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Communities: A GIS Analysis of Commercial Salmon Fishing Restructuring
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Change in Licences Figure 1: Communities with largest loss Largest Losses in Commercial Salmon Licences from 1995-1999 (as % of Community Employment) [Highest to Lowest] 1. Klemtu (North Coast) 2. Sayward (Central Island) 3. Hartley Bay (North Coast) 4. Ahousat (West Coast Island) 5. Bella Bella (North Coast) 6. Kyuquot (West Coast Island) Figure 2: Communities with biggest gain Highest Increase in Commercial Salmon Licences from 1995-1999 (as % of Community Employment) [Highest to Lowest] 1. Port Simpson and Area (North Coast) 2. Alert Bay (North Island) 3. Sointula and Area (North Island) 4. Maple Ridge (Metropolitan) 5. Abbottsford (Metropolitan) 6. Coquitlam (Metropolitan) Exploratory Analysis Determinining and projecting correlation between licence change and dwelling value Figure 3: Regional Change and Dwelling Value Regional Change in Commercial Salmon Licences from 1995-1999 (as % of Community Employment) [Highest to Lowest] 1. West Coast Vancouver Island 2. North Coast 3. North Island/Mainland 4. Central Island/Mainland 5. Metropolitan Residuals from Regression of Licence Change and Average Dwelling Value R-squared= 11% [Highest to Lowest] 1. West Coast Vancouver Island 2. North Island/Mainland 3. Central Island/Mainland 4. North Coast 5. Metropolitan Figure 4: North Coast Communities and Dwelling Values (See Inset Table in Map for details) Figure 5: Van Island Communities and Dwelling Values West Coast See Inset Table in Map for details Determining and projecting correlation between licence change and aboriginal communities Figure 6: Correlation between Aboriginal and Licence Change Residuals from Regression of Licence Change and % of Aboriginal Population R-Squared=15% Outliers: Port Simpson (high + residual) Sayward (high – residual) Figure 7: Correlation between Aboriginal and Licence Change (Excluding Port Simpson and Sayward) Residuals from Regression of Licence Change and % of Aboriginal Population (excluding outliers) R-squared=63% Determining and projecting correlation between licence change and reliance on the primary sector Figure 8: Correlation between Primary Sector Reliance and Licence Change Residuals from Regression of Licence Change and % of Employment working in the Primary Industry (logging, hunting, trapping and fishing) R-squared=39% Further Explanations and Implications Figure 9: Isolated Fishing Communities Isolated Coastal Communities and Distance from [Longest to Shortest Distance] 1. Kitkatla 2. Klemtu 3. Port Simpson 4. Hartley Bay 5. Sayward 6. Galiano |
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