Fifteen species of planktonic copepods are recorded from Bras d'Or Lakes, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Pseudocalanus minutus, Oithona similis, Temora longiremis, and
Tortanus discaudatus are the dominant species. The distribution of planktonic copepods in Bras d'Or Lakes as well as in the adjacent Gulf of St. Lawrence is discussed.
Key words zooplankton - copepoda - distribution - N. Atlantic - Canada