feature (id #91):
Marine Birds Survey Effort

category nearshore
description Areas surveyed for pelagic and nearshore birds across all seasons.
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for data layers: BC Ferry Surveys; Burrard Inlet Environmental Action Plan: Winter Bird Surveys; Coastal Waterbird Inventory; Moulting Sea Duck Survey; Pelagic Seabird Surveys; Triennial Swan Surveys; West Coast Vancouver Island Waterbird Survey

custodian — Environment Canada (Canadian Wildlife Service): Kathleen Moore

restrictions — There are restrictions set on BCMCA distributing the raw data.

for data layer: BC Coastal Waterbirds Survey

custodian — Bird Studies Canada: http://www.naturecounts.ca

restrictions — There are restrictions set on BCMCA distributing the raw data.

raw data is available at — http://www.naturecounts.ca

for data layers: Southwest Vancouver Island Shelf Surveys; Trevor Channel Transects

custodian — n/a: Alan Burger

restrictions — There are restrictions set on BCMCA distributing the raw data.

for data layer: Laskeek Bay Surveys

custodian — Laskeek Bay Conservation Society: Lindsay Seegmiller

restrictions — There are restrictions set on BCMCA distributing the raw data.

for data layer: Harbours Atlas

custodian — Capital Regional District: Jody Watson

restrictions — There are restrictions set on BCMCA distributing the raw data.

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