Transcript Development of a National Aquatic Biodiversity Information

Development of a
National Aquatic
Biodiversity
Information System
for
New Zealand
Jacqui Burgess
Senior Scientist
Ministry of Fisheries
New Zealand
New Zealand
Biodiversity Strategy
• Responding to a decline
in indigenous biodiversity
• Key component of vision:
– Biodiversity is valued and
better understood
• $ NZ1.4 m to improve
understanding of marine
biodiversity
Marine Biodiversity Research
Programme
• Aims to improve understanding of NZ
marine biodiversity by:
– Improving information management
– Increasing knowledge of communities
• Three project areas:
– Marine communities in NZ waters
– Marine communities in Ross Sea,
Antarctica
– National Aquatic Biodiversity Information
System (NABIS)
What will NABIS do?
• Provide free access to information
about the marine environment via an
Internet based GIS
• Add value to existing data by
transforming it into information
• Enable users to query information,
discover data sources and produce
maps
• Improve geospatial data management
and apply common standards
Evolution of NABIS
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Consultation
Decisions decisions decisions
More consultation
Hard decisions made
Ready to go after 2 years!
Initial Consultation
Process
• Individual interviews
• Discussion paper
Key Outcomes of
Consultation
• Need information not data
– People do not have skills to interrogate
or interpret distributed databases
– Managers need information for quick
decision making (not data)
– Improved access to information will
lead to better decision making
Information vs Data
Information:
• Is derived from some form of data
analysis
• May be derived from a variety of
data sources
• Avoids complications surrounding
ownership of data
• Avoids misinterpretation of data
points
But what information?
• Newsletter
• Questionnaire
Base information layers
• Coastline
• NZ EEZ
• Place names (Town, city, port
location)
• NZ 12 nautical mile limit
• Fisheries administrative
boundaries
High priority
information layers
•Species distributions/ranges
•Fisheries catch
•Breeding colonies/areas
•Bathymetry
•Aquaculture
•Marine Protected Areas
Presentation of
Information
EXAMPLE 1:
• Fisheries catch by Fisheries
Management Area
• Combined data from all
vessels fishing for stated
species over a particular
period of time
• Attribute data available for
each FMA may include:
tonnes, effort, fishing
methods etc
Presentation of
Information
EXAMPLE 2:
• Species distribution
• May combine data from a
number of databases
holding information on
distribution of stated species
• Metadata may include: data
sources, data owners, data
managers, etc
Presentation of
Information
EXAMPLE 3:
• Position of marine farms
• Data source local
government, verified on
site
• Attribute data may
include: Farm name,
Farm owner, species
farmed, reliability of
position, etc
Process for
Development
NABIS will be delivered in two
distinct phases :
– Phase 1 Prototype
Implementation (early 2003)
– Phase 2 Full Implementation
(late 2003)
NABIS PROTOTYPE
DEVELOPMENT TO
DATE
Bridges yet to cross…
• Sourcing relevant data for
information layers
• Final decisions on functionality of
system
• Metadata standards
• Managing stakeholder
expectations
Acknowledgments
• David Prentice (Project
Manager)
• Pete Smith (System
Developer)
• NIWA (photos of NZ & Ross
Sea marine biodiversity)
Future updates on NABIS at:
www.fish.govt.nz