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DFO L bra y / MPO B bliotheque 11 111 11 111 ID 11 1 08001365 Annotated Bibliography of Nearshore Fish Habitat Maps for the Strait of Georgia J. Lessard, C.D. Levings, M.S. North, and D.J.H. Nishimura Department of Fisheries and Oceans of 11 te. ete apt is fieN end Science Branch '"'ek West Vancouver Laboratory 4160 Marine Drive OCT 1996 West Vancouver, British Columbia V7V 1N6 .44k414:64t.; . 1996 Canadian Manuscript Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences No. 2350 Fisheries Peches 1+1 and Oceans et Oceans Canada Canadian Manuscript Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Manuscript reports contain scientific and technical information that contributes to existing knowledge but which deals with national or regional problems. Distribu- tion is restricted to institutions or individuals located in particular regions of Canada. 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Les rapports manuscrits sont produits a ]'echelon regional, mais numerotes l'echelon national. Les demandes de rapports seront satisfaites par l'etablissement auteur dont le nom figure sur la couverture et la page du titre. Les rapports epuises seront fournis contre retribution par des agents commerciaux. (0 Minister of Supply and Services Canada 1996 Cat. No. Fs 97-4/2350E ISSN 0706-6473 Correct citation for this publication: Lessard, J., C.D. Levings, M.S. North, and D.J.H. Nishimura. 1996. Annotated bibliography of nearshore fish habitat maps for the Strait of Georgia. Can. Manuscr. Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 2350: 31 p. ABSTRACT Lessard, J., C.D. Levings, M.S. North, and D.J.H. Nishimura. 1996. Annotated bibliography of nearshore fish habitat maps for the Strait of Georgia. Can. Manuscr. Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 2350: 31 p. Effective management of British Columbia's foreshore fish habitat requires access to mapped information, but many habitat maps have not been published or widely distributed. This report is a listing and description of maps made over the past two decades that relate to nearshore fish habitat in the Strait of Georgia, British Columbia. An accompanying diskette gives a listing of references indirectly related to fish habitat maps in the Strait of Georgia. Keywords: Strait of Georgia, fish habitat, habitat map RÉSUMÉ Lessard, J., C.D. Levings, M.S. North, and D.J.H. Nishimura. 1996. Annotated bibliography of nearshore fish habitat maps for the Strait of Georgia. Can. Manuscr. Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 2350: 31 p. La gestion efficace de l'habitat du Poisson des cotes de la Colombie Britannique exige l'acces a des donnees decrivant cet habitat. Plusieurs cartes de l'habitat du Poisson n'ont pas ete publiees ou sont distributes sur une tres courte echelle. Ce document liste et decrit les cartes produites au cours des deux derrieres acetifies qui se rapportent a l'habitat du Poisson dans le Detroit de Georgie en Colombie Britannique. Une diskette accompagnant ce document donne une liste de references indirectement relives a l'habitat du Poisson dans le Detroit de Georgie. Mots des: Detroit de Georgie, habitat du poisson, carte de l'habitat Discove O Passag Campbell River Oyster River oe Squamish Courtenay/Comox Baynes Soun Rosewall Creek Big Qualicum River rench Creek Little Qualicum River ishman River —0".„. Vancouver Nanoose-Bonnell %We Creeks Nanaimo Gabriola Island Ladysmith Harbour Chemainus River Cowichan River Pacific Ocean Gokistream River ictoria 20 0 20 40 60 80 100 Kilometers Figure 1. Location of sites in the Strait of Georgia where information on unpublished maps have been compiled in this report. The bibliographic information was organized using D.F.O. Pacific Region Statistical Districts and Subdistricts. The following format was used to annotate or describe maps that have not been distributed through journal articles, numbered report series, or other media normally used in scientific communication. For the purposes of this bibliography, we have called these "unpublished" maps and annotated each of them as follows: a) Date on map: month and year when the map was drawn b) Date of field checking: month and year when field work or ground truthing was conducted c) Scale: map scale d) Author(s): person(s) who produced the map e) Habitat classification system: vegetation or organisms used to establish polygons or areas of similar characteristics f) Method of mapping: technique or procedures used to produce map g) Base map: if known h) Air photos used and date: B.C. Government photo abbreviations: BC - black and white photo BC(C) - colour photo at a time when black and white was still used BCC - colour photo Extent of the study area: includes 1) the boundaries of the mapped area, 2) the National Topographic System (NTS) map on which the area appears, and 3) the VIM (zone 10) coordinates for the northwest and southeast corner of the study area. j) Description: a short description of the map, including a description of the georeference system if used k) Accompanying Text: availability of a report in addition to map legend 1) Available at: organization or agency where the map may be obtained At the end of the compilation for each subdistrict, we have presented a list of reports and papers that include fish habitat maps pertinent to that particular subdistrict. We have called these "published maps" for the purposes of this bibliography. In most cases, critical information dealing with how the map was prepared (see points a to 1, above) is given in the particular report cited. Published maps that may be obtained at Maps-BC (B.C. Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks, Surveys and Resource Mapping Branch, Victoria, B.C.) are listed in Appendix A. Other published reports and databases indirectly related to fish habitat maps in the Strait of Georgia are given in electronic form on a 3.5" floppy diskette accompanying this report. The readme.txt file on this diskette gives information on the latter compilation. 3 New Westminster District 2 Squamish Subdistrict 28B Unpublished According to a memo in Hunter et al. (1983) a habitat map for the Squamish area titled "Squamish River Estuary" (scale 1:10 000) was produced, but we were not able to locate it. Published Cox, B., D. Blower, B. Raymond, D. Trethewey, and J. Jordan. 1981. The Squamish Estuary Management Plan: Habitat Work Group Final Report. Available through B.C. Ministry of Environment, Lands, and Parks, Surrey, B.C. or Maps-BC, Victoria, B.C. 159 p. Lim, P.G., and C.D. Levings. 1973. Distribution and biomass of intertidal vascular plants on the Squamish delta. Fish. Res. Board Can., Manuscr. Rep. Series 1219: 26 p. Pomeroy, W.M. 1977. Benthic algal ecology and primary pathways of energy flow on the Squamish River delta, British Columbia. Ph.D. thesis, University of B.C., Vancouver, B.C. 175 p. Pomeroy, W.M., and J.G. Stockner. 1976. Effects of environmental disturbance on the distribution and primary production of benthic algae on a British Columbia estuary. J. Fish. Res. Board Can.