Ocean Sciences

The Ocean Sciences mandate is to provide a strong base of physical, chemical and biological data along with research, analysis and advice required to support decisions regarding maintaining:

	the conservation, protection and sustainable use of the environment and marine resources of the St. Lawrence and Quebec's northern coastal waters;
	a safe navigation environment (Ex: oceanographic conditions) for the various users of the St. Lawrence.

In order to fulfil its mandate, ocean sciences staff carry out various integrated activities distributed into the following responsibility centres:

• Management of the Division of Ocean Sciences
• Data Management
• Physical and biological modelling
• Monitoring
• Ocean Climate
• Ecosystem Productivity
• Toxic Algae
• Operational Oceanography

To access our data and information systems, please visit the
St. Lawrence Observatory - OSL.

For more information about monitoring, please visit the
Atlantic Zone Monitoring Program - AZMP web site.