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snippet: A novel towfish incorporating sidescan and video hardware was used to ground truth echosounder data for the nearshore of Halifax Harbour.
summary: A novel towfish incorporating sidescan and video hardware was used to ground truth echosounder data for the nearshore of Halifax Harbour.
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accessInformation: Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Bedford Institute of Oceanography, P.O. Box 1006, Dartmouth, NS, Canada B2Y 4A2
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typeKeywords: ["Data","Service","Map Service","ArcGIS Server"]
description: <div style='text-align:Left;'><p style='text-align:Justify;margin:0 0 11 0;'><a href='https://gisp.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/portal/home/item.html?id=54f1d3a8f71c4779a9288e9432c1a569' target='_blank'>French</a><br /></p><p style='text-align:Justify;margin:0 0 11 0;'><span><span>A novel towfish incorporating sidescan and video hardware was used to ground truth echosounder data for the nearshore of Halifax Harbour. The resulting sampling grid extended from the shoreline to a depth of 10 m, including Bedford Basin through the Inner Harbour to the Outer Harbour. Each of these three zones could be distinguished from the others based upon combinations of substrate type, benthic invertebrates, and macrophyte canopy. Bedford Basin had a relative lack of macrophytes and evidence of intense herbivory. The Inner Harbour was characterized by shoreline hardening due to anthropogenic activities. The Outer Harbour was the most “natural” nearshore area with a mix of bottom types and a relatively abundant and diverse macrophyte canopy. All survey data were placed into a GIS, which could be used to answer management questions such as the placement and character of habitat compensation projects in the harbour. Future surveys utilizing similar techniques could be used to determine long term changes in the nearshore of the harbour.</span></span></p></div>
licenseInfo: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>Please refer to the Open Government Licence - Canada http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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title: A Video, Sidescan and Echosounder Survey of Nearshore Halifax Harbour
type: Map Service
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tags: ["Oceans"]
culture: en-CA
name: Video_Sidescan_Echosounder_Survey_Nearshore_Halifax_Harbour_En
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spatialReference: WGS_1984_Web_Mercator_Auxiliary_Sphere