bcmca_eco_birds_atseamarinebirddensity_data

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Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
The British Columbia Marine Conservation Analysis (BCMCA), a Tides Canada Initiatives Project
Publication_Date: November 2012
Title: bcmca_eco_birds_atseamarinebirddensity_data
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Ecological Data
Publication_Information:
Publisher: BCMCA
Online_Linkage:
\\data-server\gis\BCMCA\Repository\LongTermHost\DATA_Restricted\Seabirds\NotDelivered\bcmca_eco_birds_atseamarinebirddensity_data.shp
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 incoporate all sea survey data identifying all pelagic species, process, and summarize densities by BCMCA planning unit to help inform the marine feature identified at the BCMCA Seabirds Workshop. Data presented as 2 km x 2 km planning units for MARXAN analysis.
Supplemental_Information:
Please note that this feature has been updated since the Marxan analyses were run and the feature data no longer match the Marxan-ready data.
This dataset is a compilation of data collected by many people, for different purposes, using different survey techniques with different methodologies within each technique and, therefore, considerable care must be taken when using the data, even for site-specific inquiries. Refer to the original metadata document for data limitations and usage. Title or link is provided within source information. Data was collected, merged and buffered (if applicable) by target feature layer using the following data sources: 1.Laskeek Bay Sea Surveys 2001-2012. 2.BC Ferry Swartz Bay to Tsawwassen (transects_line.shp). 3.Marine Birds Database (Garry Kaiser surveys, viMAMU data, Mark Drever surveys). 4.Pacific Pelagic Seabird Surveys (Pacific_Pelagic_Seabird_Survey_centroids.shp). 5.Southwest VI Shelf seabirds (Data and Leg files: shf_data, shf_plotted_data, tb_data, tb_plotted_data). 6.At-Sea Surveys (West Coast Trail) - Pacific Rim National Park Reserve (PRNR_bgi_marine_transects.shp, PRNR_marine_transects_99.shp, PRNR_wct_marine_transects_91-96.shp). 7.BCMCA Planning Units.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2012
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -139.382424
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -121.180445
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 56.051980
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 45.979698
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:
REQUIRED: Reference to a formally registered thesaurus or a similar authoritative source of theme keywords.
Theme_Keyword: Pelagic Species
Theme_Keyword: At-sea densities
Place:
Place_Keyword: British Columbia
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_Organization: British Columbia Marine Conservation Analysis
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: info@bcmca.ca
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.3500
Data_Quality_Information:
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Contribution:
BC Ferry Swartz Bay to Tsawwassen. Dataset name: transects_line.shp. Metadata document: ferrySurveys_meta20080208.doc. Extent: Southern Strait of Georgia. Strip transects conducted aboard BC Ferry vessel transiting between the Swartz Bay and Tsawwassen terminals. Counts were conducted during four back to back crossings, on each of three consecutive days (for a total of 12 crossings) each month. The area (km2) surveyed was determined using the width on either side of vessel 150m. DBF table (Survey_data) contains estimated segment length, survey width, and area. Bird densities derived from counts/area (km sq). Spatial data supplied consists of line shapefile with original transect linework, and polygon shapefile with transects buffered to a 300m total width. Refer to original metadata document (listed above) for more information regarding survey background, methodology and data limitations.
Source_Information:
Source_Contribution:
Laskeek Bay Sea Surveys 2001-2008. Raw data: excel format. Metadata Document: Sea Survey Methods.doc Extent: Laskeek bay,as far north as Kingui Island, and as far south as Haswell and Reef Island. See "Key" worksheet in Laskeek Bay Sea Surveys 2001-2008.xls for a map. The purpose of this survey: 1. Measure the abundance and distribution of marine birds and mammals. 2. Monitor inter-annual changes in Marbled Murrelet at-sea populations. 3. Record inter-annual changes in sea-surface temperature (SST) in Laskeek Bay. Data was collected by observers in boats following pre-determined transect lines. Transect mid point coordinates and survey data are supplied within the excel workbook.
