<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
<metadata xml:lang="en">
<Esri>
<CreaDate>20260203</CreaDate>
<CreaTime>12425700</CreaTime>
<ArcGISFormat>1.0</ArcGISFormat>
<SyncOnce>TRUE</SyncOnce>
<scaleRange>
<minScale>150000000</minScale>
<maxScale>5000</maxScale>
</scaleRange>
<ArcGISProfile>ItemDescription</ArcGISProfile>
</Esri>
<dataIdInfo>
<idCitation>
<resTitle>Atlantic_Colonial_Waterbirds</resTitle>
</idCitation>
<searchKeys>
<keyword>Atlantic Canada</keyword>
<keyword>waterbirds</keyword>
<keyword>seabirds</keyword>
</searchKeys>
<idPurp>This dataset represents a subset of data collected from surveys led by CWS spanning from 1910 to 2024 and summarized to present, at a given colony, the year and count of birds from the most recent survey, the year and maximum count of birds within the last 20 years (if available), and the year and maximum count of birds ever recorded. In addition, CWS works closely with a variety of partners (e.g., provincial, other federal departments, academic, not-for profit organizations) to supplement colonial waterbird data collected in the Atlantic Region. To request additional census or survey data, please contact CWS.</idPurp>
<idAbs>&lt;div style='text-align:Left;'&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div style='font-size:12pt'&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;The Atlantic Colonial Waterbird Monitoring database captures geo-referenced data collected under the Atlantic Region’s Canadian Wildlife Service (CWS) Colonial Seabird Monitoring program, and data collected under CWS’ waterfowl and protected areas programs. These programs collectively monitor 22 species of colonial waterbirds breeding in the Atlantic Region of the following groups: fulmars, shearwaters, storm-petrels, gannets, gulls, terns, alcids, eiders, herons and cormorants, with the primary outcome to update information on the distribution, status, and trends of waterbirds breeding in all four Atlantic provinces. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</idAbs>
<idCredit>Author: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Contact Email: enviroinfo@ec.gc.ca</idCredit>
<resConst>
<Consts>
<useLimit>&lt;div style='text-align:Left;'&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Open Government Licence - Canada (http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</useLimit>
</Consts>
</resConst>
</dataIdInfo>
<mdHrLv>
<ScopeCd value="005">
</ScopeCd>
</mdHrLv>
<mdDateSt Sync="TRUE">20260316</mdDateSt>
<Binary>
<Thumbnail>
<Data EsriPropertyType="PictureX">iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAASwAAADICAYAAABS39xVAAAAAXNSR0IB2cksfwAAAAlwSFlzAAAO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</Data>
</Thumbnail>
</Binary>
</metadata>
