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Petitcodiac River Monitoring Program
Between 2009 and 2023, Seaforth Geosurveys Inc. was contracted by GEMTEC Ltd. for the provision of multibeam echosounder, subbottom profiler, sediment and water sample collection surveys as part of an ongoing and repetitive sediment monitoring program in Shepody Bay, upper Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick. Recent surveys have included transects across the upper Petitcodiac river.…
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Northumberland Strait Multibeam Bathymetry Survey
From August to December of 2018, Seaforth Geosurveys Inc. was contracted by Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS) to conduct multibeam bathymetric surveys of pre-selected sites throughout Northumberland Strait, NS, and offshore of Souris, PEI. Using state of the art equipment and implementing high level data processing and quality control procedures enabled Seaforth to provide a final data set in…
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Forbes Lake Bathymetry
Seaforth was contracted by the Town of New Glasgow for the provision of a multibeam bathymetric and sub-bottom profiler survey of the Forbes Lake Water Treatment Facility reservoir in Churchville, NS. Seaforth collected multibeam bathymetry and sub-bottom data for the entire lake.
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Steensby Inlet Bathymetric Survey
Seaforth completed a bathymetric survey of the Stennsby Inlet area along the south coast of Baffin Island. This survey was an initial site assessment for a potential new iron ore export port. Seaforth partnered with RS Marine to complete the survey. Survey operations were conducted from the vessel RV Connor Murphy and a shallow water…
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Sonar Reflector Testing in Bedford Basin
Seaforth was contracted by Homarus Inc. for the provision of testing of various sonar reflector concepts and survey methodologies in order to increase the detection success of lost fishing gear with sonar. Testing was done in the Bedford Basin near Mill Cove with a variety of devices attached to test lobster traps. The site was…
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Annapolis Basin Ghost Gear Survey
The Bear River First Nation contracted Seaforth to conduct a geophysical survey of select areas of the Annapolis Basin to search for Ghost Gear. Seaforth utilized an Edgetech 4205 Sidescan Sonar in both a towed configuration and pole mounted (for shallow water areas) to locate targets. Survey operations were conducted from a client supplied fishing…
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Pictou Ghost Gear Surveys
Seaforth was contracted by the Maritime Fisherman’s Union (MFU) to conduct geophysical surveys in search of abandoned / lost Ghost Gear in multiple locations around Pictou, NS. The project is part of ongoing efforts to efficiently, locate and identify ghost gear, for later removal, in Nova Scotia waters. Seaforth conducted surveys in October of both…
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Ungava Bay Multibeam Bathymetry Survey
The Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS) contracted Seaforth Geosurveys Inc. for the provision of multibeam bathymetry surveys of a selection of corridors throughout Ungava Bay, QC. Survey data acquisition was conducted onboard the R/V William Kennedy, owned and operated by the Arctic Research Foundation, and included both multibeam echosounder bathymetry (depth) and backscatter (seafloor composition), and sound velocity profiles.
