Black oystercatchers on the Front Line for Oil Spills.

On December 16, I  accompanied a tour to Race Rocks Ecological Reserve. On board was Todd Golumbia who, while working  for Environment Canada out of Sidney, Vancouver Island,  was involved with research on the Black Oystercatchers of the Salish Sea. (See research papers below) Today there were 31 Oystercatchers  in their favourite roosting area in

Hudson Rocks, ER #137

ORIGINAL PURPOSE To protect seabird breeding habitat and intertidal and nearshore subtidal habitat typical of the Strait of Georgia Marine Ecosection PHYSICAL:The reserve is almost entirely subtidal and protects approximately 48 ha of coastal waters and four semi-exposed rocky islets totalling two ha. The waters are influenced by high turbidity and seasonally stratified water temperature

Hudson Rocks Purpose Statement

HUDSON ROCKS ECOLOGICAL RESERVE Purpose Statement Ecological reserves are areas selected to preserve representative and special natural ecosystems, plant and animal species, features and phenomena. The key goal of ecological reserves is to contribute to the maintenance of biological diversity and the protection of genetic materials. All consumptive resource uses and the use of motorized