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Presentation Abstract
The Pacific Salmon Foundation’s Citizen Science Oceanography Program was started in 2015, with assistance from Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) and Ocean Networks Canada (ONC). The purpose of this innovative program is to obtain high-resolution data on oceanographic conditions and lower trophic levels that can be used to assess conditions relevant to juvenile salmon survival in the Salish Sea. Sampling occurs at 50-80 sites, about 20 times a year from February to October, resulting in ~1500 oceanographic stations each year, which are archived at ONC and the Strait of Georgia Data Centre. Analysis of oceanographic conditions (temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, and nutrients) and phytoplankton dynamics with emphasis on harmful algae species (e.g. Alexandrium spp., Dinophysis spp., Heterosigma akashiwo, Noctiluca scintillans, and Pseudo-nitzschia spp.) are presented. Other outcomes of this program include contributions to the annual ‘State of the physical, biological and selected fishery resources of Pacific Canadian marine ecosystems’ DFO report and the Oceanographic Atlas of the Strait of Georgia, as well as scientific studies.
Session Title
Innovations and Emerging Science 1
Conference Track
SSE1: Science for the Future
Conference Name
Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2022 : Online)
Document Type
Event
SSEC Identifier
SSE-traditionals-119
Start Date
27-4-2022 9:45 AM
End Date
27-4-2022 11:15 AM
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Type
Text
Language
English
Oceanographic conditions and harmful algae in the Strait of Georgia, Canada – outcomes of seven years of monitoring with the citizen science program.
The Pacific Salmon Foundation’s Citizen Science Oceanography Program was started in 2015, with assistance from Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) and Ocean Networks Canada (ONC). The purpose of this innovative program is to obtain high-resolution data on oceanographic conditions and lower trophic levels that can be used to assess conditions relevant to juvenile salmon survival in the Salish Sea. Sampling occurs at 50-80 sites, about 20 times a year from February to October, resulting in ~1500 oceanographic stations each year, which are archived at ONC and the Strait of Georgia Data Centre. Analysis of oceanographic conditions (temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, and nutrients) and phytoplankton dynamics with emphasis on harmful algae species (e.g. Alexandrium spp., Dinophysis spp., Heterosigma akashiwo, Noctiluca scintillans, and Pseudo-nitzschia spp.) are presented. Other outcomes of this program include contributions to the annual ‘State of the physical, biological and selected fishery resources of Pacific Canadian marine ecosystems’ DFO report and the Oceanographic Atlas of the Strait of Georgia, as well as scientific studies.
