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DFO Arctic Region Biodiversity of the Benthic Epifauna Trawl Survey from KEBABB program (2021)

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This resource documents a dataset of epifauna occurrences collected in 2021 during The Knowledge and Ecosystem-Based Approach in Baffin Bay (KEBABB) program developed by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) in collaboration with university partners. The overall objective of KEBABB is to characterize the variability and trends in physical, chemical, and biological oceanographic conditions and food webs supporting fisheries in the connected ecosystems of western Baffin Bay and Lancaster Sound. In 2021, DFO expanded the KEBABB program to Barrow Strait (KEBABS-Knowledge and Ecosystem-Based Approach in Barrow Strait), a key productive area of the Tallurutiup Imanga National Marine Conservation Area. The Epibenthic invertebrates were identified from catches collected with an Agassiz trawl and/or a benthic beam trawl. // Cette ressource documente un jeu de données sur les occurrences d'épifaune collectées en 2021 dans le cadre du programme KEBABB (Knowledge and Ecosystem-Based Approach in Baffin Bay) développé par Pêches et Océans Canada (MPO) en collaboration avec des partenaires universitaires. L'objectif général du programme KEBABB est de caractériser la variabilité et les tendances des conditions océanographiques physiques, chimiques et biologiques et des réseaux trophiques soutenant les pêches dans les écosystèmes de l'ouest de la baie de Baffin et du détroit de Lancaster. En 2021, le MPO a étendu le programme KEBABB au détroit de Barrow (KEBABS-Knowledge and Ecosystem-Based Approach in Barrow Strait), une zone productive clé de l'aire marine nationale de conservation de Tallurutiup Imanga. Les invertébrés épibenthiques ont été identifiés à partir des prises collectées par un chalut Agassiz et/ou chalut à perche benthique.

Citation: Roy V (2025). DFO Arctic Region Biodiversity of the Benthic Epifauna Trawl Survey from KEBABB program (2021). Version 1.1. Fisheries and Oceans Canada. Samplingevent dataset. https://ipt.iobis.org/obiscanada/resource?r=dfo_arctic_kebabb_epifauna&v=1.1

Published: December 17, 2025 at 19:34

License: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY 4.0) License

URL: https://ipt.iobis.org/obiscanada/resource?r=dfo_arctic_kebabb_epifauna

Contacts:

Marie-Pier Boulanger
Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Claude Nozères
Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Sylvie Brulotte

Bruno St-Denis

489
occurrence records
177
taxa
121
species

Taxa

Missing and invalid fields

No missing or invalid fields.

Quality flags

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Measurement types

DNA derived data