SCUBA dive sites

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: May 2011

Title: SCUBA dive sites

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Marine Atlas of Pacific Canada

Publication_Information:

Publisher:

The British Columbia Marine Conservation Analysis (BCMCA), a Tides Canada Initiatives Project

Online_Linkage:

\\POTTER\L$\Data Library\Post\TourismRecreation\data\bcmca_hu_tourismrec_scuba_data.shp

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

The British Columbia Marine Conservation Analysis (BCMCA), a Tides Canada Initiatives Project

Publication_Date: May 2011

Title: Marine Atlas of Pacific Canada

Online_Linkage: www.bcmca.ca/atlas

Description:

Abstract:

This data represents the location of scuba diving sites in coastal British Columbia.

Purpose:

The purpose of the data is to portray complete, up-to-date information on scuba diving sites along the coast of British Columbia for use in the BCMCA Atlas and Marxan analyses.
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.

Supplemental_Information:

Structure of the attribute database is generally based on the CRIMS source data. Most attributes are not populated with content.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: April 2011

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -133.255823

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -122.453229

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 54.738835

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 48.133717

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword: SCUBA

Theme_Keyword: recreational diving

Place:

Place_Keyword: BC

Place_Keyword: Pacific Ocean

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints:

The points have been checked against Canadian Hydrographic Service charts, however the locations are still approximate and should not be used for navigation purposes. For general information only.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: British Columbia Marine Conservation Analysis

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: info@bcmca.ca

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.1850

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

Some attribute information may be incomplete, depending on the source of the data content. Some attribute information may not be current.

Completeness_Report:

Data sources are from government reports, guide books, identified by tourism operators or identified by recreational organizations.

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Province of BC, Coastal Resource Information Management System

Publication_Date: 2001-08-31

Title: CRIMS, Coastal BC Diving Sites

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: ArcInfo coverage

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Coastal Resource Information Management System

Other_Citation_Details:

Carol Ogborne carol.ogborne@gov.bc.ca
Integrated Land Management Agency, Land Information BC, Business Solutions Branch (now GeoBC)

Online_Linkage:

https://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/geometadata/metadataDetail.do?recordUID=49482&recordSet=ISO19115

Source_Scale_Denominator: 1:40,000

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 1992-07-01

Ending_Date: 2001-08-31

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: CRIMS, Coastal BC Diving Sites

Source_Contribution:

Province of British Columbia - Coastal Resource Information Management System (1992-2001): Data were created through a variety of projects to identify important use areas in the event of an oil spill and for marine planning. Projects combined to create this CRIMS dataset include: - Southern Georgia Strait Oil Spill Response Information System (OSRIS) (1994, 1:40,000 scale, prepared by LGL Ltd.) - Northern Georgia Strait OSRIS (1995, 1:40,000 scale, prepared by LGL Ltd.) - Johnstone Strait OSRIS (1996, 1:40,000 scale, prepared by Clover Point Cartographics Ltd.) - Central Coast OSRIS (1996, 1:40,000 scale, prepared by Clover Point Cartographics Ltd.) - West Coast Vancouver Island OSRIS (1996, 1:40,000 scale, prepared by LGL Ltd.) - North Coast OSRIS (1998, 1:40,000 scale, prepared by Clover Point Cartographics Ltd.) - QCI OSRIS (1998, 1:40,000 scale, prepared by Clover Point Cartographics Ltd.)
For each of these projects data sources include CHS Charts and other maps, mapbooks, private industry publications, focus groups, various published commonly-used directories or BC Ministry's or Municipality's published works. Any of these sources may be listed using their full name or, optionally, under their commonly-known acronym i.e. CC TRI (Central Coast Tourism Resource Inventory) or NC DD (North Coast Docks and Destinations).
Some of BC Ministry projects and guidebooks incorporated into the OSRIS Atlas projects include: - Coastal Tourism Resource Inventory (1991-1993, 1:250,000 scale, prepared by the ARA Consulting Group) - Central Coast Tourism Resource Inventory (1995, 1:250,000 scale, prepared by Clover Point Cartographics Ltd.) - Docks and Destinations (guidebook by Peter Vassilopoulos, Jan 1996) - Exploring the North Coast of BC (guidebook by Don Douglas and Reanne Hemingway-Douglas, 1997) - Vancouver Island CORE (1994, 1:250,000 scale) - Central Coast LRMP (1998, 1:250,000 scale, data collected by the Outdoor Recreation Council) - 99 Dives from the San Juan Islands in Washington to the Gulf Islands and Vancouver Island in British Columbia by Betty Pratt-Johnson (circa 1994 ISBN 1-895811-18-X) - 101 dives from the mainland of Washington and British Columbia by Betty Pratt-Johnson (circa 1994 ISBN 1-895811-20-1) - Backroads Mapbook, Vol 2 Vancouver Island (by Mussio Ventures, 1994) - Northwest Tourism Resource Inventory (1996, 1:250,000 scale, prepared by Clover Point Cartographics Ltd.) - BC Parks brochures (circa 1996) - Vancouver Island CORE process (1994, 1:250,000 scale, prepared by Clover Point Cartographics Ltd.)

