Canadian Hydrographic Service

The Canadian Hydrographic Service is responsible for surveying Canadian navigable waterways and for producing a number of nautical publications, including nautical charts, sailing directions, bathymetric maps and tide and current tables. Here you will find information about charts available through CHS points of purchase.  

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Fisheries Maps Online

Fisheries Management Areas

Recreational Fishing - Openings and Closures by Area 

Freshwater Salmon Fishing - Information by Region

Shellfish Closure Maps - Sanitary Contamination Closures

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Maps with Data & GIS Info

MAPSTER

MAPSTER (version 1.0) is a map viewer which is accessible on the internet and can display more than  135 different layers of map information within the geographic extent of British Columbia. Map layers  represent specific themes such as fish species presence and distribution, marine habitat, administrative boundaries and orthophoto imagery. The purpose of MAPSTER is to provide access to fish and fish habitat map information to as wide an audience as possible. 


Fisheries Project Registry

The Fisheries Project Registry (FPR) is a map-enabled database management system, accessible on the  Internet, which tracks minimum data about the existence, general nature, location and key contacts for  specific categories of fisheries-related projects. 

Yukon Fisheries Information Summary System

The Yukon Territory FISS application identifies locations of fish presence based on a 1:50,000 scale  hydrology map and is intended for general interest and land use planning purposes. Waterbodies with known fish presence are denoted with a point symbol on the map. Detailed information is provided about waterbodies and fish presence in the form of summary reports. This application also displays primary watershed boundaries and topographic information such as roads, railways and towns.

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Links to Fisheries and Oceans Related Maps Offsite

Aquaculture Wizard

Use the Aquaculture Wizard to find our most recent information about Finfish and Shellfish farms in British Columbia. 

Community Mapping Network

The primary goal of the Community Mapping Network (CMN) is to provide a service that collects and integrates natural resource information, maps and mapping information to promote sustainable resource management and to assist planning sustainable communities in British Columbia, Canada.

DFO Geoportal

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), in partnership with other marine organizations and GeoConnections, is leading the establishment of a marine geospatial data infrastructure (MGDI) for Canada. The DFO GeoPortal Project, initiated by the DFO Science sector, is providing key services forming the DFO open geospatial infrastructure, which is a key component of the evolving MDGI.

Fish Wizard

Use the FishWizard to find our most recent information about British Columbia lakes and streams and the fish in them, including salmon escapements, fish stocking records and depth maps for over 2,500  lakes. 

Tides, Currents and Water Levels

Tide tables for all of Canada.