Source_Information:
Source_Contribution:
Pelagic Seabird Survey. Dataset name: Pacific_Pelagic_Seabird_Survey_Centroid.shp. Metadata document: Pelagic_Seabird_Survey_Metadata Apr 02_08.doc. Extent: Coast Wide. Pelagic bird surveys were conducted along the coast of British Columbia from 1982-2005. Seabirds were counted opportunistically from aboard DFO research vessels traveling along pre-determined routes off the coast of British Columbia. During early surveys, birds were counted in a 180 forward-facing field, from the bow of the vessel out to 250 m on either side (i.e. total survey strip width 500 m). However, since approximately 2006, surveys have been conducted only on one side of the vessel out to 250m. Most observations were made from the deck above the ship's bridge (approximately 15 m above the surface of the water). All seabirds seen within the survey strip were counted, identified to species if possible (otherwise to genus or family) and recorded. Datasets received: 3 feature classes within geodatabase (point, line, and polygon). These 3 feature classes correspond to the same data but simply represent the data as a transect centroid, of the trackline the vessel followed, and the resultant area surveyed. There are also 3 attribute data tables: Species_Survey_Data, Species_Data, Species_Code. Refer to original metadata document (listed above) for more information regarding survey background, methodology and data limitations.
Source_Information:
Source_Contribution:
CWS Marine Birds Survey Database Project. Associated tables: Mark Drever Survey, Garry Kaiser Surveys and VI MAMU study. Metadata document: Short Documentation MBSDB Feb_10_2009.pdf. Associated tables: ObsArea (includes spatial information), Observe (includes the survey data), SurveyID (includes survey documentation). Data is comprised of one single geodatabase that combines data from a variety of different surveys. Surveys include: BC Ferry, Pelagic Seabird Survey, Vancouver Island MAMU Study, Mark Drever surveys, Gerry Kaiser surveys. Refer to original metadata document (listed above) for more information regarding survey background, methodology and data limitations.
Source_Information:
Source_Contribution:
Alan Burger data (Data and leg files: shf_data, shf_plotted_data, tb_data, tb_plotted_data). Metadata document: Burger methodology.doc. Other documentation: legend_beale_new_cjg.xls. Extent: West Coast Vancouver Island. Data supplied and organized in two folders: Data Files and Leg files. Folders contain various files for each traverse of the transect carried out by Dr. A. Burger off the West Coast of Vancouver Island. Each of the leg files contains minute by minute observation location for a coordinating bird observation data file. Process to spatially locate bird observation data from 1987 to 1995 undertaken by Catherine Griffiths (GIS Consultant). Refer to original metadata document (listed above) for more information regarding survey background, methodology and data limitations.
Source_Information:
Source_Contribution: BCMCA 2 km x 2 km planning units for the Canadian Pacific EEZ.
Source_Information:
Source_Contribution:
At-Sea Surveys (West Coast Trail) - Pacific Rim National Park Reserve. Dataset name: PRNR_bgi_marine_transects.shp, PRNR_marine_transects_91-96.shp, PRNR_marine_transects_99.shp, PRNR_wct_marine_transects_91-96.shp. Associated tables: PRNPR_Mamu_transect_counts_and_effort_by_year.dbf. Dataset date: 1991-2012. Metadata document: Not supplied. Extent: Pacific Rim. Pacific Rim Park Marine Survey Transect along the West Coast Trail (WCT). Coordinate system: UTM Zone Number 10N. The surveys are conducted by counting birds within 150m on either side of the boat. One attribute file that has annual mamu counts (in transect on water or flying) for each leg (in the mamuYY fields where YY indicates the year) and the number of times that leg was surveyed (in the effortYY fields where YY indicates the year). Metadata Notes: The PRNPR_wct_marine_transect_99.shp differs from the wct91-96.shp file because starting in 1999 the WCT transect was changed. The legs C1 and C2 and D were dropped and the legs D2, W and X were added. A "-W" was added to the names of the 01, 02 and 03 transects (this was to differentiate these legs from legs of the same names in the Outer BGI transect). The leg D2 is a portion of the leg D. The length values for each leg are used for density calculations although they differ sometimes significantly from the length of the legs as digitized in the spatial features ... this issue has never been fully resolved.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
<<The methods used to combine all sea survey datasets identifying pelagic species and summarize densities by BCMCA planning unit are as follows >>
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Process_Step:
Process_Description: 
>Prepared LBCS dataset:
Created 2 new fields in the excel transect locations tab, Lat_DD and Long_DD. Used a DMS to DD excel calculation to convert DMS to DD. Added a field in the spatial data called Trans_Code. Populated Off-shore records using field calculator and following formula: transect x 100 plus km number. Populated Near-shore records based on C-M numbering (i.e. 1300 - 2200). Field will be used to link the survey data to the survey midpoints. Formatted and exported excel tables into personal geodatabase tables. Appended all survey tables together using Append tool. Notes within workbooks' "Key" tab indicate transects K and L were combined to "K" in 2006. As there is no longer spatial data for transects labelled "L", all records within raw data were combined with "K" transects and bird counts summed accordingly. Typo in survey data (raw data tables 2001 and 2002), records transect 3, segment 1 as '310' should be '301'. Re-calculated these Trans_Codes to '301' to include counts. Displayed midpoints using Add XY Data and exported into a feature class using NAD 1983 as the coordinate system. Re-projected to NAD 1983 BC Environment Albers using Project tool. Notes in excel "Key" tab indicate the small cap vs large cap species code defines whether sps is flying or on water. If applicable, these records were also included.