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Outdoor Recreation Council

Publication_Date: 1998

Title: Outdoor Recreation Council Mapping, 1998

Other_Citation_Details:

Data provided to BCMCA Aug 13, 2008 by: Doug Fetherston Ministry of Agriculture and Lands Integrated Land Management Bureau 142-2080 Labieux Road Nanaimo BC V9T6J9 <mailto>: doug.fetherston@gov.bc.ca

Source_Scale_Denominator: 1:250,000

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1998

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Outdoor Recreation Council Mapping, 1998

Source_Contribution:

Recreation features and activities data collected by the Outdoor Recreation Council for the Central Coast LRMP (digitized by Clover Point Cartographics Ltd.)

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

BC Ministry of Small Business Tourism and Culture (now responsibility of GeoBC)

Publication_Date: 1997

Title: Nootka Sound Forest Recreation and Tourism Opportunities Study

Other_Citation_Details:

GeoBC Contact is Rob Gowan. Inventory conducted under contract by Clover Point Cartographics Ltd.

Source_Scale_Denominator: 1:20,000

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1997

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Nootka Sound Tourism Opportunity Study, 1997

Source_Contribution:

Nootka Sound Forest Recreation and Tourism Opportunities Study (prepared by Clover Point Cartographics Ltd.)

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

BC Ministry of Small Business Tourism and Culture (now responsibility of GeoBC)

Publication_Date: 2000

Title:

Forest and Fisheries Tourism Opportunities Study for the North Coast Forest District

Other_Citation_Details:

GeoBC Contact is Rob Gowan. Inventory conducted under contract by Clover Point Cartographics Ltd.

Source_Scale_Denominator: 1:20,000

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2000

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: North Coast Tourism Opportunity Study, 2000

Source_Contribution:

Feature identified by Ministry of Forests Recreation Officer for the Forest and Fisheries Tourism Opportunities Study for the North Coast Forest District (2000, 1:20,000 scale, prepared by Clover Point Cartographics Ltd.)

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

BC Ministry of Small Business Tourism and Culture (now responsibility of GeoBC)

Publication_Date: 2002

Title:

Commercial and Public Recreation Study for the Sunshine Coast Forest District

Other_Citation_Details:

GeoBC Contact is Rob Gowan. Inventory conducted under contract by Clover Point Cartographics Ltd.

Source_Scale_Denominator: 1:20,000

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2002

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Sunshine Coast Tourism Opportunity Study, 2002

Source_Contribution:

Commercial and Public Recreation Study for the Sunshine Coast Forest District (prepared by Clover Point Cartographics Ltd.)

