feature (id #265a):
Federal Protected Areas

category tourism and recreation
description Federal protection designations, including: Migratory Bird Sanctuary (Canadian Wildlife Service), Marine Protected Area (Fisheries and Oceans Canada), National Marine Conservation Area (Parks Canada Agency), National Park of Canada (Parks Canada Agency), and National Wildlife Area (Canadian Wildlife Service).
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(Find in our 2010 printed atlas on page 239.)
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feature GIS data BCMCA does not have permission to share data for this feature (see data custodians).
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for data layer: Migratory Bird Sanctuaries, National Wildlife Areas

custodian — Canadian Wildlife Service

restrictions — There are restrictions set on BCMCA distributing the raw data and feature data.

for data layer: National Marine Conservation Area Reserves, National Park Reserves

custodian — Parks Canada: Greg MacMillan

restrictions — There are restrictions set on BCMCA distributing the raw data and feature data.

for data layer: Marine Protected Areas

custodian — Fisheries and Oceans Canada: Dwight McCullough, GIS Coordinator, OHEB

restrictions — There are restrictions set on BCMCA distributing the raw data and feature data.

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