Rockweed Harvest Management Areas In Bay Of Fundy

New Brunswick's Bay of Fundy contains geospatial data on closed areas for rockweed (Ascophyllum nodosum) harvest management. The dataset delineates year-round closures, exclusion zones for research and conservation, and special management areas with delayed openings to protect seabirds. It covers sectors southwest of Saint John Harbour where active harvesting occurs.

Use Cases

• Analyze spatial distribution of exclusion areas for management, research, and conservation purposes to inform marine planning.
• Model the impact of special management areas with delayed July 1st openings on seabird breeding season conservation.
• Map the relationship between long-term reference areas for experiments and actively harvested sectors southwest of Saint John Harbour.

Strengths

• Data is provided in 8 different file formats including RSS, CSV, KML, and GEOJSON for broad tool compatibility.
• Managed by the Government of New Brunswick, indicating an authoritative source for regional marine policy.
• Dataset was last updated on March 25, 2026, ensuring current regulatory information.

Limitations

• Key quantitative details like row count, column names, and dataset size are unknown, limiting initial assessment of scope.
• Sample data is unavailable, preventing preview of data structure and attribute values before download.

Provenance

Source

Government of New Brunswick

Collection Method

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Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-25.

Geography

Bay of Fundy, specifically sectors southwest of Saint John Harbour, New Brunswick, Canada.