Canadian Small Craft Harbours Supporting Fishing And Recreation

Fisheries and Oceans Canada maintains a geospatial dataset of small craft harbours across Canada. The data categorizes harbours as Core fishing, Non-core fishing, or Recreational based on their managed status and primary industry support. It is available in ESRI REST, GDB, and CSV formats.

Use Cases

• Map harbour locations and analyze their distribution relative to fishing and aquaculture industry zones.
• Classify harbours by their designated type (Core fishing, Non-core fishing, Recreational) for infrastructure planning.
• Assess harbour authority management coverage by comparing Core and Non-core fishing harbour categories.

Strengths

• Data is provided by the authoritative government department, Fisheries and Oceans Canada.
• Offers multiple file formats including ESRI REST, GDB, and CSV for different analytical tools.
• Dataset was last updated in March 2026, indicating recent maintenance.

Limitations

• Unknown sample size and specific column schema limit assessment of analytical depth.
• Lack of row count and detailed attribute information prevents understanding of dataset scale.

Provenance

Source

Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Collection Method

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Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-03 24.

Geography

Canada