Ontario Cage Aquaculture Water and Sediment Quality

This dataset contains measurements of water (chemistry and algal pigments) and sediment (chemistry and size fraction) quality in nearshore areas of Lake Huron surrounding cage aquaculture operations including North Channel, Manitoulin Island and Georgian Bay. Seasonal ice-free monitoring and sampling occurred in Ontario nearshore areas between 1998-2016. The dataset also contains the limits of detection and quantification for the parameters measured, GPS coordinates and depths (sample, Secchi, composite and maximum) for the lake sampling locations.

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Field	Value
Last Updated	April 17, 2026, 21:02 (UTC)
Created	April 17, 2026, 21:02 (UTC)
contact_person	{"en": "Government of Ontario; Government of Ontario; Environment, Conservation and Parks", "fr": "Gouvernement de l'Ontario; Gouvernement de l'Ontario; Environment, Conservation and Parks"}
criticality_level	[]
data_dictionary	unknown,unknown,unknown
geographic_scope	[]
open_canada_collection	fgp
open_canada_date_published	2026-02-04 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords	{"en": ["Water", "Government information"], "fr-t-en": ["l'eau", "Information gouvernementale"]}
open_canada_subject	["economics_and_industry"]
sensitivity_level	unrestricted
title_fr	Qualité de l’eau et des sédiments de l’aquaculture en cage de l’Ontario
update_frequency	not_planned