Maritimes Region Clam Harvesting Areas: Seven Management Zones

The Maritimes Region of Canada is divided into seven Clam Harvesting Areas (CHAs). The dataset provides textual descriptions of the inland and tidal waters for each CHA, covering counties in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Cape Breton. It is published by Fisheries and Oceans Canada and was last updated on March 24, 2026.

Use Cases

• Mapping shellfish harvesting zones based on the detailed county and water body descriptions.
• Enforcing time-based fishing restrictions based on the rule for Clam Harvesting Area 3 (closed Sundays).
• Analyzing regional fishery management boundaries for policy review or compliance monitoring.
• Integrating spatial fishery data with other marine datasets using the defined geographic coordinates.

Strengths

• Defines seven distinct management zones with specific textual boundaries.
• Includes a concrete regulatory rule (time restriction for Area 3).
• Published by the authoritative government agency Fisheries and Oceans Canada.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats (FGDB/GDB, SHP, ESRI REST).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the open_canada platform's regional focus.

Provenance

Source

Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Collection Method

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Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-03 24 08:07:20.503578; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Maritimes Region of Canada (counties in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Cape Breton)