Geographic and Estuarine Research Federation

West Coast estuaries are geologically young and composed of a variety of geomorphological types. These estuaries range from large fjords to shallow lagoons; from large to low freshwater flows. Natural hazards include El Ninios, strong Pacific storms, and active tectonic activity. West Coast estuaries support a wide range of living resources: five salmon species, harvestable shellfish, waterfowl and marine birds, marine mammals, and a variety of algae and plants. Although populations of many of these living resources have declined (salmonids), others have increased (marine mammals). West Coast estuaries are also centers of commerce and increasingly large shipping traffic. The West Coast human population is rising faster than most other areas of the U.S. and Canada, and is distributed heavily in southern California, the San Francisco Bay area, around Puget Sound, and the Fraser River estuary. While water pollution is a problem in many of the urbanized estuaries, most estuaries do not suffer from poor water quality. Primary estuarine

problems include habitat alterations, degradation, and loss; diverted freshwater flows; marine sediment contamination; and exotic species introductions. The growing West Coast economy and population are in part related to the quality of life, which is dependent on the use and enjoyment of abundant coastal natural resources.

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Date (Publication)
2000
Cited responsible party
Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role

Pacific Environmental Institute

C.D. Levings

 		Principal investigator

Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation

Robert Emmett

 		Principal investigator
Presentation form
Digital document
Purpose

To provide a comprehensive review of West Coast estuaries.
Status
Completed

Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords v15.9

  • Earth Science > Biosphere > Aquatic Ecosystems > Estuarine Habitat

DFO Areas

  • North Pacific Ocean > North Inner Coast (Queen Charlotte Sound, Hecate Strait, Dixon Entrance, inlets and passages)

  • North Pacific Ocean > South Inner Coast(Johnstone Strait, Strait of Georgia, Juan de Fuca, inlets and passages)

  • North Pacific Ocean > North Outer Coast(West Coast Queen Charlotte Islands)

  • North Pacific Ocean > South Outer Coast(West Coast Vancouver Island)

  • North Pacific Ocean > Fraser River and BC Interior
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English
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UTF8
Topic category
  • Oceans
Environment description

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End
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electronic

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Distributor contact
Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role

Pacific Salmon Foundation

Isobel Pearsall

 		Distributor
OnLine resource
Protocol Linkage Name

WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link

 		https://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/science/data-donnees/index-eng.html

DFO Science website
WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download https://soggy2.zoology.ubc.ca/geonetwork/srv/api/records/937b1b4a-d482-4ae9-8e83-bbf805032b55/attachments/937b1b4a-d482-4ae9-8e83-bbf805032b55.pdf

Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation
WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download https://soggy2.zoology.ubc.ca/geonetwork/srv/api/records/937b1b4a-d482-4ae9-8e83-bbf805032b55/attachments/937b1b4a-d482-4ae9-8e83-bbf805032b55.xlsx

Appendix
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Dataset
Statement

Levings produced paper copy. Fraser scanned with Fujitsu Scansnap s1500 (ABBY Finereader OCR software). Data was extracted through Adobe Reader conversion and manual entry into MS Excel.

Metadata

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937b1b4a-d482-4ae9-8e83-bbf805032b55 XML
Metadata language

eng
Character set
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Dataset
Date stamp
2023-12-18T21:34:44.526Z
Metadata standard name

North American Profile of ISO19115:2003 - Geographic information - Metadata
Metadata standard version

NAP - CAN/CGSB-171.100-2009
Metadata author
Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role

Pacific Environmental Institute

C.D. Levings

 		Author
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Language Character encoding
French UTF8
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Keywords

Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords v15.9
Earth Science > Biosphere > Aquatic Ecosystems > Estuarine Habitat

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