British Columbia Aquaculture License Holders and Facilities

British Columbia's licensed aquaculture facilities are detailed in this dataset from Fisheries and Oceans Canada. It lists current license holders and facility information to support sustainable industry oversight. The dataset was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze the distribution of licensed facilities across British Columbia to identify regional industry concentration.
• Track compliance and operational status of license holders based on facility details and license conditions.
• Map license holder information to other datasets using identifiers for economic or environmental impact studies.

Strengths

• Data is provided by the authoritative regulatory body, Fisheries and Oceans Canada.
• Information is current, with a last update recorded in March 2026.
• Available in accessible tabular formats (XLSX, CSV) for analysis.

Limitations

• The specific number of rows (license holders) and columns (data fields) is unknown, limiting pre-analysis assessment.
• Sample data is unavailable, preventing verification of data structure and content before download.
• The dataset scope is limited to current licenses, excluding historical or revoked license data for trend analysis.

Provenance

Source

Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Collection Method

Administrative data from the aquaculture licensing regulatory process.

Time Range

Current licenses as of the last update.

Freshness

Last updated March 2026; update frequency is not specified.

Geography

British Columbia, Canada