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Summarized midpoints by Trans_Code to include the following data: total number of pelagic species sighted in the survey by midpoint, total number of surveys for that transect midpoint, total count of all the pelagic birds sighted, transect area in square km, and density. Included only those fields applicable to the pelagic species identified and listed by BCMCA. Added the following fields: Data_Source, Dataset_ID, Surveys_Total, Area_km2, Species_Count, Indiv_Count, Density_km2. Fields were populated using Calculate fields tool. To calculate the total number of pelagic species sighted, feature table was summarized by Trans_Code to include the sum of all the listed species' numbers. All pelagic species summed numbers were tallied by record to get the total number. To calculate the total count of all pelagic birds sighted, a MS query was created to check each species' record and where numbers were >0 a value of one was assigned and grouped by Trans_Code. To avoid duplicate species' counts, the MS query was run on the summarized midpoint table. To ensure species with different behaviours (i.e MAMU vs mamu1) were not double counted, included a parameter within query to first sum fields and if the sum is >0, assign a value of 1. Total Surveys field was calculated to equal the total number of surveys conducted for each midpoint. Density field calculated using following formula: [Indiv_Count]/[Area_km2]. Data_Source field calculated to equal the name of the dataset from which the data was derived. Dataset_ID field calculated to equal the common dataset identifier as categorized by BCMCA. Joined survey data to spatial layer using Trans_Code field and exported into a feature class.
Process_Step:
Process_Description: 
>Prepared BC Ferry dataset:
Re-project spatial layer from NAD 1983 Albers to NAD 1983 BC Environment Albers using Project tool. Added a new field within the Survey_data table to store the date (within first 6 digits of Transect_ID field) and calculated to read yyyy/mm/dd format. Calculated the transect midpoint X and Y coordinates and displayed using Add XY Data.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Summarized midpoints by Segment_ID to include the following data: total number of pelagic species sighted in the survey by midpoint, total count of all the pelagic birds sighted, total number of surveys for that transect midpoint, transect area in square km, and density. Included only those fields applicable to the pelagic species identified and listed by BCMCA. Added the following fields: Data_Source, Dataset_ID, Surveys_Total, Area_km2, Species_Count, Indiv_Count, Density_km2. Fields were populated using Calculate fields tool. To calculate the total number of pelagic species sighted, feature table was summarized by Segment_ID to include the sum of all pelagic species' numbers. All species summed numbers were tallied by record to get the total number. To calculate the total count of all pelagic birds sighted, a MS query was created to check each species' record and where numbers were >0 a value of one was assigned and grouped by Segment_ID. To avoid duplicate species' counts, the MS query was run on the summarized midpoint table. Total surveys was calculated to equal the total number of surveys conducted for each transect midpoint. Density field calculated using following formula: [Indiv_Count] / [Area_KM_sq]. Data_Source field calculated to equal the name of the dataset from which the data was derived. Dataset_ID field calculated to equal the common dataset identifier as categorized by BCMCA. Joined feature table to spatial layer using Segment_ID field in the table and Segment field in the spatial. Included the total bird count table and exported to a feature class.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
<<Prepared PSS dataset: Steps taken prior to CRM processing: Reconciliation of data files - Survey data was originally input and stored in various MS Excel. Field names and records were standardized for all spreadsheets. In addition to design standards, date information was reconciled to conform to international date formats. This is important to address year 2000 date issues. All spreadsheets were converted into DBF files. Creation of relational database - The original database design was assessed and redesigned to conform to GIS conventions and standards. A single key identifier uniquely identifies all features. These features link to the pelagic shipboard survey tabular data (one-to-many data relationship), based on the single key identifier in that database. The key identifier is a concatenation of the date, original transect identifier, and the original survey identifier. Transposing of fields and other programming - It was necessary to transpose species information that was stored as many fields (100+) into a single species field. By storing species information into a relational database, query effort is simplified and processing more efficient. A GIS automation script was created to automate the process that would otherwise have had to been conducted manually.