Phytoplankton pigment monitoring on the west coast of Canada

Name: Phytoplankton pigment monitoring on the west coast of Canada
Creator: Fisheries and Oceans Canada
License: https://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada

Changes in phytoplankton abundance and community composition have the potential to impact the entire food web and alter ecosystem productivity and biogeochemical cycles. Recognizing its importance, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) established a phytoplankton monitoring program on the Pacific coast of Canada based on phytoplankton pigment measurements. Phytoplankton pigments (chlorophylls and carotenoids) and ancillary data are collected annually on DFO cruises at multiple locations in waters of the northeast subarctic Pacific and the west coast of Canada. Water samples are collected at discrete depths in the upper layer and analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC).

Publisher: Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Resources: 4
Catalogue metadata updated: 2026-03-24

Data overview

Formats: HTML
File languages: English, French

Official sources and licences

Government of Canada Open Data
Open Government Licence – Canada

Resources

Data Dictionary (English, French, HTML) HTML
Phytoplankton pigments along Line-P (English, French, HTML) HTML
Phytoplankton pigments along the west coast of Vancouver Island (English, French, HTML) HTML
Phytoplankton pigments in the Strait of Georgia and inland waters (English, French, HTML) HTML

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