Shellfish Water Classification Program (SWCP) – Shellfish Harvest Area Classification in Canada

This dataset provides geospatial polygon boundaries for marine bivalve shellfish harvest area classification in Canada (British Columbia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Quebec). 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 based on pollution source assessment 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These geographic data are for illustrative purposes only; they show shellfish harvest area classifications that may be superseded at any time by regulatory orders issued by DFO, which place areas in Closed Status, due to conditions such as sewage overflows or elevated biotoxin levels.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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Date ( RI_366 )
2019-07-17
Date ( RI_367 )
2019-07-17
RI_409
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada; Science and Technology Branch/Water Science and Technology/Water Quality Monitoring and Surveillance - Angèle Cyr ( National Manager )
335 River Road , Ottawa , Ontario , K1V 1C7 , Canada
Status
onGoing; enContinue RI_596
RI_414
  Government of Canada - ( )
Canada
Maintenance and update frequency
biannually; semestriel RI_538
Keywords ( RI_528 )
  • 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 Thésaurus des sujets de base du gouvernement du Canada ( RI_528 )
  • Water quality
  • Molluscs
  • Classification
  • Water pollution
ECCC Information Category EN ECCC Information Category FR ( RI_528 )
  • Water - Quality
Business Functions Fonctions de l'entreprise ( RI_528 )
  • Designate and Manage Areas of Interest or Concern
  • Oversee and Manage Site Conditions
Geography Portée Géographique ( Place )
  • Atlantic - Nova Scotia (NS)
  • Atlantic - Newfoundland and Labrador (NL)
  • Atlantic - New Brunswick (NB)
  • Quebec (QC)
  • Atlantic - Prince Edward Island (PE)
  • British Columbia (BC)
  • National (CA)
external.theme.EC_Branch local.theme.external.theme.EC_Branch ( RI_528 )
  • Science and Technology Branch
external.theme.EC_Directorate local.theme.external.theme.EC_Directorate ( RI_528 )
  • Water Science and Technology
external.theme.EC_Program_PAA local.theme.external.theme.EC_Program_PAA ( RI_528 )
  • 1.2.1. Water Quality and Aquatic Ecosystems Health
external.theme.GC_Security_Level local.theme.external.theme.GC_Security_Level ( RI_528 )
  • Unclassified
Use limitation
Open Government Licence - Canada (http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada)
Access constraints
license; licence RI_606
Use constraints
license; licence RI_606
Spatial representation type
vector; vecteur RI_635
Metadata language
eng; CAN
Character set
utf8; utf8 RI_458
Topic category
  • Environment
  • Oceans
Begin date
2019-07-17
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Reference system identifier
EPSG / EPSG:3857 /
Distribution format
  • FGDB/GDB ( 1.0 )

RI_412
  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
OnLine resource
Shellfish_Classification_Mollusques.gdb.zip ( HTTPS )

Dataset;FGDB/GDB;eng,fra

OnLine resource
Shellfish Harvest Area Classification ( OGC:WMS )

Web Service;WMS;eng

OnLine resource
Shellfish Harvest Area Classification ( OGC:WMS )

Web Service;WMS;fra

OnLine resource
Shellfish Harvest Area Classification ( ESRI REST: Map Service )

Web Service;ESRI REST;eng

OnLine resource
Shellfish Harvest Area Classification ( ESRI REST: Map Service )

Web Service;ESRI REST;fra

OnLine resource
Shellfish_Classification_Mollusques.kmz ( HTTPS )

Dataset;KMZ;eng,fra

OnLine resource
Data Dictionary ( HTTPS )

Supporting Document;TXT;eng,fra

OnLine resource
View ECCC Data Mart (English) ( HTTPS )

Web Service;HTML;eng

OnLine resource
View ECCC Data Mart (French) ( HTTPS )

Web Service;HTML;fra

OnLine resource
disclaimer_avis-exclusion-de-responsabilite.txt ( HTTPS )

Supporting Document;TXT;eng,fra

File identifier
7aef69b5-3aaf-4d50-bb86-083031e6dc47 XML
Metadata language
eng; CAN
Character set
utf8; utf8 RI_458
Hierarchy level
series; série RI_623
Date stamp
2025-05-12T16:43:49.193Z
Metadata standard name
North American Profile of ISO 19115:2003 - Geographic information - Metadata
Metadata standard version
Enviroment Canada - Version 1
RI_418
  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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