BCMCA_ECO_Fish_BaskingSharksHistoricalAbund_DATA

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

The British Columbia Marine Conservation Analysis (BCMCA), a Tides Canada Initiatives Project

Publication_Date: 2010

Title: BCMCA_ECO_Fish_BaskingSharksHistoricalAbund_DATA

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Online_Linkage:

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Description:

Abstract:

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.

Purpose:

The purpose of this dataset is to identify the spatial extents of Basking Sharks within the BCMCA study area.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 1948

Ending_Date: 1950

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Unknown

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -128.779727

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -121.804510

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 52.648467

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 45.796911

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:

REQUIRED: Reference to a formally registered thesaurus or a similar authoritative source of theme keywords.

Theme_Keyword: Basking Sharks

Theme_Keyword: Historical abundance

Place:

Place_Keyword: Canadian Pacific EEZ

Access_Constraints:

This dataset is subject to the terms and conditions of the data use agreements for the source datasets.

Use_Constraints:

This dataset is subject to the terms and conditions of the data use agreements for the source datasets.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Karin Bodtker

Contact_Organization: British Columbia Marine Conservation Analysis

Contact_Position: BCMCA Co-Chair

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 1405-207 West Hastings Street

City: Vancouver

State_or_Province: BC

Postal_Code: V6B 1H7

Country: Canada

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 6046965044

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kbodtker@livingoceans.org

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.6.1500

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

Data for Basking shark distribution in the Pacific Region is the result of confirmed sightings from individuals or from fishing bycatch records.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

Data digitized from an image of a map and should not be considered highly accurate.

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Contribution:

McFarlane, S., J. King, K. Leask and L.B. Christensen, 2009. Assessment of information used to develop a Recovery Potential Assessment for basking shark Cetorhinus maximus (Pacific Population) in Canada. DFO Can. Sci. Advis. Sec. Res. Doc. 2008/071. vi + 98 p.

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Georeferenced (NAD_1983_Lambert_Azimuthal_Equal_Area) figure 1, showing areas of historical abundance of basking sharks, from the document "Assessment of information used to develop a Recovery Potential assessment for basking shark Cetorhinus maximus (Pacific population) in Canada" published by Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: C:\DOCUME~1\staff\LOCALS~1\Temp\xml1C8.tmp

Process_Date: April 2010

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Andreas Pettersson

Contact_Organization: BCMCA

Contact_Position: GIS Contractor

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Digitized areas with historical abundance of basking sharks as polygons

Process_Date: April 2010

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Andreas Pettersson

Contact_Organization: BCMCA

Contact_Position: GIS Contractor

Process_Step:

Process_Description: Dataset copied.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:

O:\BCMCA\Data_Processed\Fish\Basking_Sharks\BaskingSharksHistoricalAbundAlb

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: 7

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

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: BCMCA_ECO_Fish_BaskingSharksHistoricalAbund_DATA

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: Shape

Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Id

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: British Columbia Marine Conservation Analysis

Contact_Instructions: See www.bcmca.ca for distribution details

Resource_Description: Downloadable Data

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Transfer_Size: 0.001

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20100831

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Andreas Pettersson

Contact_Organization: BCMCA

Contact_Position: GIS Contractor

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 1405-207 W. Hastings St.

City: Vancouver

State_or_Province: BC

Postal_Code: V6B 1H7

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (604) 696-5044

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

Metadata_Extensions:

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Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile

Metadata_Extensions:

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