Eelgrass Bed Mapping


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Land use changes and developments have led to a loss of natural estuarine habitat in British Columbia. Agriculture, forestry, and dredging for commercial and residential development have all contributed to the loss. It is anticipated that the pressure to modify natural estuarine habitat for the development of commercial facilities and residential units within coastal areas will intensify in the near future. It is therefore necessary to identify, classify, quantify, and develop a scientifically defensible management strategy for estuarine habitat in order to protect and maintain these valuable areas.  The Eelgrass Bed Mapping Atlas and data entry tools facilitate the management of eelgrass data.   Access to data entry tools is limited to users with usernames and passwords.  

Contact Organizations

Contact the SCWG & the SCWG Co- Chairs at seachange [at] shaw [dot] ca Brad Mason M.R.M. Senior Habitat Inventory Biologist Oceans & Watershed Planning & Restoration Habitat and Enhancement Branch Fisheries and Oceans Canada 200 401 Burrard St., Vancouver, B.C. Canada  V6C 3S4 tel: (604)666-7015 fax: (604)666-0417 email: Brad [dot] Mason [at] dfo-mpo [dot] gc [dot] ca   Director, Community Mapping Network www.cmnbc.ca 

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