Records from the Massachusetts Shellfish Sanitation Program managed by the Division of Marine Fisheries (MarineFisheries). It details regulatory activities for commercial shellfish harvesting, aquaculture, and local technical partnerships. The dataset originates from the SCIOPS organization via NASA Earthdata.
Use Cases
- Analyze commercial harvest limits for surf clam and ocean quahog fisheries using regulation data.
- Model shellfish aquaculture development patterns from aquaculture activity records.
- Assess local management decisions by coastal towns using consultation and technical assistance data.
- Track seasonal management for Bay scallop and conch fisheries from season regulation fields.
Strengths
- Data originates from an authoritative state Division of Marine Fisheries.
- Covers multiple management aspects including commercial fisheries, aquaculture, and local partnerships.
Limitations
- Specific data volume, row count, and column details are unavailable.
- Temporal coverage and update frequency are not specified.
Provenance
- Source
- Division of Marine Fisheries (MarineFisheries), SCIOPS organization.
- Collection Method
- Direct regulation and collection of statistics, plus indirect technical assistance and consultation.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Coastal areas of Massachusetts, USA.