Quick Reference Guide for the shellfish harvesting map

This is a quick reference guide to some of the features available in the shellfish harvesting map. This application provides, in real time, maps of shellfish harvesting areas that are closed, open or subject to variation orders.

1 - Toolbar Icons

2 - Other Icons

3 - I want to … Menu

Located on the top left side of the screen, the button opens the menu shown below. The next three sections explain how to use these menu options.

3.1 - Subscribe to CSSP notifications

1. Click on the I want to… button and then select Subscribe to CSSP notifications. The side panel will display the following:

2. Read the notice at the top, enter your email address in the corresponding field and enter it a second time for confirmation. The application will verify that they are identical.
3. Under Options, you have two choices of notifications:
   • Prohibition Order Notifications (the default selection)
   • Public Consultation Notices
4. You can elect to receive either type of email notifications or both. Confirm you selection(s) by clicking on the corresponding checkboxes and then on Next
5. The application displays the following on the side panel. Here you must define the geographic area that interests you so that you only receive notifications of closures and openings relevant to your area of interest. You may define multiple geographic areas of interest.

6. Use the built-in Bookmarks, or the Zooming or Panning functions to adjust the map so that the view corresponds to the general geographic area that interests you. The south coast of Nova Scotia is shown in the following example:

7. Click on Add and you will see the following prompt on the side panel:

8. Follow the prompt's instructions and draw a polygon around the area that interests you, as shown below. When you create a valid polygon, the application displays the message Geometry captured on the side panel. Click on OK to proceed.

9. Enter a descriptive area name in the field on the side panel and then click on OK. The area name will show up on the side panel underAreas of Interest.
10. Click Done and the application will display the following message indicating that you have successfully identified an area of interest and will start receiving notifications after clicking on the link in the confirmation email. Click on OK.

11. Once the above process is completed, you can return to the application and create additional areas of interests to your list.

3.2 - Finding a place or an address

This menu item provides a quick way of panning to an area of the map that interests you, by entering the name of a place.

1. Click on the I want to… button then on Find a Place or Address:
2. The application side panel displays the following:

3. Type in “Canso,” as an example, click on OK and the application will quickly pan to the Canso, Nova Scotia area:

3.3 - Bookmarking the current map view

Bookmarking the current map view can be done from the:

1. Bookmark icon on the left side of the screen:

2. Or from the “I want to…” menu:
   1. Click on Bookmark Current Extent.
   2. Enter the name of your bookmark in the pop-up window and click OK:
   
   3. Your bookmark will now appear on the list of built-in bookmarks.