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Processing steps undertaken by CRM: Summarized midpoints by GIS_key to include the following data: total number of pelagic species sighted in the survey by midpoint, total count of all the pelagic birds sighted, total number of surveys for that transect midpoint, transect area in square km, and density. Included only those fields applicable to the pelagic species identified and listed by BCMCA. Added the following fields: Data_Source, Dataset_ID, Surveys_Total, Area_km2, Species_Count, Indiv_Count, Density_km2. Fields were populated using Calculate fields tool. To calculate the total number of pelagic species sighted, feature table was summarized by GIS_key to include the sum of all pelagic species' numbers. All pelagic species summed numbers were tallied by record to get the total number. To calculate the total count of pelagic species, two queries were created using Microsoft Access. The first query was created to assign all instances of species recorded within each transect midpoint a value of one, grouped and ordered by Gis_Key. To eliminate duplicate species counts (i.e. species recorded with differing behaviours), only the first species recorded was assigned a value of one. The second query was created to count and sum all species counts within each grouped Gis_Key. Total Surveys field was calculated to equal the total number of surveys conducted for each transect midpoint. To include area data (km2), the Pacific Pelagic Seabird Survey Area Surveyed table was exported and joined to the feature table using the GIS_key field in both tables. Density field calculated using following formula: [Indiv_Count]/[Area_km2]. Data_Source field calculated to equal the name of the dataset from which the data was derived. Dataset_ID field calculated to equal the common dataset identifier as categorized by BCMCA. Note: Some midpoints were missing from the Centroid layer. Using select by location, found 22 transects that did not have corresponding centroids generated. Exported these missing records from transect layer, calculated midpoints, and displayed XY data. Merged missing midpoints to centroid layer. Joined the feature table to the spatial centroid layer using gis_key in table and GIS_key in spatial and exported to a feature class. Note: There were some records in the table that did not have matching GIS_key records in the spatial. Refer to associated text file for a complete list. Projected from GCS 1983 to NAD 1983 BC Environment Albers using Project tool.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
<<Prepared Marine Bird Database: Created new fields in both the Observe and ObsArea table to store the Data Code (located after 8 digit date value). Using DataFile field in SurveyID table and selecting applicable Data code references, updated data source fields with applicable data. Using select by attributes, selected all records in the Observe table where Data Source = Mark Drever, Gerry Kaiser, and Vancouver Island MAMU and exported to a separate feature table. Using select by attributes, selected all records in the ObsArea table where Data Source = Mark Drever, Gerry Kaiser, and Vancouver Island MAMU and exported to a separate feature class. Within ObsArea table, displayed XY data using LineSegCentLat & LineSegCentLong fields. Exported to a feature class using NAD 1983 as geographic coordinate system. Re-projected to NAD 1983 BC Environment Albers using Project tool.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Summarized midpoints by SegmentID to include the following data: total number of pelagic species sighted in the survey by midpoint, total count of all the pelagic birds sighted, total number of surveys for that transect midpoint, transect area in square km, and density. Included only those fields applicable to the pelagic species identified and listed by BCMCA. Added the following fields: Data_Source, Dataset_ID, Surveys_Total, Area_km2, Species_Count, Indiv_Count, Density_km2. Fields were populated using Calculate fields tool. To calculate the total number of pelagic species sighted, feature table was summarized by Segment_ID to include the sum of all pelagic species' numbers. To calculate the total count of pelagic species, two queries were created using Microsoft Access. The first query was created to assign all instances of species recorded within each transect midpoint a value of one, grouped and ordered by SegmentID. To eliminate duplicate species counts (i.e. species recorded with differing behaviours), only the first species recorded was assigned a value of one. The second query was created to count and sum all species counts within each grouped SegmentID. Note: one record within 'Mark Drever' data may be a data entry error. SegmentID = 19980428MDMST368; 2 'RHAU' were recorded with similiar attributes. One of the records was treated as a duplicate and was not included within data summarization. Total Surveys field was calculated to equal the total number of surveys conducted for each transect midpoint (same as the species count field). Area in squared meters was calculated to squared kilometers. Density field calculated using following formula: [Indiv_Count]/[Area_km2]. Data_Source field calculated to equal the name of the geodatabase from which the data was derived. DataFile field corresponds to the field listed within the survey table. Dataset_ID field calculated to equal the table identifier as categorized by BCMCA. Joined the feature table to the spatial midpoint layer using SegmentID in both the table and spatial and exported to a feature class. Note: 60 records from Gerry Kaiser surveys were missing transect width data. Referred to associated metadata document and determined transect width estimate based on the type of vessel used and observation height. Populated SWidthM field to 300 meters. 5 coordinates were recorded incorrectly. Missing minus sign in front of longitudinal coordinate. Re-calculated to include correct coordinate locations.
