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

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.