Monthly Sea Lice Counts at British Columbia Salmon Farms

Monthly industry-reported sea lice abundance counts from Atlantic salmon farms in British Columbia. The dataset is updated monthly and contains monitoring results required under Fisheries and Oceans Canada's aquaculture licence conditions.

Use Cases

• Analyze monthly sea lice abundance trends across active Atlantic salmon farm sites.
• Correlate sea lice monitoring results with seasonal or environmental factors.
• Assess compliance with licence conditions by comparing reported counts against intervention thresholds.

Strengths

• Monthly update frequency ensures regular data flow.
• Data originates from mandatory industry monitoring under Fisheries and Oceans Canada licence conditions.
• Focuses on Atlantic salmon farms in British Columbia, a key aquaculture region.

Limitations

• Specific data volume (row count) and feature details (columns) are unknown.
• Data may be limited to industry self-reporting without independent audit verification for the main series.
• The linked audit data covers an older period (2011-2015), suggesting potential gaps in publicly available validated counts.

Provenance

Source

Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Collection Method

Industry monitoring reported under marine finfish aquaculture licence conditions.

Time Range

Ongoing monthly series; audit data available from 2011 to 2015.

Freshness

Updated monthly.

Geography

British Columbia marine finfish aquaculture sites.