The Province is divided into nine administrative regions, having a total of 225 wildlife management units (WMU) for the purpose of efficient game management.

Human activity is expanding in the Arctic marine environment, in part due to warming ocean temperatures and the dramatic loss of summer sea ice. New and expanding human uses include fishing, shipping and offshore oil and gas development. All have the potential to place major additional stress on ocean ecosystems which are already undergoing profound change related to warming, sea ice loss, and alterations in ocean chemistry. Because activities conducted in one nation's waters can affect other parts of the region, effective management of some human uses in the Arctic marine environment will require international cooperation. The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, in conjunction with other international agreements and national laws and regulations, provides a general legal foundation. However, new rules may be necessary to protect the Arctic marine environment. Examples of possible areas of international cooperation include: development of new standards for Arctic marine shipping, regulation of new or expanding Arctic fisheries, rules to protect the environment in the course of natural resource development, stricter regulation of Arctic tourism, mechanisms to assess and manage the cumulative impacts of multiple activities affecting the same ecosystems, and procedures for the establishment of representative networks of protected marine areas. Ecosystem-based management has the potential to provide an organizing framework for these new or enhanced management measures in the Arctic. Such an approach, as generally accepted at the international level, includes defining portions of ocean space for management purposes based on oceanographic and ecological criteria, and the development of management arrangements that address all human uses of that space in an integrated fashion. A central element of ecosystem-based management is the identification of ecologically significant or vulnerable areas that should be considered for protection due to their role in maintaining valued ecosystem functions and resilience. This data was created with the purpose to identify these areas within the Arctic marine environment.

[Fish ON-Line](https://www.ontario.ca/page/how-use-fish-line) is a mobile fishing tool with information on where to fish in Ontario. It includes information for over 20,000 waterbodies including: * fish species observations * fish stocking * fishing regulations and sanctuaries * fishing access points * lake depth contours * licence issuer locations It also has links to other sources of information such as: * broad-scale monitoring program * provincial parks * Guide to Eating Ontario Fish * local weather forecasts Related datasets: * [Aquatic Resource Areas - Polygons](https://data.ontario.ca/dataset/aquatic-resource-area-polygon-segment) * [Aquatic Resource Areas - Lines](https://data.ontario.ca/dataset/aquatic-resource-area-line-segment) * [Bathymetry Lines](https://data.ontario.ca/dataset/bathymetry-lines) * [Fishing Regulation Exemptions](https://data.ontario.ca/dataset/recreational-fishing-regulations-data) * [Fish Stocking](https://data.ontario.ca/dataset/fish-stocking) * [Fishing Access Points](https://data.ontario.ca/dataset/fishing-access-points) * [Fisheries Management Zones](https://data.ontario.ca/dataset/fisheries-management-zone) * [Geographic Names](https://data.ontario.ca/dataset/named-geographic-features) * [Guide to Eating Ontario Fish](https://data.ontario.ca/dataset/guide-to-eating-ontario-fish-advisory-database) * [Licence Issuer Locations](https://data.ontario.ca/dataset/hunting-and-fishing-licence-issuers) * [Ontario waterbody location identifer](https://data.ontario.ca/dataset/ontario-waterbody-location-identifier)

This spatial dataset contains a summary of fishing regulations and fish sanctuary descriptions. The data includes information on: * species catch and possession limits * size limits * seasons and close times * fish sanctuaries * bait and gear restrictions * regulations for specific fisheries management zones and waterbodies This dataset is not intended for legal purposes nor is it a complete representation of current regulations. For details on the current regulations, visit: * the [Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act](https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/97f41), S.O. 1997 * the [Fisheries Act](https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/F-14/), R.S.C., 1985 * the [Ontario Fishery Regulations](https://www.ontario.ca/document/ontario-fishing-regulations-summary?_ga=1.18007353.1041674230.1453227955) Close times, fishing quotas and size limits established in the Ontario Fishery Regulations may be changed through variation orders. Learn more at [Ontario.ca/fishing](Ontario.ca/fishing). Related datasets: * [Ontario waterbody location identifer](https://data.ontario.ca/dataset/ontario-waterbody-location-identifier)

A list of all smallmouth bass and chain pickerel tournaments permitted under the Competitive Fishing Policy

Locations of sampling stations for sensor strings deployed as part of the Centre for Marine Applied Research's (CMAR) Coastal Monitoring Program. Sensor strings record high-resolution temperature, dissolved oxygen, and intermittent salinity data at various depths, typically for several months. The dataset for each county is available at https://data.novascotia.ca/browse?Detailed-Metadata_Department=Fisheries+and+Aquaculture&tags=coastal+monitoring+program For more information on CMAR and the Coastal Monitoring Program go to: https://cmar.ca/reports/

Oceanographic data from sensor strings deployed in Richmond County as part of the Centre for Marine Applied Research's (CMAR) Coastal Monitoring Program.

Oceanographic data from sensor strings deployed in Yarmouth County as part of the Centre for Marine Applied Research's (CMAR) Coastal Monitoring Program.

Oceanographic data from sensor strings deployed in Colchester County as part of the Centre for Marine Applied Research's (CMAR) Coastal Monitoring Program.

Oceanographic data from sensor strings deployed in Halifax County as part of the Centre for Marine Applied Research's (CMAR) Coastal Monitoring Program.