Sharing Knowledge on Cumulative Effects in the Salish Sea Ecosystem

These links allow for key word searches to find data relevant to the Salish Sea Ecosystem.

• Open Data Portal – Federal Government
• Open Data Catalogue – BC Government
• Open Science and Data Platform – Federal Government
• Remote Sensing Data
  • RADARSAT Constellation Mission and RADARSAT-2 – Federal Government
  • Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) – Federal Government, External
  • Landsat 9 – External
  • Air Photo Library and Satellite Imagery – Federal Government
  • Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) Data – BC Government
• Canadian Integrated Ocean Observing System (CIOOS) – Federal Government, External
• Ocean Networks Canada – External
• Federal Marine Bioregions – Federal Government
• Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) Atlas – Federal Government
• BC Marine Conservation Analysis – Federal Government, BC Government, Externl
• Strait of Georgia Data Centre – External
• Important Areas for Geography in Strait of Georgia Ecoregion – Federal Government

These stressors include large scale drivers of change such as climate change, population growth, as well as human activities.

• Canadian Centre for Climate Services – Federal Government
• Land Cover – External
• Development Projects Map – Federal Government
• BC Environmental Assessments Map – BC Government
• Interactive Pipeline Map – Federal Government
• National Forestry Database – Federal Government
• Forest Inventory – BC Government
• Agricultural Land Reserve – BC Government
• National Pollutant Release Inventory – Federal Government
• Waste Discharge Authorizations – BC Government
• Municipal Wastewater Monitoring – Federal Government
• Local Wastewater Infrastructure – BC Government
• Local Stormwater Infrastructure – BC Government
• Pulp and Paper Effluent Monitoring – Federal Government
• Pipeline Incidents Data – Federal Government
• Disposal at Sea Sites – Federal Government
• Spill Incidents in British Columbia – BC Government
• Vessel Traffic Routes – Federal Government
• Marine Transportation Occurrences – Federal Government
• Commercial Shipping Anchorages in Pacific Canada – Federal Government
• Commercial Fisheries Catch Statistics – Federal Government
• Recreational Fisheries Catch Statistics – Federal Government
• Shellfish and Invertebrate Fisheries – Federal Government
• Aquaculture Facilities in Marine Areas – Federal Government
• National Inventory of Wrecked, Abandoned or Hazardous Vessels – Federal Government
• Data on Lost Gear Reporting– Federal Government
• Marine Invasive Species Hotspots – Federal Government
• Aquatic Invasive Species in British Columbia – BC Government
• Aquatic Invasive European Green Crab Monitoring – Federal Government
• BC Wildfires Map – BC Government
• Interactive Map of Cumulative Marine Vessel Emissions in the Salish Sea – Federal Government
• Marine Emissions Inventory Tool – Federal Government

Air quality data covers specific trace gases and particles and are used to report on the human health risks posted by these air pollutants.

• National Air Pollution Surveillance (NAPS) Program – Federal Government
• Canadian Air and Precipitation Monitoring Network (CAPMon) – Federal Government
• BC Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) – BC Government
• Environmental Monitoring System – BC Government

The state of water includes physical and chemical properties of water in rivers, lakes and the Salish Sea, and indicators of water quality such as its ability to support aquatic organisms. It can also reflect water levels and flows.

