Marine Environment Classification

The Marine Environment Classification (MEC), a GIS-based environmental classification of the marine environment of the New Zealand region, is an ecosystem-based spatial framework designed for marine management purposes
 
Citation proposal
Graham Fenwick (NIWA National Institute of Water & Atmpospheric Research Ltd). .
 

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Date ( Creation )
2011-03-24T11:16:00
Date ( Revision )
2011-03-24T11:16:00
Purpose
Developed by NIWA with support from the Ministry for the Environment (MfE), Department of Conservation and Ministry of Fisheries (now Ministry for Primary Industries), and with contributions from several other stakeholders, the MEC provides a spatial framework for inventories of marine resources, environmental effects assessments, policy development and design of protected area networks. 
Status
Completed  

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Spatial representation type
Vector  
Topic category
  • Environment
Description
New Zealand region 
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TimePeriod
2005-01-01T00:00:002005-12-31T00:00:00 
  • marine environment classification, resource management
Classification
 
Title
Snelder, T.H.; Leathwick, J.R.; Dey, K.L.; Rowden, A.A.; Weatherhead, M.A.; Fenwick, G.D.; Francis, M.P.; Gorman, R.M.; Grieve, J.M.; Hadfield, M.G.; Hewitt, J.E.; Richardson, K.M.; Uddstrom, M.J.; Zeldis, J.R. (2007). Development of an ecologic marine classification in the New Zealand region. Environmental Management, 39 : 12–29 
Association Type
Larger work citation  
Language
English  
OnLine resource

Point of truth URL of this metadata record

OnLine resource

Link to NIWA website that provides access to the MEC and relevant reports.

OnLine resource

Link to Ministry for the Environment website and examples of the MEC at different levels of classification.

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Language
English  
Character encoding
UTF8  

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Dataset  
Date info ( Creation )
2015-02-04T11:47:45
Title
ISO 19115-3 
 
 

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