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Region definitions
For ease in regional comparisons, we
have divided the Strait into 14 different
subareas. These are meant to provide
the most straightforward comparison
with both zooplankton and fisheries
data, which are similarly averaged into
a set of subareas. However, the
zooplankton and fisheries areas are not
identical. Thus, we have used a third
classification scheme here, which is
meant to provide reasonable
comparisons to both of these other
schemes at the same time.
The area covered by different regions,
and the total number of regions, have
changed slightly over the years. In 2022
we added region 12 for Indian Arm, and
in 2023 regions 13 (for Bute Inlet) and 14
(for Cowichan Bay, which in the past
had been part of region 1).
