diff --git a/db/views/20_freshwater_fish_habitat_accessibility_model.sql b/db/views/20_freshwater_fish_habitat_accessibility_model.sql
index 942469f3..c20600c7 100644
--- a/db/views/20_freshwater_fish_habitat_accessibility_model.sql
+++ b/db/views/20_freshwater_fish_habitat_accessibility_model.sql
@@ -75,14 +75,16 @@ select
   s.localcode_ltree as localcode,
   s.feature_code,
   case
-    when a.barriers_ch_cm_co_pk_sk_dnstr = array[]::text[] and a.obsrvtn_upstr_salmon is true then 'OBSERVED'
-    when a.barriers_ch_cm_co_pk_sk_dnstr = array[]::text[] and a.obsrvtn_upstr_salmon is false then 'INFERRED'
-    when a.barriers_ch_cm_co_pk_sk_dnstr != array[]::text[] then 'NATURAL_BARRIER'
+    when cardinality(a.barriers_ch_cm_co_pk_sk_dnstr) = 0 and a.obsrvtn_upstr_salmon is true then 'OBSERVED'
+    when cardinality(a.barriers_ch_cm_co_pk_sk_dnstr) = 0 and a.obsrvtn_upstr_salmon is false then 'INFERRED'
+    when cardinality(a.barriers_ch_cm_co_pk_sk_dnstr) > 0 then 'NATURAL_BARRIER'
+    else NULL
   end as model_access_salmon,
   case
-    when a.barriers_st_dnstr = array[]::text[] and a.obsrvtn_upstr_st is true then 'OBSERVED'
-    when a.barriers_st_dnstr = array[]::text[] and a.obsrvtn_upstr_st is false then 'INFERRED'
-    when a.barriers_st_dnstr != array[]::text[] then 'NATURAL_BARRIER'
+    when cardinality(a.barriers_st_dnstr) = 0 and a.obsrvtn_upstr_st is true then 'OBSERVED'
+    when cardinality(a.barriers_st_dnstr) = 0 and a.obsrvtn_upstr_st is false then 'INFERRED'
+    when cardinality(a.barriers_st_dnstr) > 0 then 'NATURAL_BARRIER'
+    else NULL
   end as model_access_steelhead,
   array_to_string(a.barriers_ch_cm_co_pk_sk_dnstr, ';') as barriers_ch_cm_co_pk_sk_dnstr,
   array_to_string(a.barriers_st_dnstr, ';') as barriers_st_dnstr,
diff --git a/docs/tables/freshwater_fish_habitat_accessibility_model/model_access.csv b/docs/tables/freshwater_fish_habitat_accessibility_model/model_access.csv
index e7cfc8d7..604f13b2 100644
--- a/docs/tables/freshwater_fish_habitat_accessibility_model/model_access.csv
+++ b/docs/tables/freshwater_fish_habitat_accessibility_model/model_access.csv
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ column,description
 ``wscode``,A truncated version of the BC FWA fwa_watershed_code (trailing zeros removed and '-' replaced with '.'
 ``localcode``,A truncated version of the BC FWA local_watershed_code (trailing zeros removed and '-' replaced with '.'
 ``feature_code``,"A value based on the Canadian Council of Surveys and Mapping's (CCSM) system for classification of geographic features."
-``model_access_salmon``,"Salmon access model result code. Values are 'OBSERVED'; 'INFERRED'; 'NATURAL_BARRIER'. NULL indicates species is not present in watershed group"
-``model_access_steelhead``,"Steelhead access model result code. Values are 'OBSERVED'; 'INFERRED'; 'NATURAL_BARRIER'. NULL indicates species is not present in watershed group"
-``barriers_ch_cm_co_pk_sk_dnstr``,"IDs of downstream natural barriers to salmon (see `barriers_salmon` table"
+``model_access_salmon``,"Salmon access model result code. Values are 'OBSERVED'; 'INFERRED'; 'NATURAL_BARRIER'. NULL indicates species is not documented as present in watershed group"
+``model_access_steelhead``,"Steelhead access model result code. Values are 'OBSERVED'; 'INFERRED'; 'NATURAL_BARRIER'. NULL indicates species is not documented as present in watershed group"
+``barriers_ch_cm_co_pk_sk_dnstr``,"IDs of downstream natural barriers to salmon (see `barriers_salmon` table)"
 ``barriers_st_dnstr``,"IDs of downstream natural barriers to steelhead (see `barriers_steelhead` table)"
 ``barriers_anthropogenic_dnstr``,IDs of anthropogenic barriers downstream
 ``barriers_pscis_dnstr``,IDs of assessed PSCIS barriers downstream