Steller Sea Lion Haulout Counts in British Columbia

The Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) is the largest of all sea lions and enjoys a lifespan of up to thirty years. In Canada, the Steller can be spotted along the rocky coast of British Columbia. These highly mobile marine mammals typically travel alone or in small groups, but they congregate in large numbers at traditional rookeries and haul-outs during the mating and pupping season. The population was severely depleted in Canada but following its protection in 1970, the size of the adult population has more than doubled.

The survey targeted Steller sea lions and sites were chosen based on knowledge of historically occupied rookeries and haul-out sites with nearby areas monitored for potential shifts in distribution. This dataset contains counts that have been collected from sightings of individuals in the 2016/2017 survey season.

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Date ( RI_367 )
2024-10-18
Date ( RI_366 )
2024-08-27
RI_409
  Government of Canada; Fisheries and Oceans Canada; Pacific Science/Ecosystem Science Division/Aquatic Ecosystems and Marine Mammal Science Section - Sheena Majewski ( Research Biologist )
Pacific Biological Station, 3190 Hammond Bay Road , Nanaimo , British Columbia , V9T 6N7 , Canada
250-756-7053
https://www.gis-hub.ca/dataset/steller-sea-lion
Status
completed; complété RI_593
Maintenance and update frequency
asNeeded; auBesoin RI_540
Keywords ( RI_528 )
  • Steller Sea Lion
  • abundance
  • sightings
  • aerial surveys
Keywords ( RI_525 )
  • British Columbia
  • Pacific
Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus Thésaurus des sujets de base du gouvernement du Canada ( RI_528 )
  • Sciences
  • Population distribution
  • Scientific research
  • Oceans
  • Game (Wildlife)
  • Marine biology
Use limitation
Open Government Licence - Canada (http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada)
Access constraints
license; licence RI_606
Use constraints
license; licence RI_606
Spatial representation type
vector; vecteur RI_635
Metadata language
eng; CAN
Character set
utf8; utf8 RI_458
Topic category
  • Biota
Begin date
2016-01-01
End date
2017-12-31
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Supplemental Information
Counts of pups and non-pups (adults or juveniles) in summer and fall or counts of non-pups in winter (pups no longer distinguishable from older age classes) were obtained from top-down digital photographs of sea lions on terrestrial haul-outs (rocks, reefs, sandbars, or infrastructure such as docks, etc) acquired during aerial surveys in 2016-2017. Surveys were conducted via Cessna 180 light aircraft at altitudes of ~ 180 m (600 ft) and speeds of ~ 200 km per hour (125 miles per hour).
Reference system identifier
https://epsg.io / EPSG:4326 /
Distribution format
  • FGDB/GDB ( unknown )

  • SHP ( unknown )

RI_412
  Government of Canada; Fisheries and Oceans Canada; Pacific Science/Ecosystem Science Division/Aquatic Ecosystems and Marine Mammal Science Section - Chad Nordstrom ( Research Biologist )
Pacific Biological Station, 3190 Hammond Bay Road , Nanaimo , British Columbia , V9T 6N7 , Canada
250-756-7152
https://www.gis-hub.ca/dataset/steller-sea-lion
OnLine resource
Steller Sea Lion Haulout Counts in British Columbia ( HTTPS )

Dataset;FGDB/GDB;eng

OnLine resource
Steller Sea Lion Haulout Counts in British Columbia--Shapefiles ( HTTPS )

Dataset;SHP;eng

OnLine resource
Data Dictionary ( HTTPS )

Supporting Document;CSV;eng,fra

OnLine resource
Steller Sea Lion Haulout Counts in BC ( ESRI REST: Map Service )

Web Service;ESRI REST;eng

OnLine resource
Steller Sea Lion Haulout Counts in BC ( ESRI REST: Map Service )

Web Service;ESRI REST;fra

OnLine resource
REFERENCES ( HTTPS )

Supporting Document;PDF;eng,fra

File identifier
af0296fe-54f6-4c72-9e98-bdf55fafe33c XML
Metadata language
eng; CAN
Character set
utf8; utf8 RI_458
Hierarchy level
dataset; jeuDonnées RI_622
Date stamp
2024-10-24T21:47:50.94Z
Metadata standard name
North American Profile of ISO 19115:2003 - Geographic information - Metadata
Metadata standard version
CAN/CGSB-171.100-2009
RI_414
  Government of Canada; Fisheries and Oceans Canada; Pacific Science/Ecosystem Science Division/Aquatic Ecosystems and Marine Mammal Science Section - Chad Nordstrom ( Research Biologist )
Pacific Biological Station, 3190 Hammond Bay Road , Nanaimo , British Columbia , V9T 6N7 , Canada
250-756-7152
https://www.gis-hub.ca/dataset/steller-sea-lion
 
 

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Steller Sea Lion

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