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Canadas National Aquatic Biological Specimen Bank and Database

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Name of repository
Canadas National Aquatic Biological Specimen Bank and Database
Additional name(s)
  • NABSB
  • Base de données et Banque nationale de spécimens biologiques aquatiques du Canada
  • BNSBA
Repository URL
https://www.ec.gc.ca/inre-nwri/default.asp?lang=En&n=D488F7DE-1
Subject(s)
Description
<<<!!!<<< ----This page has been archived on the Web--- >>>!!!>>> Environment and Climate Change Canada collects biological samples from a number of lakes and rivers across Canada in support of federally mandated programs. Environment and Climate Change Canada has collected fish and invertebrates from the Great Lakes since 1977 in support of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (GLWQA). More recently, samples have been collected nationally to support Canada's Chemicals Management Plan and the Clean Air Regulatory Agenda. Environment and Climate Change Canada also maintains a specimen bank of frozen tissues which is a requirement of the GLWQA and is an integral part of departmental monitoring and research programs. The National Aquatic Biological Specimen Bank (NABSB) is located in a dedicated facility at the Canada Centre for Inland Waters in Burlington, Ontario. The NABSB holds more than 37,000 samples of fish and invertebrates collected over the last 30+ years of environmental monitoring in Canada. Research conducted using samples from the NABSB has produced more than 60 scientific publications, reports and book chapters
Contact(s)
Keyword(s)
Repository size
52000 samples, 50 species
Repository type(s)
  • institutional
  • disciplinary
Mission statement for designated community
https://www.ec.gc.ca/default.asp?lang=En&n=BD3CE17D-1
Research data repository language(s)
  • English
  • French
Data and/or service provider
  • dataProvider

Dates

Started
1977
Offline
2024-02-23

Institutions (3)

Institution name
Canada Center for Inland Waters
Additional name(s)
  • CCIW
Country
Canada
Type(s) of responsibility
  • technical
Type of institution
non-profit
Institution name
Environment and Climate Change Canada
Additional name(s)
  • Environnement et Changement climatique Canada
  • ECCC
Country
Canada
Type(s) of responsibility
  • funding
Type of institution
non-profit
Institution name
National Water Research Institute
Additional name(s)
  • Institut National de Recherche sur les Eaux
  • INRE
  • NWRI
Country
Canada
Type(s) of responsibility
  • general
Type of institution
non-profit

Policies (1)

Policy name
Terms and conditions

Database access

Type of access to research data repository
restricted
Database access restriction type
  • registration

Data access (2)

Type of access to data
restricted
Data access restriction type(s)
  • registration
Type of access to data
restricted
Data access restriction type(s)
  • feeRequired

Data licenses (2)

Data license
Copyrights
Data license
other

Data upload (1)

Type of data upload
closed
Persistent identifier system(s)
  • none
Name of the repository software
  • unknown

Remarks

Remarks
Archived content: Information identified as archived on the Web is for reference, research or recordkeeping purposes. It has not been altered or updated after the date of archiving. Web pages that are archived on the Web are not subject to the Government of Canada Web Standards. As per the Communications Policy of the Government of Canada, you can request alternate formats on the Contact Us page. All information related to the NABSB is maintained within a secured relational database. All specimens received and/or collected are registered and assigned with successive and unique identification numbers. The database maintains all biological data (length, age, etc.) associated with each specimen number as well as data with regard to location, collection methods, storage and the results of all chemical analyses that have been performed on the specimen. We are continually working to improve the database to increase its functionality and access to the data within.
Entry date
2014-02-24
Last update
2026-06-17
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re3data.org: Canadas National Aquatic Biological Specimen Bank and Database; editing status 2026-06-17; re3data.org - Registry of Research Data Repositories. https://doi.org/10.17616/R3JC8K last accessed: 2026-06-21