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

BC Ministry of Small Business Tourism and Culture (now responsibility of GeoBC)

Publication_Date: 2000

Title:

Forest Tourism Opportunities Study for Squamish Forest District and In-SHUCK-ch/M'Quat'qua Statement of Intent Area

Other_Citation_Details:

GeoBC Contact is Rob Gowan. Inventory conducted under contract by Clover Point Cartographics Ltd.

Source_Scale_Denominator: 1:20,000

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2000

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Squamish Tourism Opportunity Study, 2000

Source_Contribution:

Forest Tourism Opportunities Study for Squamish Forest District and In-SHUCK-ch/M'Quat'qua Statement of Intent Area (prepared by Clover Point Cartographics Ltd.)

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

BC Ministry of Small Business Tourism and Culture (now responsibility of GeoBC)

Publication_Date: 1998

Title: Haida Gwaii Tourism Resource Inventory, 1998

Other_Citation_Details:

GeoBC Contact is Rob Gowan. Inventory conducted under contract by Clover Point Cartographics Ltd.

Source_Scale_Denominator: 1:50,000

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1998

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Haida Gwaii Tourism Resource Inventory, 1998

Source_Contribution:

Queen Charlotte Islands / Haida Gwaii Tourism Resource Inventory (prepared by Clover Point Cartographics Ltd.)

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

BC Ministry of Small Business Tourism and Culture (now responsibility of GeoBC)

Publication_Date: 1996

Title: Vancouver Island Tourism Resource Inventory, 1996

Other_Citation_Details:

GeoBC Contact is Rob Gowan. Inventory conducted under contract by Clover Point Cartographics Ltd.

Source_Scale_Denominator: 1:250,000

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1996

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Vancouver Island Tourism Resource Inventory, 1996

Source_Contribution:

Vancouver Island Tourism Resource Inventory (prepared by Clover Point Cartographics Ltd.)

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Originator: BC Ministry of Sustainable Resource

Publication_Date: October 2007

Title: Recreational Diving on the North and South Coast 2007

Other_Citation_Details:

The data set represents the distribution dive sites the BC coast as a series of georeferenced polygons. Currently, data included in the system has been gathered from Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) staff or individuals under contract to DFO who are known to have knowledge of the spatial distribution of one or more marine resource or habitats on the BC coast. The majority of the data came from interviews with regional DFO habitat and fishery officers. Please refer to the LEK Users Manual (2007) to obtain detailed descriptions of data collection methodologies and attribute definitions. The manual can be obtained from DFO through the following contact: Dwight McCullough, dwight.mccullough@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Online_Linkage:

<http://pacgis01.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/documentsforwebaccess/metadata_html_documents/SDE_BIOTA.BC_SPORT_DIVE_NRT_AND_STH_CST.html>

Source_Scale_Denominator: 1:40,000

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 2000

Ending_Date: 2007

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: LEK 2007

Source_Contribution:

Recreational Diving on the North and South Coast 2007 (data from 2000-2007). Recreational Diving on the South Coast 2004 (data from 2002-2004). Collectively these two datasets from DFO constitute Local Ecological Knowledge from DFO HEB - 2002 to 2007.

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

Doug Hrynyk, Marine Ecosystem GIS Analyst, Parks Canada, Western and Northern Service Centre, Doug.Hrynyk@pc.gc.ca

Publication_Date: February 2008

Title: Parks Canada source

Other_Citation_Details:

All of these sources are published and any use of the shapefiles above MUST properly cite the sources.
The positions of dive sites are inferred from author's description or provided coordinates and may not be accurate.

