The Nova Scotia Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture is the lead regulatory of aquaculture leasing and licensing. This file illustrates all the issued landbased licenses within Nova Scotia. Fisheries and Aquaculture also provides a mapping tool for this data at: http://novascotia.ca/fish/aquaculture/site-mapping-tool/

File contains all issued marine aquaculture leases along the coast of Nova Scotia. Fisheries and Aquaculture also provides a mapping tool for this data at: http://novascotia.ca/fish/aquaculture/site-mapping-tool/

The Nova Scotia Lake Survey program is a partnership initiative between the Department of Environment and Climate Change and the Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture to inventory lakes throughout the province determining baseline water quality, in support of both sport fisheries and water resource management areas. The following weblink connects to a Department of Environment and Climate Change web map that includes the locations of the monitored lakes within the province and an alternative method for downloading the same lake chemistry dataset: http://nse.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=7ded7a30bef44f848e8a4fc8672c89bd"

The Marine Farm Leases dataset holds the spatial areas of land registered as a Marine Farm Lease from the Crown within the State of Tasmania. Marine Farm Leases are issued under the Marine Farming Planning Act 1995 for a period of 30 years. The lease describes the area in which marine farming activities are permitted to take place in accordance with the Act. The lease boundary is described on a survey plan registered in the Central Plan Register, as determined by the the Minister and added as an attachment to the lease document (PLAN_REF). The LIST Marine Farm Leases data set is maintained by Land Tasmania upon advice received by the Marine Farming Branch, DPIPWE. The Marine Farming Branch maintain Marine Farm Lease details which are recorded against the Marine Farm Lease Number (M_LEASE_NO).

This dataset is complementary to the Centre for Marine Applied Research’s (CMAR) Current Data and Wave Data County datasets. The Current and Wave data are measured by Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCPs), which are typically deployed for 1 – 3 months in a single location. This Deployment Information dataset provides details for each ADCP deployment, including the variable(s) measured, the deployment location, and instrument configuration.

The National Aquaculture Public Reporting Data contains information submitted to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans by industry owners or operators as a reporting requirement under the Aquaculture Activities Regulations. Before accessing the dataset for the National Aquaculture Public Reporting Data, it is recommended to first access the Aquaculture Activities Regulations guide for important context and background information.

This data was created to graphically illustrate where petroleum exploration and production tenure areas are located onshore Nova Scotia.