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https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-18-3609-2026
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https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-18-3609-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Gulf of St. Lawrence and Estuary Dataset (GOSLED): a 20-year compilation of quality-controlled biogeochemical observations (2003–2023)
William A. Nesbitt
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Oceanography, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Alfonso O. Mucci
GEOTOP and Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, Québec, Canada
Toste Tanhua
Marine Biogeochemistry Research Division, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany
Yves Gélinas
GEOTOP and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Concordia University, Montreal, Québec, Canada
Jean-Éric Tremblay
Département de Biologie, Université Laval, Québec City, Québec, Canada
Gwénaëlle Chaillou
Institut des sciences de la mer de Rimouski (ISMER), Université du Québec à Rimouski, Rimouski, Québec, Canada
Ludovic Pascal
Institut des sciences de la mer de Rimouski (ISMER), Université du Québec à Rimouski, Rimouski, Québec, Canada
Caroline Fradette
Department of Oceanography, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Lennart Gerke
Marine Biogeochemistry Research Division, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany
[C]Worthy, LLC, Boulder, CO, USA
Samuel W. Stevens
Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Hakai Institute, Heriot Bay, British Columbia, Canada
Mathilde Jutras
Institut des sciences de la mer de Rimouski (ISMER), Université du Québec à Rimouski, Rimouski, Québec, Canada
Marjolaine Blais
Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Mont-Joli, Québec, Canada
Martine Lizotte
Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Mont-Joli, Québec, Canada
Michel Starr
Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Mont-Joli, Québec, Canada
Douglas W. R. Wallace
Department of Oceanography, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Gulf of St. Lawrence and Estuary Dataset (GOSLED): A 20-Year Compilation of Quality-Controlled Biogeochemical Observations (2003–2023) W. Nesbitt et al. https://doi.org/10.26071/d6f3fdfc-788d-48ff
Short summary
Over the past few decades, the St. Lawrence Estuary and Gulf have shown clear trends in oxygen depletion and acidification. This data description paper brings together twenty years of measurements from the St. Lawrence Estuary, Gulf of St. Lawrence, and Saguenay Fjord, carefully performing quality control procedures on data, and makes them publicly available. The resulting dataset supports future research, monitoring, and environmental management in this sensitive marine system.
Over the past few decades, the St. Lawrence Estuary and Gulf have shown clear trends in oxygen...
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