00000nam 2200000za 4500 9.821671 CaOODSP 20230228115959 cr ||||||||||| 160726s1998 nscdb ob f000 0 eng d CaOODSP eng eng fre n-cn--- Fs70-1/1998-83E-PDF The Gully [electronic resource] : a scientific review of its environment and ecosystem / [edited by] W. Glen Harrison and Derek G. Fenton. Dartmouth, Nova Scotia : Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 1998. x, 282 p. : fig., graphs, maps, tables. Canadian Stock Assessment Secretariat research document, 1480-4883 ; 98/83 Includes bibliographical references. The Gully, a large submarine canyon east of Sable Island on the eastern Scotian Shelf, is a feature which has been described as a unique ecological site and valued component of Atlantic Canadian coastal waters . Its suspected uniqueness and biological significancehas attracted the attention of a wide range of government agencies, researchers, ocean resource industries and conservationists . The Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) has as one of its mandates the identification of sensitive marine areas and the development of a strategy for their conservation ; the Gully is one such area which DFO has been asked to evaluate . As a first step in developing a Conservation Strategy for the Gully, DFO coordinated a thorough scientific review of the region to establish the state of knowledge of its environment and ecosystem and to place that information in the context of the greater Scotian Shelf system . Thirty-two scientific experts from DFO, other federal natural resources departments, universities and other NGOs contributed to the Gully Science Review which describes what is presently known about the regions geology, oceanography, benthos, fish, seabirds and mammals. In addition to summarizing what is known about the region's environment and ecosystem, the review also identifies information gaps and outlines future research needs. gccst Fisheries resources gccst Salt water fish gccst Fishing area gccst Fisheries management Harrison, W. G. Fenton, Derek G. (Derek Gerald), 1970- Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Bedford Institute of Oceanography. Canadian Stock Assessment Secretariat. Canadian Stock Assessment Secretariat research document, 1480-4883 ; 98/83 (CaOODSP)9.507740 PDF 8.18 MB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2016/mpo-dfo/Fs70-1-1998-083-eng.pdf