Aggregated Sablefish Longline Catch and Effort Grid 1996-2004

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: DFO-OHEB, Nanaimo
Publication_Date: Feb, 2006
Title: Aggregated Sablefish Longline Catch and Effort Grid 1996-2004
Edition: 1
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Marine Atlas of Pacific Canada
Publication_Information:
Publisher:
The British Columbia Marine Conservation Analysis (BCMCA), a Tides Canada Initiatives Project
Online_Linkage:
\\data-server\gis\BCMCA\HumanUse\Repository\Commercial Fish\data\BCMCA_hu_CommercialFish_Sablefish_Longline_data.shp
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
The British Columbia Marine Conservation Analysis (BCMCA), a Tides Canada Initiatives Project
Publication_Date: May 2011
Title: Marine Atlas of Pacific Canada
Online_Linkage: www.bcmca.ca/data
Description:
Abstract:
The Sablefish Longline catch and effort grid dataset has been assembled directly from the Groundfish Stock Assessment harvest log database (PacSable) located at the Pacific Biological Station (PBS). The dataset has been modified to meet the sensitive nature of the data as per the Access to Information Act20(1)(b,c); which specifies that Fisheries and Oceans Canada will not disclose to a third party confidential information that may prejudice the competitive position of the fisher, in which fishing location has been identified as one of the entities to be protected. There was a 4km x 4km grid used in the desensitization process as well information was limited to total Effort and total Catch . The dataset specifically targets the 1996-2004 fishing season.
Purpose:
The purpose of the data is to display complete, up-to-date information on commercial Sablefish Longline fishing activities along the coast of British Columbia for the BCMCA Atlas and Marxan analyses. This dataset was originally developed in fulfillment of a request by the Oceans Action Plan (OAP) committee with the intent to contribute to management plans within the Pacific North Coast Integrated Management Area (PNCIMA). It was subsequently provided to the British Columbia Marine Conservation Analysis (BCMCA).
The British Columbia Marine Conservation Analysis (BCMCA) is a collaborative project assembling and analyzing spatial information about Canada's Pacific Ocean. The overall goal of the BCMCA is to identify marine areas of high conservation value and marine areas important to human use. Results of the project are intended to inform and help advance marine planning initiatives in BC by providing collaborative, peer-reviewed scientific analyses based on the best ecological and human use spatial data at scales relevant to a BC coast-wide analysis.
Supplemental_Information:
Due to the variable nature of the data not all of the information within the database can be shown spatially. The available data to be shown is 89.53% of the content of the database.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 1996
Ending_Date: 2004
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -136.047265
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -125.626697
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 54.600626
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 47.809539
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword: Groundfish
Theme_Keyword: economy
Theme_Keyword: Hook and Line
Theme_Keyword: Sablefish
Theme_Keyword: Blackcod
Theme_Keyword: catch
Theme_Keyword: effort
Place:
Place_Keyword: BC
Place_Keyword: Pacific Ocean
Temporal:
Temporal_Keyword: 1996
Temporal_Keyword: 1997
Temporal_Keyword: 1998
Temporal_Keyword: 1999
Temporal_Keyword: 2000
Temporal_Keyword: 2001
Temporal_Keyword: 2002
Temporal_Keyword: 2003
Temporal_Keyword: 2004
Access_Constraints:
A Limited Use Agreement must be completed and returned to Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Use_Constraints: As outlined in the Limited Use Agreement
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Sean MacConnachie
Contact_Organization: Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Contact_Position: Project Coordinator
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 4166 Departure Bay Road
City: Nanaimo
State_or_Province: BC
Postal_Code: V9T 4B7
Country: Canada
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 250 756-7265
Data_Set_Credit: Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Pacific Biological Station
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.3500

Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
4km x 4km grid cells that meet the requirements of the Access to Information Act two attributes were obtained a total Effort Hooks and Catch_kg per grid cell
Quantitative_Attribute_Accuracy_Assessment:
Attribute_Accuracy_Value: Effort_hook
Attribute_Accuracy_Explanation: Total number of hooks used
Quantitative_Attribute_Accuracy_Assessment:
Attribute_Accuracy_Value: Catch_kg
Attribute_Accuracy_Explanation: A total catch in kilograms
Logical_Consistency_Report:
Data has been cleaned using a dangle length of .001m and fuzzy tolerance of .0001m A 4km x 4km grid was used with an grid origin of: Easting -27940m, Northing 94650m To meet the sensitivity requirements of the Access to Information Act a count of 3 or more vessels (CFV field used), that were fishing within the same grid cell and within the same fishing season (Year field used) was used
Completeness_Report:
See the Marine Atlas of British Columbia, p145, for reviewer comments and caveats of use
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
A 4km x 4km grid was used with an grid origin of: Easting -27940m, Northing 94650m
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
A 4km x 4km grid was used with an grid origin of: Easting -27940m, Northing 94650m
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: PBS Data Unit
Publication_Date: Unknown
Title: Groundfish sablefish logs
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data
Source_Scale_Denominator: Variable
Type_of_Source_Media: online Database
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 1996
Ending_Date: 2004
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
- Queries sablefish Log database for CFV, Catch, Effort, lat and long and year range fields - In ArcMap using Long & Lat fields as XY coordinates created a shape file - Using XTOOLS - XY field and coordinates were assigned. - Exported dbf file to uniquecfv.mdb database provided by Norm Olson (PBS) to populate index fields which were required to spatially sort unique CFV. XY fields were used to assign a point value associated with a unique grid value. Fields were than summed by CFV to provide a summed value for each unique CFV in each grid. - Within ArcMap imported the new dbf file into ArcMap and use XY coordinates to map the points. - Joined the 4km x 4km grid to the point file. During the joining all fields are summed. A newly created Sum of Count field indicated number of unique vessels in the grid. - Select only those records that have a sum vessel count greater than 2. - Export selected records and create new shape file. - Eliminated all irrelevant fields keeping only the GridCell, #_vessels, Effort and Catch attribute items
Process_Date: January 2006
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Sean MacConnachie
Contact_Organization: Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Contact_Position: Project Coordinator
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 4166 Departure Bay Rd
City: Nanaimo
State_or_Province: BC
Postal_Code: V9T 6B7
Country: Canada
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 250-756-7265

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: G-polygon
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 540

Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Map_Projection:
Map_Projection_Name: Albers Conical Equal Area
Albers_Conical_Equal_Area:
Standard_Parallel: 50.000000
Standard_Parallel: 58.500000
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -126.000000
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 45.000000
False_Easting: 1000000.000000
False_Northing: 0.000000
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000000
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000000
Planar_Distance_Units: meters
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222
Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Altitude_System_Definition:
Altitude_Resolution: 1.000000
Altitude_Encoding_Method:
Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: BCMCA_hu_CommercialFish_Sablefish_Longline_data
Entity_Type_Definition:
Sablefish by longline, 1996-2004, 4km x 4km grid, Greater than 2 vessels
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FID_1
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Shape
Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: OBJECTID
Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: VESSELS
Attribute_Definition:
Number of vessels that contribute to the totals for effort and catch in the grid cell
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: EFFORT_HOO
Attribute_Definition: Number hooks
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SHAPE
Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FID
Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CATCH_KG_
Attribute_Definition: total catch in kilograms
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SHAPE_AREA
Attribute_Definition: Area of feature in internal units squared.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SHAPE_LEN
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
The 4km x 4km gridcells present in this dataset have met the 3 vessel rule. The attribute information have been rolled-up per gridcell include the Total "Effort_min" and Total "Catch_kg".

Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Dwight McCullough
Contact_Organization: Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Contact_Position: GIS Coordinator
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Suite 200 401 Burrard Street
City: Vancouver
State_or_Province: BC
Postal_Code: V6C 3S4
Country: Canada
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 604-666-2044
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Dwight.McCullough@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Transfer_Size: 0.016
Available_Time_Period:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 1996
Ending_Date: 2004

Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20120104
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Dave Nicolson
Contact_Organization: British Columbia Marine Conservation Analysis
Contact_Position: Project Manager
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: info@bcmca.ca
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
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