00000cam 2200000zi 4500 9.965035 CaOODSP 20260811114144 m o d f cr mn||||||||| 260811e198411##bccab obs f000 0 eng d CaOODSP eng rda CaOODSP eng eng fre n-cn-bc pn----- x8x8 Fs97-4/1794E-PDF Fs97-4/1794E McElderry, Howard Ingram, author. Recreational scuba diving in the Strait of Georgia : an analysis of the distribution of diving effort and the importance of collecting marine animals / by Howard I. McElderry and Laura J. Richards. Nanaimo, British Columbia : Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Fisheries Research Branch, Pacific Biological Station, November 1984. ©1984 1 online resource (v, 61 pages) : illustrations, maps. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Canadian manuscript report of fisheries and aquatic sciences, 0706-6473 ; no. 1794 Digitized edition from print [produced by Department of Fisheries and Oceans]. Includes bibliographical references (pages 14-15). "The characteristics of recreational SCUBA diving in the Strait of Georgia were examined using a two-part survey design. Twenty-three dive shops bordering the study area logged airfills for a one-month period commencing 15 October 1983. A self-administered questionnaire survey was conducted concurrently at ten of these locations to determine the personal characteristics and diving habits of participating divers. A total of 4700 recreational dives were estimated for the study period divided among sample regions as follows: Vancouver (62%), Victoria (22%), Nanaimo (7.4%), Campbell River (4.9%) and Powell River (3.6%). … The survey was used to assess the importance of fish and shellfish collection by divers. Over 60% of the respondents collected some type of fish and over 70% collected some type of edible invertebrate in 1983. On their most recent dive, 40% collected fish and 44% collected invertebrates. These results suggest that food collection by divers is a very common and regular event although few dives seem to occur for this purpose alone. Based on the average catch rate and the estimated number of collecting dives, the numbers collected per thousand sport dives were estimated as 693 for lingcod, 487 for rockfish, 1172 for abalone, 488 for Dungeness crab and 903 for rock scallop. Because of the short study period and small sample size, survey results should be carefully interpreted"--Abstract, page iv. Includes abstracts in English and French. Scuba diving Georgia, Strait of (B.C. and Wash.) Statistics. Spear fishing Georgia, Strait of (B.C. and Wash.) Statistics. Seafood gathering Georgia, Strait of (B.C. and Wash.) Statistics. Fishing surveys Georgia, Strait of (B.C. and Wash.) Plongée en scaphandre autonome Géorgie, Détroit de (C.-B. et Wash.) Statistiques. Pêche au harpon Géorgie, Détroit de (C.-B. et Wash.) Statistiques. Fruits de mer Pêche sportive Géorgie, Détroit de (C.-B. et Wash.) Statistiques. Pêche sportive Géorgie, Détroit de (C.-B. et Wash.) Enquêtes. Statistics lcgft Statistiques rvmgf Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans, issuing body. Pacific Biological Station (1972- ), issuing body. Canadian manuscript report of fisheries and aquatic sciences ; no. 1794. (CaOODSP)9.505211 PDF 2.25 MB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2026/mpo-dfo/fs97-4/Fs97-4-1794-eng.pdf