Biological Sensitivity Mapping for Oil Spill Planning and Response, Quebec Region
The Planning for an Environmental Response (PIER) initiative falls under the umbrella of the Government of Canada's Oceans Protection Plan (OPP), whose goal is preserving marine ecosystems vulnerable to increased transportation and the development of the marine industry (https://pm.gc.ca/en/news/backgrounders/2016/11/07/canadas-oceans-protection-plan-preserving-and-restoring-canadas). The PIER was established in response to recommendations made in a 2013 report "A review of Canada's ship-source spill preparedness and response regime " by the Tanker Safety Expert Panel (https://tc.canada.ca/en/marine-transportation/marine-safety/tanker-safety-expert-panel). One of the recommendations calls on Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) to work with Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) to collect and compile information on sensitive species and environments for each Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) response area and make it publicly available. The PIERs’ main mandate is to acquire and update biological sensitivity data under its jurisdiction for preparation and response purposes in the event of an oil spill. With DFO-Science, PIER supports ECCC's National Environmental Emergencies Centre (NEEC)…
- Publisher
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada
- Resources
- 23
- Catalogue metadata updated
- 2026-07-08
Data overview
- Formats
- ESRI REST, HTML
- File languages
- English, French
Official sources and licences
Resources
- Areas of high residency within the summer distribution of the beluga whale population (English, French, HTML) HTML
- Beluga Calves Relative Summer Density in the St. Lawrence Estuary (English, French, HTML) HTML
- Beluga Relative Summer Density in the St. Lawrence Estuary (English, French, HTML) HTML
- Beluga whale seasonal distribution in the St. Lawrence Estuary (English, French, HTML) HTML
- Beluga whale summer herds distribution in the St. Lawrence Estuary (English, French, HTML) HTML
- Biodiversity of the Planning for Integrated Environmental Response Coastal Survey in the St. Lawrence Estuary and Gulf (2017-2021) (English, French, HTML) HTML
- Biological sensitivity map (English, ESRI REST) ESRI REST
- Biological sensitivity map (French, ESRI REST) ESRI REST
- Eelgrass in Quebec (English, French, HTML) HTML
- Feeding and migration important areas for Blue whales in the Estuary and the Gulf of St. Lawrence and in the Atlantic Ocean (English, French, HTML) HTML
- Grey seal distribution and abundance in the Estuary and the Gulf of St. Lawrence, including Saguenay River (English, French, HTML) HTML
- Harbor seal distribution and abundance in the Estuary and the Gulf of St. Lawrence, including Saguenay River (English, French, HTML) HTML
- Harp seal distribution in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and Atlantic Ocean (English, French, HTML) HTML
- Important areas for Harp seal pupping and migration in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and Atlantic Ocean (English, French, HTML) HTML
- Know concentration areas of the Softshell clam in the intertidal zone of the Estuary and the Gulf of St. Lawrence (English, French, HTML) HTML
- Known concentration areas of Arctic wedge clam in the Estuary and the Gulf of St. Lawrence (English, French, HTML) HTML
- Known concentration areas of the Atlantic razor clam in the Estuary and the Gulf of St. Lawrence (English, French, HTML) HTML
- Known concentration areas of the Atlantic surfclam in the Gulf of St. Lawrence (English, French, HTML) HTML
- Known concentration areas of the Sea scallop and the Iceland scallop in the Gulf of St. Lawrence (English, French, HTML) HTML
- Known concentration areas of the Stimpson's surfclam in the Estuary and the Gulf of St. Lawrence (English, French, HTML) HTML
- Macroalgae in the coastal zone of maritime Quebec (English, French, HTML) HTML
- Tidal marshes in the maritime coastal zone of Quebec (English, French, HTML) HTML
- Underwater video analysis data of the coastal zone of maritime Quebec (English, French, HTML) HTML