CSSP - Canadian Shellfish Sanitation Program

This dataset provides marine bacteriological water quality data for bivalve shellfish growing areas in Canada (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Quebec, and British Columbia. Shellfish growing water temperature and salinity data are also provided as adjuncts to the interpretation of fecal coliform density data. The latter is the indicator of fecal matter contamination monitored annually by Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) within the framework of the Canadian Shellfish Sanitation Program (CSSP). The geospatial positions of the sampling sites are also provided.

These data are collected by ECCC for the purpose of making recommendations on the classification of shellfish growing waters. ECCC recommendations are reviewed and adopted by Regional Interdepartmental Shellfish Committees prior to regulatory implementation by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO).

Data and Resources

Field Value
Groups
  • AmeriGEOSS
  • National Provider
  • North America
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  • AmeriGEO
  • AmeriGEOSS
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  • Canada
  • GEO
  • GEOSS
  • National
  • North America
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metadata_created 2025-11-25T01:21:04.855836
metadata_modified 2025-11-25T01:21:04.855840
notes This dataset provides marine bacteriological water quality data for bivalve shellfish growing areas in Canada (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Quebec, and British Columbia. Shellfish growing water temperature and salinity data are also provided as adjuncts to the interpretation of fecal coliform density data. The latter is the indicator of fecal matter contamination monitored annually by Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) within the framework of the Canadian Shellfish Sanitation Program (CSSP). The geospatial positions of the sampling sites are also provided. These data are collected by ECCC for the purpose of making recommendations on the classification of shellfish growing waters. ECCC recommendations are reviewed and adopted by Regional Interdepartmental Shellfish Committees prior to regulatory implementation by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO).
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title CSSP - Canadian Shellfish Sanitation Program