rcas2005

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Publication_Date: 2005
Title: rcas2005
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Online_Linkage: \\CARRIE\C$\data_Received2007\DFO\RCA\rcas2005.shp
Description:
Abstract:
Rockfish Conservation Areas as of April 2005 - includes areas added in 2006 and should be current to February 2007. Downloaded from DFO's HEB spatial data holdings by Living Oceans Society on Dec. 20, 2007. In May 2002, the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans announced a preliminary conservation strategy for rebuilding Pacific inshore Rockfish stocks. One of the key elements of the strategy included the development of a network of closed areas coastwide. These closed areas, Rockfish Conservation Areas, (RCA's) restrict fishing activity that has a significant impact on Rockfish. The areas are to act as protected refugia for Rockfish and Lingcod.
Purpose:
The Rockfish Conservation Areas are to act as protected refugia for Rockfish and Lingcod. This will allow the animals residing within the closed area to maintain a high level of productivity and thereby supply larvae for other depleted areas. Due to the sedentary nature of the Rockfish and their tendency to be long-lived, the closed areas will be in effect for many years, i.e. (20-25 years). Monitoring programs will measure the success of the closed area element of the strategy over time.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2005
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate:
REQUIRED: Western-most coordinate of the limit of coverage expressed in longitude.
East_Bounding_Coordinate:
REQUIRED: Eastern-most coordinate of the limit of coverage expressed in longitude.
North_Bounding_Coordinate:
REQUIRED: Northern-most coordinate of the limit of coverage expressed in latitude.
South_Bounding_Coordinate:
REQUIRED: Southern-most coordinate of the limit of coverage expressed in latitude.
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword: RCA
Theme_Keyword: Rockfish
Theme_Keyword: Conservation
Place:
Place_Keyword: British Columbia
Temporal:
Temporal_Keyword: 2005
Access_Constraints:
Not to be reproduced or distributed without permission from the data custodian
Use_Constraints:
Not to be reproduced or distributed without permission from the data custodian
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Dwight McCullough
Contact_Organization: DFO
Contact_Position: GIS Coordinator
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 604-666-2044
Data_Set_Credit: Fisheries and Oceans Canada
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:
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
RCA boundary legal descriptions in the form of latitude and longitude coordinate positions were developed by DFO Fisheries Management Branch by extracting coordinate values from CHS raster marine charts. Coordinate values were then input into a GIS by DFO Habitat and Enhancement Branch GIS Unit. RCA boundary files were developed using the coordinate positions and small sections of vector CHS marine charts. The final files were output as ESRI shapefiles. Additional Rockfish Conservation Areas were identified for 2005. These RCAs were digitized and appended to the existing dataset.
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: rcas2005
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
Attribute_Definition: ID
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: NAME
Attribute_Definition: Name
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: YR_CREATED
Attribute_Definition: Year RCA created
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FORMERID
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: HECTARES
Attribute_Definition: RCA area in hectares
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SQ_KM
Attribute_Definition: RCA area in square kilometers
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: AREA
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LEN

Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Transfer_Size: 10.724

Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20100705
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: BCMCA
Contact_Person: Carrie Robb
Contact_Position: Data Manager
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 204-343 Railway St.
City: Vancouver
State_or_Province: BC
Postal_Code: V6A 1A4
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 6046965044
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

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