Source_Scale_Denominator: various, generally mapped to 1:40,000 CHS Charts

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2008

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Parks Canada source

Source_Contribution:

Map dive sites extracted from a variety of sources as part of the series of sectoral maps prepared for the feasibility study for the proposed establishment of an NMCA in southern Strait of Georgia. Credit resides entirely with the authors. Data extracted by Doug Hrynyk, Parks Canada, Oct 2006-Feb 2008. Dive sites were compiled from published sources: five guide books and three web sites.
Kerry L. Werry's Dive Site Review web site klw-web.com/scuba/scuba.html kerry.werry@telus.net Data extracted by Doug Hrynyk, Parks Canada, January 2008.
Divers Guide - Shore Diving - BC Shore Dives.com Request_Info@ShoreDiving.com Data extracted by Doug Hrynyk, Parks Canada, 5 February 2008.
Mark Hiebert's Diving Victoria and Other Places web site. victoriadiving.awardspace.com markhiebert@operamail.com Data extracted by Doug Hrynyk, Parks Canada, January 2008.
Diver's Guide - Vancouver Island South by Greg Dombowsky First Edition 1999. Publication of the book was supported by Heritage Canada through the Book Publishing Industry Development Program, the BC Arts Council and the Canada Council for the Arts. ISBN 1-895811-88-0 Data extracted by Doug Hrynyk, Parks Canada, 20 October 2006.
Diving and Snorkelling Guide to the Pacific Northwest by Edward Weber, Published by Pisces Books 1993. ISBN 1-55992-075-0 Data extracted by Doug Hrynyk, Parks Canada, January 2008.
99 Dives Sites (from the San Juan Islands in Washington to the Gulf Islands and Vancouver Island in British Columbia) by Betty Pratt Johnson 1994. ISBN 1-895811-18-X Data extracted by Doug Hrynyk, Parks Canada, 20 October 2006.
The Vancouver Area Diving Guide by Carl Trepanier. Published 1994 by Gordon Soules Book Publisher Ltd. ISBN 0919574815 Data extracted by Doug Hrynyk, Parks Canada, Wednesday 9 January 2008.
Victoria's Shore Dives by Inigo Novales Flamarique, Michael Hendry and Ted White. Published by Hancock House 1995. ISBN 0-88839-374-1 Data extracted by Doug Hrynyk, Parks Canada, 14 November 2006.

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

- Downloaded provincial CRIMS data (280 records). - Reviewed for major gaps, which were found in Haida Gwaii, west coast Vancouver Island and southern Vancouver Island. - added 117 dive sites sourced from: - Greg Dombowsky's diver's guide: Vancouver Island South (1999). - 151 dives in the protected waters of British Columbia and Washington state (2007), Betty Pratt-Johnson. - Backroad mapbook. British Columbia (2005), Russell Mussio, Wesley Mussio. - A guide to the Queen Charlotte Islands (1998), Neil G. Carey

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: CRIMS, Coastal BC Dive sites

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Vancouver Island Tourism Resource Inventory, 1996

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: LEK 2007

Process_Date: October 2008

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Jason Howes

Contact_Organization: Monterey Environmental Services

Contact_Position: Spatial Data Analyst

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (250) 588-0078

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jhowes@shaw.ca

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Added in dive sites from various provincial tourism studies and the Central Coast LRMP (Outdoor Recreation Council). Removed some duplicate points, relocated some sites - net gain of 79 dive sites

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Outdoor Recreation Council Mapping, 1998

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Nootka Sound Tourism Opportunity Study, 1997

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: North Coast Tourism Opportunity Study, 2000

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Sunshine Coast Tourism Opportunity Study, 2002

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Squamish Tourism Opportunity Study, 2000

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Haida Gwaii Tourism Resource Inventory, 1998

Process_Date: January 2009

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Dave Nicolson

Contact_Organization: British Columbia Marine Conservation Analysis

Contact_Position: Project Manager

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: info@bcmca.ca

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Neil Davis took maps of the data from Process Step 1 (shown on three maps with digital nautical charts in the background printed at scales from 1:400,000 in the north to 1:200,000 in the south), to the Vancouver Aquarium Diver's Weekend (Jan 23-25, 2009). Feedback was recorded on the maps and additional sites added to the dataset in the next process step.

