3/24/2023 0 Comments Nootka lighthouse![]() ![]() In 1991, 352 murrelets were reported feeding here, by far the largest number seen on the area surveys. Two surveys done in 19 both found high densities of murrelets at Nootka Island Banks. Marbled Murrelet is determined to be Threatened by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC wildlife species that have been assessed as at risk by COSEWIC may qualify for legal protection and recovery under Canada's Species at Risk Act). Significant Species - Nootka Island Banks is an important feeding area for Marbled Murrelets during the breeding season. Bajo Reefs are included within the boundaries. There are extensive algae and kelp beds along the coastline. The boundaries of the IBA extend offshore to encompass about 10 km of shallow offshore waters. Huge Sitka spruce dominate along the outer coast with a substantial inter mixture of ancient red cedars, western hemlock and Douglas-fir and a scattering of shore pine and red alder. These areas have a wider diversity of habitat - tidal mudflats, calm interior lagoons and many islands and reefs. In the north, all of Nuchatlitz Provincial Park is included and half of Catala Island Marine Provincial Park. ![]() On each end of Nootka Island the IBA curves inland: in the north to included the mouths of Nuchatlitz and Esperanza Inlets, and in the south, Yuquot and much of Bligh Island. Nootka Island Banks on the west coast of Nootka Island, west of Vancouver Island, is primarily an area of exposed outer coast - jagged rocks, gravelly beaches with several major river outflows, long flat intertidal rock shelves, and intermittent but regular grassy meadows. IBA Criteria: Globally Significant: Threatened Species, Congregatory Species, Nationally Significant: Colonial Waterbird/Seabird Concentrations Open sea, coastal cliffs/rocky shores (marine)
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