Nova Scotia Fish Hatchery Stocking Records

Fish stocking records from Nova Scotia hatcheries detail the release of trout and salmon, including both fall and spring distributions. Columns suggest data on fish size, quantity, location, and stocking objectives for each event. This dataset appears on multiple government data platforms, indicating its official status and potential for longitudinal analysis.

Use Cases

• Analyzing stocking patterns and species composition using STOCKING DATE, STOCK, and TYPE.
• Mapping release locations for habitat studies using EASTING, NORTHING, and NAME.
• Assessing fish size and quantity released per event using FISH LENGTH (cm), FISH WEIGHT (g), and NUMBER RELEASED.
• Evaluating hatchery management and stocking objectives using HATCHERY, PRIMARY STOCKING OBJECTIVE, and GROWTH STAGE.

Strengths

• Contains detailed biological and logistical attributes for each stocking event, as indicated by 16 specific columns.
• Published under the OGL-CA-2.0 license on at least one platform, facilitating open use.
• Available in multiple machine-readable formats including CSV, JSON, and XML.

Limitations

• Conflicting last updated dates (2018-02-08 and 2026-04-22) across sources create uncertainty about data freshness.
• Key metadata such as row count, size, and author are missing from all provided sources.
• One source platform lists no columns, tags, or other descriptive metadata, indicating potential inconsistency in presentation.

Provenance

Source

data.novascotia.ca

Collection Method

Administrative records from Nova Scotia fish hatcheries.

Freshness

2026-04-22 16:39:28.982390

Geography

Nova Scotia, Canada