Process_Date: Jan 25-26, 2009

Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: Diver Days 2009

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Neil Davis

Contact_Organization: British Columbia Marine Conservation Analysis

Contact_Position: Human Use Coordinator

Process_Step:

Process_Description: Added 30 new sites identified through Diver Days.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Diver Days 2009

Process_Date: April 21, 2009

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Dave Nicolson

Contact_Organization: British Columbia Marine Conservation Analysis

Contact_Position: Project Manager

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: info@bcmca.ca

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Reviewed location of BCMCA dive sites and Parks Canada Dive sites with Andy Lamb, Diver with Pacific Marine Life Surveys Inc. Co-Author - "Coastal Fishes of the Pacific Northwest" and "Marine Life of the Pacific Northwest". Using a GIS showing the location known sites (BCMCA and Parks Canada sources) and the digital CHS Nautical charts, Andy identified correct location for many sites, added many previously not located sites. Sites were categorized as dive sites or "data only sites" for which he recorded sightings of invertebrates, which BCMCA could access to inform data gaps in the invertebrate datasets.

Process_Date: April 22 and 30, 2009

Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: Andy Lamb

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Andy Lamb and Dave Nicolson

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: info@bcmca.ca

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

All scuba sites identified by Andy (529 sites) were assigned latitude and longitude coordinates to inform Andy's database. Sites which were data only points were stripped out of the dataset, leaving 171 newly identified dive sites. A descriptive site name, based on the name identified in Andy's database, were added to the LOCATION field. Sites not already in the BCMCA dataset identified by Parks Canada were added (126 sites). Existing sites had attribute information added, including LOCATION and TYPE, based on Parks Canada or internet mapping sources. All sites were reviewed to ensure they were spatially distinct and geographically precise in relation to bathymetry shown on the nautical charts. The database was reviewed for spelling and content was standardized (changing all caps, common sources etc.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Andy Lamb

Process_Date: February 2011

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Dave Nicolson

Contact_Organization: British Columbia Marine Conservation Analysis

Contact_Position: Project manager

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: info@bcmca.ca

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 741

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

Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Altitude_System_Definition:

Altitude_Resolution: 0.000100

Altitude_Encoding_Method:

Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: bcmca_hu_tourismrec_scuba_data

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: DVNG_ST_ID

Attribute_Definition: DIVING_SITE_ID: A unique numeric identifier

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: F_CODE

Attribute_Definition:

FEATURE_CODE is an alphanumeric code used to identify a feature component. All CCSM feature codes are generated according to the Canadian Council on Survey and Mapping (CCSM) Draft Standard on feature code classification.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: REL_IMPORT

Attribute_Definition:

RELATIVE_IMPORTANCE: Relative Importance of this feature. Rated from 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest)

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DESCRIPTN

Attribute_Definition: A description of the dive site

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DIVE_TYPE

Attribute_Definition: A code describing the type of dive site

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: S

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: shore dives

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: B

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Boat Dives

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LOCATION

Attribute_Definition: LOCATION: A description of the dive site location

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: COMMENTS

Attribute_Definition: COMMENTS are comments specific to feature.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DATA_SRC

Attribute_Definition:

DATA SOURCE describes the source from which the feature was derived.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Andy Lamb

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

Diver with Pacific Marine Life Surveys Inc. Co-Author - "Coastal Fishes of the Pacific Northwest" and "Marine Life of the Pacific Northwest"

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Diver Days 2009

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Identified by recreational divers participating in 2009 Diver Days at the Vancouver Aquarium

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: (see process step 2)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Guidebook

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: added in process step 1 by Jason Howes

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: (see process step for listing of sources)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Haida Gwaii Tourism Resource Inventory, 1998

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Haida Gwaii Tourism Resource Inventory (via BCMCA)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

Queen Charlotte Islands / Haida Gwaii Tourism Resource Inventory (1998, 1:50,000 scale, prepared by Clover Point Cartographics Ltd.)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Internet Dive Site

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Identified through listings of scuba sites from various internet sources

