Coastal Resource Atlases

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