• Long-term Sea-Surface Temperature and Salinity Data – Federal Government
• Long-term Wind and Wave Data at Ocean Weather Station Papa – Federal Government
• Marine Water Properties – Federal Government
• Biological and Chemical Marine Data – Federal Government
• Marine Bacteriology Water Quality Data for Bivalve Shellfish Harvest Areas – Federal Government
• Marine Sediment Quality and Mussel Tissue Quality Data – External
• Sediment Profile Imagery at Disposal at Sea Sites – Federal Government
• Sediment Contaminant Data from Disposal at Sea Sites, and Inside and Outside Southern Resident Killer Whale Critical Habitat – Federal Government
• Freshwater and Sediment Contaminant Data, Pacific Region – Federal Government
• Long-term Freshwater Quality Monitoring Data, Pacific Coastal Basin – Federal Government
• Long-term Freshwater Quality Monitoring Data, Fraser River – Federal Government
• Surface Water Quality Monitoring Sites, Interactive Map – BC Government
• Canadian Aquatic Biomonitoring Network (CABIN) – Federal Government
• Freshwater Quality Surveillance Data for the Pacific Coastal Basin – Federal Government
• Freshwater Surveillance of Mercury – Federal Government
• Freshwater Surveillance of Pesticides – Federal Government
• Freshwater Monitoring of Pesticides – Federal Government
• Hydrometric Data, Real-Time – Federal Government
• Hydrometric Data, Historical – Federal Government
• Freshwater Sediment Data, Historical – Federal Government
• Environmental Monitoring System – BC Government

The Salish Sea Ecosystem boasts high species diversity and provides important habitat for species of cultural, commercial, and ecological significance.

• Species in the Salish Sea Region – External
• Species of Concern in the Salish Sea Region – External
• Fishes of the Salish Sea, Compilation and Distribution – External
• Birds and Mammals of the Salish Sea, Compilation – External
• Coastal Waterbird Survey, British Columbia ­– External
• Breeding Birds Atlas, British Columbia – External
• Pelagic Seabird Atlas, West Coast of Canada – Federal Government
• Shorebirds – Roberts Bank, British Columbia – Federal Government
• Shorebirds, Sidney Island, British Columbia – Federal Government
• Shorebirds, Tofino Mudflats, British Columbia – Federal Government
• Pacific Salmon Explorer – External
• Pacific Salmon Conservation Units, Sites, Status – Federal Government
• Pacific Herring Spawn and Catch Records – Federal Government
• Pacific Halibut Time Series – External
• Southern Resident Killer Whales (SRKW) Population – External
• Northern Resident Killer Whales (NRKW) Population – Federal Government
• Aquatic Species at Risk, Critical Habitat – Federal Government
• Aquatic Species at Risk, Distribution and Range – Federal Government
• Eelgrass, Strait of Georgia – Federal Government
• Environmental Monitoring System – BC Government
• Bivalve Shellfish Harvesting Map – Federal Government
• Kelp Distribution on the British Columbia Coast – Federal Government
• Important Areas for Cetaceans, Strait of Georgia Ecoregion – Federal Government
• Important Areas for Cetaceans, West Coast of Vancouver Island Ecoregion – Federal Government
• Important Areas for Fish, Strait of Georgia Ecoregion – Federal Government
• Important Areas for Fish, West Coast Vancouver Island Ecoregion – Federal Government
• Important Areas for Birds, Strait of Georgia Ecoregion – Federal Government
• Important Areas for Birds, West Coast of Vancouver Island Ecoregion – Federal Government
• Important Areas for Other Vertebrates, Strait of Georgia Ecoregion – Federal Government
• Important Areas for Other Vertebrates, West Coast of Vancouver Island Ecoregion – Federal Government
• Important Areas for Sponge Reefs, Strait of Georgia Ecoregion – Federal Government
• Important Areas for Coral and Sponge, West Coast of Vancouver Island Ecoregion – Federal Government
• Important Areas for Other Invertebrates, Strait of Georgia Ecoregion – Federal Government
• Important Areas for Other Invertebrates, West Coast of Vancouver Island Ecoregion – Federal Government
• Bivalve Shellfish Harvesting Map – Federal Government
• Green Crab Monitoring Data – Federal Government

Models help to describe complex interactions within an ecosystem. They help better understand and manage cumulative effects.

• Salish Sea Cast NEMO Model, to evaluate storm surge risk – External
• Coastal Storm Modelling System (CoSMoS) – External
• Salish Sea Model, to analyze responses to sea level rise, manage water quality, plan restoration – External
• Visualizing Ecosystem Land Management Assessments (VELMA) Model – External
• Ecopath with Ecosim, to model ecosystem interactions– External
• Salish Sea Atlantis, to model multiple stressors on marine food webs – External