zone from BCCM Model (1981-2010)
Oceanography monitoring Seasonal Salinity Climatology of the Canadian Pacific Exclusive Economic Zone from BCCM Model (1993-2020)
Oceanography monitoring Seasonal Temperature Climatology of the British Columbia Exclusive Economic Zone (2001-2020)
Oceanography monitoring Seasonal Temperature Climatology of the Canadian Pacific Exclusive Economic Zone from BCCM Model (1981-2010)
Oceanography monitoring Seasonal Temperature Climatology of the Canadian Pacific Exclusive Economic Zone from BCCM Model (1993-2020)
Oceanography monitoring Seasonal Total Alkalinity Climatology of the Canadian Pacific Exclusive Economic Zone from BCCM Model (1981-2010)
Oceanography monitoring Seasonal Total Alkalinity Climatology of the Canadian Pacific Exclusive Economic Zone from BCCM Model (1993-2020)
Oceanography monitoring Seasonal Total Phytoplankton Climatology of the Canadian Pacific Exclusive Economic Zone from BCCM Model (1981-2010)
Oceanography monitoring Seasonal Total Phytoplankton Climatology of the Canadian Pacific Exclusive Economic Zone from BCCM Model (1993-2020)
Oceanography monitoring Seasonal Zooplankton Climatologies of the British Columbia Exclusive Economic Zone (1990-2019)
Aquatic ecosystems Shrimp Catch and Bycatch Estimates from Trawling and Trapping in Clio Channel, British Columbia
Pacific Salmon conservation Southern British Columbia Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) Conservation Units, Sites & Status
Aquatic ecosystems Spatial estimates Of Blue Shark, Salmon Shark, Pacific Sleeper Shark and Bluntnose Sixgill Shark presence in British Columbia
Stock assessment Spatial Estimates of Juvenile Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.) Abundance in the Strait of Georgia
Marine mammal conservation Steller Sea Lion Haulout Counts in British Columbia
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