Process_Step:
Process_Description: 
>Prepared Southwest VI Shelf seabirds data:
Exported all excel survey worksheets (those labeled "coded") into a personal geodatabase. Appended all relevant survey tables into one master table. Merged all spatial line layers together for each applicable folder (i.e. shf_files). Added 2 new fields to spatial layer: Mid_XCOORD, Mid_YCOORD calculated the midpoint geometry, displayed using Add XY data and exported to a feature class. Used identify duplicate fields calculator to make sure keycode field is unique when all files are merged. Joined master survey table to spatial layer using keycode field in both spatial and aspatial.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Included only those fields applicable to the pelagic species identified and listed by BCMCA. Added the following fields: Data_Source, Dataset_ID, Species_Count, Indiv_Count, Surveys_Total, Area_km2, Density_km2. Populated field using Calculate Field tool. Data_Source field calculated to equal the name of the dataset from which the data was derived. Dataset_ID field calculated to equal the common dataset identifier as categorized by BCMCA. To calculate the total count of all pelagic birds sighted, a MS query was created to check each species' record and where numbers were >0 a value of one was assigned and grouped by Keycode. To calculate the total number of pelagic species sighted, all pelagic species' summed numbers were tallied by record to get the total number. Total surveys was calculated to 1 to reflect each keycode value. Density field calculated using following formula: [Indiv_Count] / [Area_km2].
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person:
Steps up to and including this one completed by Melissa Meneghetti
Contact_Organization: Coastal Resource Mapping
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Merged all prepared midpoint datasets using Merge tool to create one layer storing all at-sea survey midpoint layers. Overlaid merged midpoint layer with BCMCA planning units using Spatial Join tool. Tool parameter example: Target Feature = dfo_bc_2k_4k_combined.shp, Join Features = Midpoints_allPelagicSpecies_surveydata.shp, Join Operation = Join_One_to_Many, Match Option = Intersects. To create the At-Sea density feature, summarized data by planning unit ID to include the total number of surveys and the sum of all Pelagic Species densities. Added a new field: AVG_DENSITY_km2. Calculated field using the following formula: [TOTAL_DENSITY_km2] / [SURVEYS_TOTAL].
Process_Date: June 2010
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Carrie Robb
Contact_Organization: Living Oceans Society (for BCMCA)
Contact_Position: GIS Specialist
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The distribution of average density values across the BCMCA planning units was examined for normality and it was found to be skewed (i.e., there were a few very large values which would have biased Marxan toward choosing these planning units to meet any target set). To account for this, the density values were transformed using a natural log function to normalize the data (lnDensity). Then the transformed values were shifted such that the lowest value was equal to 1 (i.e., a positive constant was added to each value). The values in the [TransDensity] field are the result of this transformation and the distribution of these values across the planning units is near-normal.
Process_Date: June 2010
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Carrie Robb
Contact_Organization: Living Oceans Society (for BCMCA)
Contact_Position: GIS Specialist
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The ID field was created and popualated with a unique Marxan ID.
Process_Date: June 2010
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Carrie Robb
Contact_Organization: Living Oceans Society (for BCMCA)
Contact_Position: GIS Specialist
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Midpoint datasets for the Laskeek Bay surveys and Pelagic Seabird Surveys were updated to the latest information. The Parks Canada West Coast Trail surveys were obtained and a new midpoint file was created. The midpoint files were combined to recreate the final density file following the methodologies described previously.
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Process_Date: November 2012
Process_Time: 17351900
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Melissa Meneghetti
Contact_Organization: Coastal Resource Mapping
Contact_Position: Spatial Analyst
Process_Step:
Process_Description: Metadata imported.
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C:\Documents and Settings\Carrie Robb\Desktop\metadata_marinebirds.xml
Process_Date: 20130409
Process_Time: 14593800
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Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates
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Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
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Unrepresentable_Domain:
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
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
Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
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Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
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Attribute:
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Attribute:
Attribute_Label: AVG_DENSIT
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Shape_Leng
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: UNIT_ID
Attribute_Definition: Unique planning ID as assigned by BCMCA.
Attribute:
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Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Transform_
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All Pelagic species used were identified and listed by BCMCA using the following excel spreadsheet: pelagic_for_atsea_features_final_20090215.xls
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Contact_Organization: British Columbia Marine Conservation Analysis
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Contact_Organization: BCMCA
Contact_Position: Data Manager
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Address: 1405-207 West Hastings Street
City: Vanvouver
State_or_Province: BC
Postal_Code: V6B 1H7
Country: Canada
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 604-696-5044
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: crobb@bcmca.ca
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