BCMCA_ECO_Mammals_HarbourSealHaulouts_MARXAN

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: August 2010

Title: BCMCA_ECO_Mammals_HarbourSealHaulouts_MARXAN

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Ecological Data

Publication_Information:

Publisher: BCMCA

Online_Linkage:

\\vancouverserver\gis\BCMCA\Repository\MARXAN_Shapefiles\BCMCA_ECO_Mammals_HarbourSealHaulouts_MARXAN.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 identify the spatial distribution of harbour seal haulout sites identified as a feature at the BCMCA Marine Mammal Experts Workshop. Data presented in 2x2 km planning units for MARXAN analysis.

Supplemental_Information:

Data Sources: 1) Fisheries and Oceans Canada - aerial surveys between 1966-1998 as reported in Olesiuk, P. 1999. An Assessment of the Status of Harbour Seals in British Columbia. 2) Province of British Columbia - habour seal haulouts

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: unknown

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -132.814907

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -122.456176

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 54.483611

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 48.158507

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:

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

Theme_Keyword: harbour seal

Theme_Keyword: haulout

Theme_Keyword: aerial survey

Theme_Keyword: Phoca vitulina

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 9.3.1.3500

Data_Quality_Information:

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Peter Olesiuk

Publication_Date: 1999

Title:

An Assessment of the Status of Harbour Seals in British Columbia

Other_Citation_Details: Deparment of Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Peter Olesiuk, 1999

Source_Contribution:

Olesiuk, P. 1999. An assessment of the status of harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) in British Columbia. Fisheries and Oceans Canada. Canadian Stock Assessment Secretariat Research Document 99/33. The report contains population trends and abundance of harbour seals in B.C which were assessed based on aerial surveys conducted during 1966-98.

Source_Information:

Source_Contribution: Province of British Columbia - Harbour seal haulouts

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Points from the Province of BC dataset that were identical to the DFO dataset (contained the same haulout ID) were removed. The two datasets were then merged to create a single file.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:

O:\BCMCA\Data_received\Mammals\DFO\Olesiuk\Olesiuk 99 (appendix 3).pdf

Process_Date: August 2010

Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: O:\BCMCA\Data_Processed\Mammals\harbour_seal_haulouts

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:

Features were buffered by 200 m for the Marxan analysis using the 'dissolve all' parameter to create a single feature.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:

O:\BCMCA\Data_Processed\Mammals\Harbour_Seals\harbour_seal_haulouts.shp.xml

Process_Date: August 2010

Process_Time: 09052000

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 buffered haulouts were intersected with the marine ecosections.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:

O:\BCMCA\Data_Processed\Mammals\Harbour_Seals\harbour_seal_haulouts_dfo_province.shp.xml

Process_Date: August 2010

Process_Time: 09060300

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:

Feature was then intersected with the BCMCA planning units. An ID field was added to hold the feature ID.

Process_Date: August 2010

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Carrie Robb

Contact_Organization: Living Oceans Society (for BCMCA)

Contact_Position: GIS Specialist

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: 852

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_Mammals_HarbourSealHaulouts_MARXAN

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: MARSECTION

Attribute_Definition: Marine Ecosection

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ID_NUMBER

Attribute_Definition: Ecosection ID

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Unit_ID

Attribute_Definition: BCMCA Planning Unit ID

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape_Leng

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: ID

Attribute_Definition: Marxan 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: 1.224

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20100901

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Carrie Robb

Contact_Organization: Living Oceans Society (for BCMCA)

Contact_Position: GIS Specialist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

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@livingoceans.org

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