Data of eelgrass (Zostera marina) occurrences in Nova Scotia

This is a collection of eelgrass (Zostera marina) presence and absence records collected between 2009-2025 in coastal waters in Nova Scotia, Canada. The data collection has been collated by the Coastal Benthic Ecology Lab (CBEL) at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) under the supervision of Dr. Melisa Wong. Records include those from various research groups at DFO, Nova Scotia provincial departments, academia, and non-profit organizations. Data were collected using various methods including field measurements of eelgrass presence or absence via boat, snorkel and drop camera video transects, surface observations, and various sample collections (including plants, core, sediment, trawl, pop net, seine, etc.). Please see specific record references for associated metadata and detailed descriptions of the methods for eelgrass occurrence data collection. Where available, water depth (m) and substrate type (rock, soft, or mixed) are provided. The substrate type (hard substrate, mixed, mud, rocky, sand, or various combinations) used for the species distribution model published by O’Brien et al. 2022 is also provided where available. The data owner,…

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Fisheries and Oceans Canada

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5

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2026-04-09