The images were extracted from Google Earth. These three islands make up the reserve, they lie right in the pathway of the proposed Northern Gateway tanker traffic. The significance of these Islands is ststed in the International Bird Area website: “Seven species of seabirds breed in significant numbers on Moore and Byers Island. Of the
This link is to the Rockfish Conservation area at the south end of Moore isalnds: http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/maps-cartes/rca-acs/rca-acs/north-nord/WestAristazabalChart3902-eng.htm
The threat of a disastrous oil spill that would devastate some marine ecological reserves in BC is looming ever larger. Proposals for two separate sets of Pipelines to the Coast of British Columbia and the ensuing transport of diluted tar-sands bitumen ( dilbit) by giant tankers are now being considered by our governments. The first
This map shows the route of the tankers that would go through Hecate Strait, right past three important Ecological Reserves if the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline is allowed to be built by the Canadian and British Columbia Governments. Dewdney and Glide Islands ER #25 Moore/McKenny/Whitmore,Islands, ER # 23 and the Byers /Conroy Harvey/Sinnet Islands ER#103
This map from BC Parks shows the boundaries of the ecological reserve. Note that it extends well into the ocean around in Wright Passage and Hecate Strait. This is ideal if it protects the feeding habitat of the nesting seabirds. mooremckenneywhitmore_islands_map