Bait Management Zones

Identifies Bait Management Zones throughout Ontario.

Ontario is divided into 4 Bait Management Zones (BMZs) that regulate the movement, possession and use of baitfish and leeches:

  • Southern BMZ
  • Central BMZ
  • Northeastern BMZ
  • Northwestern BMZ

In portions of the far north, using or possessing live baitfish is prohibited, but these areas are not considered BMZs.

Learn more about Sustainable bait management in Ontario.

Fields

  • BMZ
    • S
    • C
    • NE
    • NW
    • NLB
  • BMZ_Name
    • Central BMZ
    • Northeastern BMZ
    • Northwestern BMZ
    • Southern BMZ
    • No use or possession of live baitfish
  • BMZ_NAME_FR
    • ZGA du Centre
    • ZGA du Nord-Est
    • ZGA du Nord-Ouest
    • ZGA du Sud
    • Utilisation ou possession interdite de poissons d'appât vivants
Additional Documentation Status Completed: production of the data has been completed
Maintenance and Update Frequency As needed: data is updated as deemed necessary
Contact Scott Gibson, Fish and Wildlife Policy Branch, [email protected]

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Additional Info

Field Value
Last Updated March 24, 2026, 20:42 (UTC)
Created March 24, 2026, 20:42 (UTC)
Domain / Topic
Domain or topic of the dataset being cataloged.
Title
Title for the Dataset.
Bait Management Zones
Description
A description of the dataset.

Identifies Bait Management Zones throughout Ontario.

Ontario is divided into 4 Bait Management Zones (BMZs) that regulate the movement, possession and use of baitfish and leeches:

  • Southern BMZ
  • Central BMZ
  • Northeastern BMZ
  • Northwestern BMZ

In portions of the far north, using or possessing live baitfish is prohibited, but these areas are not considered BMZs.

Learn more about Sustainable bait management in Ontario.

Fields

  • BMZ
    • S
    • C
    • NE
    • NW
    • NLB
  • BMZ_Name
    • Central BMZ
    • Northeastern BMZ
    • Northwestern BMZ
    • Southern BMZ
    • No use or possession of live baitfish
  • BMZ_NAME_FR
    • ZGA du Centre
    • ZGA du Nord-Est
    • ZGA du Nord-Ouest
    • ZGA du Sud
    • Utilisation ou possession interdite de poissons d'appât vivants
Additional Documentation Status Completed: production of the data has been completed
Maintenance and Update Frequency As needed: data is updated as deemed necessary
Contact Scott Gibson, Fish and Wildlife Policy Branch, [email protected]
Tags / Keywords
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Format (CSV, XLS, TXT, PDF, etc)
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Dataset Size
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22448.0
Metadata Identifier
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5cae231a985146bb86ecbe5b72d9377c
Published Date
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2024-12-02
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Time Period Data Span (end date)
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GeoSpatial Area Data Span
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Field Value
Access category
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public
License
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Open Government Licence – Ontario
Limits on use
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Location
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https://ontariogeohub-lio.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/mnrf::bait-management-zones
Data Service
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Owner
Owner of the dataset.
MNRF-Information-Access
Contact Point
Who to contact regarding access?
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
Contact Point Email
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[email protected]
Publisher
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Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
Publisher Email
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Author
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MNRF-Information-Access
Author Email
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Accessed At
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2025-04-15
Field Value
Identifier
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5cae231a985146bb86ecbe5b72d9377c
Language
Language(s) of the dataset
English
Link to dataset description
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https://ontariogeohub-lio.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/mnrf::bait-management-zones
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Contains Indigenous Data
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Version
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None
Source
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None
Version notes
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Is version of another dataset
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Other versions
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Provenance Text
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Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
Provenance URL
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Temporal resolution
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GeoSpatial resolution in meters
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GeoSpatial resolution (in regions)
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Field Value
Indigenous Community Permission
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Community Permission
Community permission (who gave permission).
The Indigenous communities the dataset is about
Indigenous communities from which data is derived.
Field Value
Number of data rows
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5
Number of data columns
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6
Number of data cells
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30
Number of data relations
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