{ "culture": "en-CA", "name": "St_Lawrence_TRaschii", "guid": "7180419B-5211-41BB-92D4-2365AD56CB65", "catalogPath": "", "snippet": "Six years of acoustic surveys, conducted in August from 2009 to 2014, were undertaken to study the medium- and small-scale distribution of krill within the northwestern Gulf of St. Lawrence and estuary. The data shows a mosaic of the maximum annual density of arctic krill (T. raschii) made from these surveys./Six années de relevés acoustiques, réalisés en août de 2009 à 2014, ont été entrepris pour étudier la répartition du krill à petite et moyenne échelle dans l'estuaire et le nord-ouest du golfe du Saint-Laurent. Les données présentent une mosaïque de la densité annuelle maximale du krill arctique (T. raschii), réalisée à partir de ces relevés.", "description": "
The St. Lawrence Estuary is known as a summer foraging area for several species of marine mammals, including several species of rorquals. Among these is the blue whale, which feeds almost exclusively on euphausiids. Therefore, the abundance, distribution and local density of krill should logically be a strong explanatory variable for the distribution of blue whales. However little is known about the spatial association of blue whales with the aggregation dynamics of krill in eastern Canada. Six years of acoustic surveys, conducted in August from 2009 to 2014, were undertaken to study the medium- and small-scale distribution of krill within the northwestern Gulf of St. Lawrence and estuary. The data shows a mosaic of the maximum annual density of arctic krill (T. raschii) made from these surveys.<\/SPAN><\/P>