National Eelgrass Dataset For Canada (NETForce)

National Eelgrass Dataset For Canada (NETForce) is an open dataset from Fisheries and Oceans Canada with 24 files (PDF, FGDB/GDB, HTML, ESRI REST, CSV); catalogue record updated 2026-03-24. On CanQuery you can open its CSV or Excel file as a table, filter, chart and export up to 10,000 rows as CSV and follow the original downloads. Files are available in English and French.

This collection of eelgrass data has been collated to produce a national map of the location and distribution of eelgrass beds across Canada. The data providers collaborating in this initiative include Federal, Provincial and Municipal government departments and agencies, academia, non-governmental organizations, community groups, private sector, Indigenous groups and independent science organizations. The National Eelgrass Task Force (NETForce) is a collaborative, diverse and inclusive partnership of scientists, managers, and stakeholders working towards a concrete vision which is to create a national map of eelgrass distribution in Canada that is publicly accessible, dynamic, and useful for monitoring and collective decision-making. The eelgrass data were collected using various mapping techniques including species distribution models, benthic sonar, field measurements of habitat presence or absence, video transects, aerial photography, field validation, literature review, satellite imageries, LiDAR, Airborne spectrographic imaging, and Unoccupied Aerial Vehicle (UAV). The metadata provided by the partners relevant for their own projects and the field names were made similar…

Publisher

Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Resources

24

Catalogue metadata updated

2026-03-24