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Oceans Program Activity Tracking (OPAT)
Description:
Have you ever wondered where the Ocean’s Sector’s Integrated
Management (IM), and Marine Protected Areas (MPA) projects are located? What
Marine Environmental Quality (MEQ) work is underway to support them? What issues
are being addressed? Who is involved and how to get more information? Have you
ever been curious to see how these are laid out on a map of Canada? Visit the
Oceans
Program Activity Tracking (OPAT) application.
Marine Environmental Data Service (MEDS)
Description:
MEDS'
mandate is to manage and archive ocean data collected by DFO, or acquired through
national and international programmes conducted in ocean areas adjacent to Canada,
and to disseminate data, data products, and services to the marine community
in accordance with the policies of the Department.
DFO GeoBrowser (Canadian Hydrographic Service)
Description : The GeoBrowser
is part of the DFO GeoPortal Project which is being developed in cooperation
with GeoConnections. Within DFO this project is both a catalyst and an enabler
to make it easier to access and share geospatial information.
Fish Habitat Management Information System (FHAMIS)
Description: This on-line mapping tool provides quick access to the data in the Atlas of
Coastal
Habitats and Fishery Resources that have been compiled from the
Fish Habitat
Management Information System (FHAMIS). It allows users to generate
interactive maps of fishery resources and habitats (spawning grounds, feeding
areas, etc.) at multiple scales that vary with the area extent of the region
selected and the data to be displayed.
Using the tools provided, you will also
be able to:
- Make database queries
- Create your own map and print it
- Consult and print the data sources
External Links of Interest
![Traditional Fisheries Knowledge](/web/20060126235858im_/http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/canwaters-eauxcan/img/mapping/Traditional-Fisheries-Knowl.gif)
Traditional Fisheries Knowledge
Natural Resources Canada
Environment Canada
Community Level Mapping Initiatives
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Community Mapping Network
Description:
The Community Mapping Network (CMN) collects and integrates natural resource
information, maps and mapping information, promotes sustainable resource management
and assists planning sustainable communities in British Columbia, Canada.
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