Salmon River Locations in the Maritimes Region of Canada

Maritimes Region rivers identified as salmon habitats, specifically within the Bay of Fundy and Port Hawkesbury Area Response Plan regions. Data points represent river mouths, derived from Recovery Potential Assessments and cross-referenced with the Atlas of Canada. The dataset was created and published by Fisheries and Oceans Canada in June 2019.

Use Cases

• Map salmon river mouth locations in the Bay of Fundy and Port Hawkesbury ARP regions for habitat analysis.
• Analyze the spatial distribution of identified salmon rivers relative to the Nova Scotia and New Brunswick hydrographic networks.
• Support ecological assessments by integrating point features representing river mouths with other coastal geospatial data.

Strengths

• Data is derived from authoritative sources including Recovery Potential Assessments and the Natural Resources Canada Atlas.
• Features explicit geographic scope covering the Bay of Fundy and Port Hawkesbury Area Response Plan regions.
• Provides multiple accessible file formats including ESRI REST, FGDB/GDB, and CSV.

Limitations

• Dataset scope is limited to specific regions (Bay of Fundy, Port Hawkesbury ARP) and may not represent all salmon rivers in Canada.
• Point features only represent river mouths, lacking detailed polyline or polygon data for river courses.
• Methodology notes that for rivers with multiple tributaries, only the most seaward point was marked, potentially omitting upstream habitat.

Provenance

Source

Coastal Ecosystems Science Division, Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

Collection Method

River names obtained from Recovery Potential Assessments, cross-referenced with the Atlas of Canada, and geolocated in ArcGIS using provincial hydrographic networks.

Time Range

Publication date is June 2019; temporal coverage of the underlying assessments is not specified.

Freshness

Data was published in June 2019, with a platform record last updated in March 2026.

Geography

Maritimes Region of Canada, specifically the Bay of Fundy and Port Hawkesbury Area Response Plan regions.