NAFOSubunits_sf: NAFOSubunits_sf Metadata

In Maritimes/Mar.data: Data used by one of more of the Maritimes packages

NAFOSubunits_sf Metadata

Description

These are the divisions and subdivisions for the NAFO regulatory areas. The divisions can be downloaded from https://www.nafo.int/Data/GIS. The subdivisions are originally derived from the 1995 Canadian Hydrographic Service Chart 10040 - "Fisheries and Oceans Statistical Chart" - "Gulf of Maine to Strait of Belle Isle".

Usage

NAFOSubunits_sf

Format

sf multipolygon

OBJECTID

ESRI ArcMap Field

Shape_Leng

ESRI ArcMap Field

Shape_Area

ESRI ArcMap Field

NAFO_1

NAFO area (coarse) - this is the numerical identifier plus a single letter code (e.g. "4V")

NAFO_2

NAFO area (medium) - this is the numerical identifier plus two letters - if available (e.g. "4VS")

NAFO_3

NAFO area (finest) - this is the numerical identifier plus three letters - if available (e.g. "4VSB")

NAFO_BEST

This is the highest resolution descriptor for any given polygon. For some areas, this will have 3 letters (e.g. "4VSB"), but for others, it might have only a single letter code (e.g. "6F")

COD

The Cod assessment unit uses groups of NAFO areas to group the data (e.g. "4VN", "4VsW" and "4X") . This field hold those categories.

COD_BEST

This is the highest resolution descriptor for any given cod area. It is different from "COD" in that 4XP is broken into 4X_SS (Scotian Shelf) and 4X _BoF (Bay of Fundy), as per direction from that unit.

Source

https://www.nafo.int/Data/GIS

Maritimes/Mar.data documentation built on Nov. 5, 2024, 5:11 p.m.