The
primary coastal and marine products that Corporate Information Services
produces are the Coastal Resource Inventory Analysis and the Coastal
Resource and Oil Spill Response Atlas. These products are produced
digitally using various software packages. The information that is
available supports other terrestrial and marine planning as well as
several research projects throughout the province.
Currently an atlas has been created for the Southern
Strait of Georgia, and a completely digital atlas on an interactive
CD ROM is in its final testing phase for the West Coast of Vancouver
Island. Examples of data from the Southern Strait of Georgia (SSOG)
and the West Coast of Vancouver Island (WCVI) are supplied below.
Future coastal atlases may be forthcoming for other coastal regions
for which Corporate Information Services has been collecting and updating
coastal resource information for the past 4 years.
SSOG Sensitivity to Oiling - Shoreline sensitivity
to oiling in the summer
SSOG Sensitivity to Oiling - A satellite image
view of the Mechosin shoreline (large image)
SSOG Commercial Herring Fisheries - Commercial
herring food and bait fisheries
SSOG Recreational Fisheries - Recreational
finfish fisheries in the Strait of Georgia
SSOG Commercial Salmon Fisheries - Commercial
salmon net and troll fisheries
SSOG Shore Units - A map depicting the BC
Shoreline Classification System
WCVI Marine Mammal Information - A typical
page from the atlas detailing information about the various Marine
Mammals that frequent the study area.
WCVI Shore Zone Information - A typical
page from the atlas detailing information about the Shore Zone characteristics
for the West Coast of Vancouver Island.
Last Updated:
06.06.2006