CABIN Canadian Aquatic Biomonitoring Network

The Canadian Aquatic Biomonitoring Network (CABIN) is an aquatic biomonitoring program for assessing the health of fresh water ecosystems in Canada. Benthic macroinvertebrates are collected at a site location and their counts are used as an indicator of the health of that water body.


CABIN is based on the network of networks approach that promotes inter-agency collaboration and data-sharing to achieve consistent and comparable reporting on fresh water quality and aquatic ecosystem conditions in Canada. The program is maintained by Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) to support the collection, assessment, reporting and distribution of biological monitoring information. A set of nationally standardized CABIN protocols are used for field collection, laboratory work, and analysis of biological monitoring data. A training program is available to certify participants in the standard protocols.


There are two types of sites in the CABIN database (reference and test). Reference sites represent habitats that are closest to “natural” before any human impact. The data from reference sites are used to create reference models that CABIN partners use to evaluate their test sites in an approach known as the Reference Condition Approach (RCA). Using the RCA models, CABIN partners match their test sites to groups of reference sites on similar habitats and compare the observed macroinvertebrate communities. The extent of the differences between the test site communities and the reference site communities allows CABIN partners to estimate the severity of the impacts at those locations. CABIN samples have been collected since 1987 and are organized in the database by study (partner project).


The data is delineated by the 11 major drainage areas (MDA) found in Canada and each one has a corresponding study, habitat and benthic invertebrate data file. Links to auxiliary water quality data are provided when available. Visits may be conducted at the same location over time with repeat site visits being identified by identical study name / site code with different dates. All data collected by the federal government is available on Open Data and more partners are adding their data continually. The csv files are updated monthly. Contact the CABIN study authority to request permission to access non open data.

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Metadata Record Information

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Date Stamp
2024-06-20T17:07:47.209Z
Metadata language

eng; CAN
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Hierarchy Level
Series
Author
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada; Water Quality Monitoring and Surveillance - Environment and Climate Change Canada ( Public inquiries centre )
Canada Center for Inland Waters, 867 Lakeshore Rd. , Burlington , Ontario , L7S 1A1 , Canada
1-800-668-6767
https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/canadian-aquatic-biomonitoring-network.html
 

Data identification

Title

CABIN Canadian Aquatic Biomonitoring Network
Date (Creation)
1987-01-01
Date (Publication)
2018-01-01
Status
On going
Metadata language

fra
Metadata language

eng
Character set
UTF8
Topic category
  • Inland waters
Maintenance and Update Frequency
Monthly
Spatial representation type
Vector
Collaborator
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada; Water Quality Monitoring and Surveillance - WQMS Information / MSQE Information ( National Coordination )
Canada
https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/canadian-aquatic-biomonitoring-network.html

Keywords

Theme

  • water quality, CABIN biomonitoring, benthic invertebrates

Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus

  • Water quality

ECCC Information Category EN

  • Water - Quality

Business Functions

  • Assess Toxicity, Manage and Monitor for Environmental Presence of Hazardous Substances and Waste

  • Monitor / Assess Substance and Waste Levels in Air, Water, Soil, Biota

external.theme.EC_Branch

  • Science and Technology Branch

external.theme.EC_Directorate

  • Water Science and Technology

external.theme.EC_Program_PAA

  • 1.2.1. Water Quality and Aquatic Ecosystems Health

external.theme.GC_Security_Level

  • Unclassified

Geography

  • National (CA)
 
Use Limitation

Open Government Licence - Canada ( http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada )

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Use Constraints
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Begin Date
1987-01-01

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Ref. system Reference Systems

Reference system identifier
https://epsg.io / EPSG:4326 /
 

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Distribution Formats

Distribution format
  • WMS ( unknown )

 
Distributor
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada; Water Quality Monitoring and Surveillance - Environment and Climate Change Canada ( Water Quality Monitoring and Surveillance )
Canada Center for Inland Waters 867 Lakeshore Rd. , Burlington , Ontario , L7S 1A1 ,
1-800-668-6767
https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/canadian-aquatic-biomonitoring-network.html
 
 

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Keywords

water quality, CABIN biomonitoring, benthic invertebrates
Business Functions
Assess Toxicity, Manage and Monitor for Environmental Presence of Hazardous Substances and Waste Monitor / Assess Substance and Waste Levels in Air, Water, Soil, Biota
ECCC Information Category EN
Water - Quality
Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus
Water quality
external.theme.EC_Branch
Science and Technology Branch
external.theme.EC_Directorate
Water Science and Technology
external.theme.EC_Program_PAA
1.2.1. Water Quality and Aquatic Ecosystems Health
external.theme.GC_Security_Level
Unclassified

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