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: (see process step for listing of sources)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: ISBN 1-895811-18-X

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

99 Dives from the San Juan Islands in Washington to the Gulf Islands and Vancouver Island in British Columbia by Betty Pratt-Johnson

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: ISBN 1-895811-20-1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

101 dives from the mainland of Washington and British Columbia by Betty Pratt-Johnson

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: LEK 2007

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Local Ecological Knowledge from DFO HEB

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Nootka Sound Tourism Opportunity Study, 1997

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Nootka Sound Forest Recreation and Tourism Opportunities Study (via BCMCA)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

Nootka Sound Forest Recreation and Tourism Opportunities Study (1997, 1:20,000 scale, prepared by Clover Point Cartographics Ltd.)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: North Coast Tourism Opportunity Study, 2000

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Forest and Fisheries Tourism Opportunities Study for the North Coast Forest District (via BCMCA)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

North Coast TOS (2000, 1:20,000 scale, prepared by Clover Point Cartographics Ltd.)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Oil Spill Response Atlas Mapping, 1994

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Oil Spill Response Atlas (via CRIMS)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

Oil Spill Response Information System (OSRIS) (1994, 1:40,000 scale, prepared by LGL Ltd. for Northern Strait of Georgia)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Oil Spill Response Atlas Mapping, 1996

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Oil Spill Response Atlas (via CRIMS)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

Oil Spill Response Information System (OSRIS) (1996, 1:40,000 scale, prepared by Clover Point Cartographics Ltd. for JOHNST and MCOAST)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Oil Spill Response Atlas Mapping, 1998

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Oil Spill Response Atlas (via CRIMS)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

Oil Spill Response Information System (OSRIS) (1998, 1:40,000 scale, prepared by Clover Point Cartographics Ltd. and included in the North Coast TOS, 2000)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Outdoor Recreation Council Mapping, 1998

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Central Coast LRMP (via BCMCA)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

Data collected by the Outdoor Recreation Council for the Central Coast LRMP, (1998, 1:250,000 scale, digitized by Clover Point Cartographics Ltd.)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Parks Canada source

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: data collected by Parks Canada

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: see process step for sources

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Squamish Tourism Opportunity Study, 2000

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Forest Tourism Opportunities Study for Squamish Forest District and In-SHUCK-ch/M'Quat'qua Statement of Intent Area (via BCMCA)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

Forest Tourism Opportunities Study for Squamish Forest District and In-SHUCK-ch/M'Quat'qua Statement of Intent Area (2000, 1:20,000 scale, prepared by Clover Point Cartographics Ltd.)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Sunshine Coast Tourism Opportunity Study, 2002

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Commercial and Public Recreation Study for the Sunshine Coast Forest District (via BCMCA)

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Commercial and Public Recreation Study for the Sunshine Coast Forest District (2002, 1:20,000 scale, prepared by Clover Point Cartographics Ltd.)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Vancouver Island Tourism Resource Inventory, 1996

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Vancouver Island Tourism Resource Inventory (via CRIMS and BCMCA)

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Vancouver Island Tourism Resource Inventory (1996, 1:250,000 scale, prepared by Clover Point Cartographics Ltd.)

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SOURCE PROJECT is the coastal mapping region or project from which this feature was derived.

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: added by the BCMCA

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Note: several other points also added by BCMCA

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Johnstone Strait

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Mid Coast (Central Coast)

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: North Coast

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: NSOG

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Northern Strait of Georgia

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Parks Canada

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Haida Gwaii

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: SSOG

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Southern Strait of Georgia

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Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

The British Columbia Marine Conservation Analysis (BCMCA), a Tides Canada Initiatives Project

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: info@bcmca.ca

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Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20120123

Metadata_Contact:

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Contact_Organization: British Columbia Marine Conservation Analysis

Contact_Person: Dave Nicolson

Contact_Position: Project Manager

Contact_Address:

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: info@bcmca.ca

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Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

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