Shellfish Water Classification Program – Shellfish Harvest Area Classification in British Columbia

This dataset provides geospatial polygon boundaries for marine bivalve shellfish harvest area classification in British Columbia, Canada. These data represent the five classification categories of marine bivalve shellfish harvest areas (Approved; Conditionally Approved; Restricted; Conditionally Restricted; and Prohibited) under the Canadian Shellfish Sanitation Program (CSSP). Data are collected by Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) for the purpose of making applicable classification recommendations on the basis of sanitary and water quality survey results. ECCC recommendations are reviewed and adopted by Regional Interdepartmental Shellfish Committees prior to regulatory implementation by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO).


These geographic data are for illustrative purposes only; they show shellfish harvest area classifications when in Open Status. The classification may be superseded at any time by regulatory orders issued by DFO, which place areas in Closed Status, due to conditions such as sewage overflows or elevated biotoxin levels. For further information about the current status and boundary coordinates for areas under Prohibition Order, please contact your local DFO office.

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Metadata Record Information

File Identifier
075903eb-d067-473f-b084-085c5e8bf1eb XML
Date Stamp
2022-05-03T19:37:36
Metadata language

eng; CAN
Character set
UTF8
Hierarchy Level
Dataset
Author
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada - Environment and Climate Change Canada ( Public inquiries centre )
Fontaine Building 12th floor, 200 Sacré-Coeur Blvd , Gatineau , Quebec , K1A 0H3 ,
1-800-668-6767
http://ec.gc.ca
 

Data identification

Date (Creation)
2019-07-17
Date (Publication)
2019-07-17
Status
On going
Metadata language

eng; CAN
Character set
UTF8
Topic category
  • Environment
  • Oceans
Maintenance and Update Frequency
Biannually
Spatial representation type
Vector
Custodian
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada; Science and Technology Branch/Water Science and Technology/Water Quality Monitoring and Surveillance - Paul Jiapizian ( National Manager )
335 River Road , Ottawa , Ontario , K1V 1C7 , Canada

Keywords

Theme

  • Bacteriological Water Quality

  • Shellfish

  • Harvesting Shellfish

  • Shellfish Sanitation

  • Shellfish Areas

  • Shellfish Areas Classification

  • Marine Water

  • Water Pollution

  • Fecal Coliform

  • All applicable data content

Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus

  • Water quality

  • Water pollution

  • Molluscs

  • Classification

ECCC Information Category EN

  • Water - Quality

Business Functions

  • Designate and Manage Areas of Interest or Concern

  • Oversee and Manage Site Conditions

Geography

  • National (CA)

  • British Columbia (BC)

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
 
Use Limitation

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

Access Constraints
License
Use Constraints
License
Begin Date
2021-05-06
End Date
2021-05-06

Extent

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Ref. system Reference Systems

Reference system identifier
EPSG / EPSG:3857 /
 

Distribution

Distribution Formats

Distribution format
  • FGDB/GDB ( 1.0 )

 
Distributor
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada - Environment and Climate Change Canada ( Public inquiries centre )
Fontaine Building 12th floor, 200 Sacré-Coeur Blvd , Gatineau , Quebec , K1A 0H3 ,
1-800-668-6767
http://ec.gc.ca
 
 

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Shellfish Harvest Area Classification in British Columbia
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Shellfish Harvest Area Classification in British Columbia

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Keywords

All applicable data content Bacteriological Water Quality Fecal Coliform Harvesting Shellfish Marine Water Shellfish Shellfish Areas Shellfish Areas Classification Shellfish Sanitation Water Pollution
Business Functions
Designate and Manage Areas of Interest or Concern Oversee and Manage Site Conditions
ECCC Information Category EN
Water - Quality
Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus
Classification Molluscs Water pollution 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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