Permitted Fish Hatcheries in New York State

New York State facilities with permits to rear or sell selected fish species are listed in this dataset, compiled annually by the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). It serves as a directory for finding potential sources of certified disease-free fish for stocking purposes. The data includes facility contact details, location, and the specific fish species they are permitted to handle.

Use Cases

• Locating hatcheries by County or City for sourcing specific Species of Fish.
• Contacting facilities using the Owner/Operator, Telephone Number, and Address fields.
• Mapping facility locations using the Georeference column for spatial analysis.
• Identifying permitted facilities within a specific DEC Region for regulatory oversight.

Strengths

• Cross-platform presence on Socrata and Data.gov suggests established importance and official dissemination.
• Includes a Georeference column, enabling spatial analysis and mapping of facilities.
• Dataset is compiled annually and updated periodically, indicating a maintained process.

Limitations

• Key metadata such as row count, file size, license, and author are consistently missing or listed as 'unknown' across all sources.
• The 'last updated' dates from Socrata (2026-04-04 and 2026-04-03) are in the future, indicating a potential metadata error or system issue.
• The Data.gov source lacks column information, reducing discoverability of its specific structure on that platform.

Provenance

Source

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYS DEC)

Collection Method

Compiled annually from permit records, updated periodically.

Freshness

2026-04-04 23:07:36.809054

Geography

New York State, United States