Sponge Reef Areas, Hecate Strait, Queen Charlotte Basin

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Kim Conway
Originator: Fiona Lawson
Publication_Date: Unpublished Material
Title: Sponge Reef Areas, Hecate Strait, Queen Charlotte Basin
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Other_Citation_Details:
Metadata compiled by Lisa Peitso, University of Victoria Co-op student, 2004/01/15; Processing metadata updated by Fiona Lawson, 2005/08.
Online_Linkage:
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Description:
Abstract:
This vector digital data set delimits the distribution of sponge reefs in the Queen Charlotte Basin and indicates the continuous or incontinuous coverage of the seafloor by sponge reefs.
Purpose:
The data was part of the Geographical Survey of Canada's mapping program on the continental shelf.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 1998
Ending_Date: 2002
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: In work
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: bi-annually
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -130.804486
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -128.617179
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 53.361108
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 51.261413
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: sponges
Theme_Keyword: sponge reefs
Theme_Keyword: marine geology
Theme_Keyword: sponges
Place:
Place_Keyword: Queen Charlotte Sound
Place_Keyword: Queen Charlotte Basin
Place_Keyword: Hecate Straight
Place_Keyword: British Columbia
Place_Keyword: Canada
Place_Keyword: BC
Stratum:
Stratum_Keyword: holocene
Temporal:
Temporal_Keyword: holocene
Access_Constraints: NONE
Use_Constraints:
Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, 1999 For more information, please contact the Copyright Officer at the following address: ESS Copyright Officer Business Development Office Earth Sciences Sector 615 Booth St., Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0E9 Sa Majesté la Reine du chef du Canada, 1999 Pour plus d'information, prière de communiquer avec le responsable du droit d'auteur à l'adresse suivante : Responsable du droit d'auteur du SST Bureau d'expansion des affaires Secteur des sciences de la Terre 615, rue Booth Ottawa (Ontario) K1A 0E9
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Geological Survey of Canada (Pacific)
Contact_Person: Kim Conway
Contact_Position: Physical Scientist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: P.O. Box 6000, 9860 West Saanich Road
City: Sidney
State_or_Province: British Columbia
Postal_Code: V8L 4B2
Country: Canada
Contact_Voice_Telephone: +01-250-363-6400
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +01-250-363-6565
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: conway@nrcan.gc.ca
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 4; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.0.0.535
Data_Quality_Information:
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: K.W. Conway
Publication_Date: 1999
Title:
Hexactinellid sponge reefs on the British Columbia continental shelf: geological and biological structure with aperspective on their role in the shelf ecosystem.
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Canadian Stock Assessment Secretariat Research Document
Issue_Identification: 99/192
Type_of_Source_Media: paper
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: K.W. Conway, J.V. Barrie, and M. Krautter
Publication_Date: 2003
Title:
Modern siliceous sponge reefs in a turbid silicclastic setting: Fraser River delta, British Columbia, Canada.
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Neues Jahrbuch fuer Geologie und Palaeontologie
Publication_Information:
Publisher: In Press
Type_of_Source_Media: paper
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: K.W. Conway, M. Krautter, J.V. Barrie and M. Neuweiler
Publication_Date: 2001
Title:
Helactinellid sponge reefs on the Canadian continental shelf: a unique "living fossil."
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Geoscience Canada
Issue_Identification: Vol.28 No.2
Type_of_Source_Media: paper
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: K.W. Conway, J.V. Barrie, W.C. Austin, and J.L. Luternauer
Publication_Date: 1991
Title:
Holocene sponge bioherms on the western Canadian continental shelf.
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Continental Shelf Research
Issue_Identification: vol.11
Type_of_Source_Media: paper
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: M. Krautter, K.W. Conway, J.V. Barrie and M. Neuweiler
Publication_Date: 2001
Title:
Discovery of a "living Dinosaur": globally unique modern hexactinellid sponge reefs off British Columbia, Canada
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Facies
Issue_Identification: vol.44
Type_of_Source_Media: paper
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
F. Whitney, K.W. Conway, R.E.Thomson, J.V. Barrie, M. Krautter and G. Mungrov
Publication_Date: 2003
Title:
Oceanographic Habitat of Sponge Reefs on the Western Canadian Continental Shelf.
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Continental Shelf Research
Publication_Information:
Publisher: In Press
Type_of_Source_Media: paper
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Geophysical data was collected by the originator from a side scan, sonar and high resolution seismic occuring from 1984-1999
Process_Date: 1984-1999
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Address:
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
An AutoCAD drawing was compiled using the collected geophysical data by a contractor.
Process_Date: 1998
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The AutoCad drawing was turned into a coverage in 1999. The new coverage was later updated in 2002 by other geophysical surveys collected during 2000, 2001 and 2002.
Process_Date: 1999, 2002
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Geological Survey of Canada (Pacific)
Contact_Person: Kim Conway
Contact_Position: Physical Scientist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: P.O. Box 6000, 9860 West Saanich Road
City: Sidney
State_or_Province: British Columbia
Postal_Code: V8L 4B2
Country: Canada
Contact_Voice_Telephone: +01-250-363-6400
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +01-250-363-6565
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: conway@nrcan.gc.ca
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The preliminary sponge reef polygons were updated and their detail greatly improved by Fiona Lawson, U.Vic Co-op student, using the following GIS processes: 1.) Sponge reef polygons created using both multibeam and backscatter data. 2.) Huntec External and Internal, as well as Sidescan data used to determine surficial geology (bedrock, till, glaciomarine distal, recent muds/sandy muds, recent sands, or sublittoral sands) along tracklines from cruises 88-007, 02-004, 99-001 and Hudson81 and surficial geology polygons created along tracklines accordingly. 3.) Surficial geology polygons expanded to cover the entire four regions of sponge reefs in the QCB using multibeam and backscatter data along with the interpreted trackline polygons.
Process_Date: May 2005 to June 2005
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Sponge reef polygons were created in the Agassiz Bank, Portland Canal and Malcolm Island areas by Hayley Linton, U.Vic Co-op student: 1) Multibeam and backscatter data were used in delimiting the sponge reefs in the Agassiz Bank area 2) Multibeam, relief, colour shaded relief and backscatter data were used to delimit the sponge reefs in Portland Canal 3) Multibeam and colour shaded relief were used in delimiting the sponge reefs at Malcolm Island
Process_Date: September 2008 to October 2008
Process_Step:
Process_Description: Dataset copied.
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Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Geological Survey of Canada (Pacific)
Contact_Person: Robert Kung
Contact_Position: GIS Database Administrator
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: P.O. Box 6000, 9860 West Saanich Road
City: Sidney
State_or_Province: British Columbia
Postal_Code: V8L 4B2
Country: Canada
Contact_Voice_Telephone: +01-250-363-6526
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +01-250-363-6565
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kung@nrcan.gc.ca
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Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Geological Survey of Canada (Pacific)
Contact_Person: Kashka Iwanowska
Contact_Position: Marine GIS Specialist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: P.O. Box 6000, 9860 West Saanich Road
City: Sidney
State_or_Province: British Columbia
Postal_Code: V8L 4B2
Country: Canada
Contact_Voice_Telephone: +01-250-363-6422
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +01-250-363-6565
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kiwanows@nrcan.gc.ca
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Contact_Person: Robert Kung
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City: Sidney
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