Shellfish Water Classification Program – Marine Water Quality Data in Nova Scotia

This dataset provides marine bacteriological water quality data for bivalve shellfish harvest areas in Nova Scotia, Canada. Shellfish harvest area water temperature and salinity data are also provided as adjuncts to the interpretation of fecal coliform density data. The latter is the indicator of fecal matter contamination monitored annually by Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) within the framework of the Canadian Shellfish Sanitation Program (CSSP). The geospatial positions of the sampling sites are also provided.


These data are collected by ECCC for the purpose of making recommendations on the classification of shellfish harvest area waters. ECCC recommendations are reviewed and adopted by Regional Interdepartmental Shellfish Committees prior to regulatory implementation by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO).

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Metadata Record Information

File Identifier
0fca08b5-e9d0-414b-a3c4-092ff9c5e326 XML
Date Stamp
2022-05-03T18:53:08
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)
2018-12-20
Date (Publication)
2018-12-20
Status
On going
Metadata language

eng; CAN
Character set
water_science_technology
Topic category
  • Environment
  • Oceans
Maintenance and Update Frequency
Biannually
Spatial representation type
Vector
Custodian
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada; 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 pollution

  • Water quality

  • Molluscs

  • Classification

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

Geography

  • National (CA)

  • Atlantic - Nova Scotia (NS)

external.theme.EC_Branch

  • Science and Technology Branch

  • Science and Technology Branch

external.theme.EC_Directorate

  • Water Science and Technology

  • Water Science and Technology

external.theme.EC_Program_PAA

  • 1.2.1. Water Quality and Aquatic Ecosystems Health

  • 1.2.1. Water Quality and Aquatic Ecosystems Health

external.theme.GC_Security_Level

  • Unclassified

  • Unclassified
 
Use Limitation

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

Use Constraints
License
Use Limitation

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

Access Constraints
License
Use Constraints
License
Begin Date
1981-07-11
End Date
2020-11-19

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
 
 

Overviews

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Marine Water Quality Data in Nova Scotia
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Marine Water Quality Data in Nova Scotia

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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
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
Classification Molluscs Water pollution Water quality
external.theme.EC_Branch
Science and Technology Branch Science and Technology Branch
external.theme.EC_Directorate
Water Science and Technology Water Science and Technology
external.theme.EC_Program_PAA
1.2.1. Water Quality and Aquatic Ecosystems Health 1.2.1. Water Quality and Aquatic Ecosystems Health
external.theme.GC_Security_Level
Unclassified Unclassified

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