Boatswain Bay Migratory Bird Sanctuary

The Boatswain Bay Migratory Bird Sanctuary (variant: Baie Boatswain Migratory Bird Sanctuary) is a migratory bird sanctuary that extends between Nunavut and Quebec, Canada. It is located in Boatswain Bay an arm of James Bay, and the Quebec headland. It was established on 29 January 1941 and consists of 17,900 hectares[1] It was established in 1941. It is classified Category IV by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.[2]

Boatswain Bay Migratory Bird Sanctuary
LocationJames Bay, within Quebec and Nunavut, Canada
Coordinates51°50′00″N 78°52′00″W
Area16,289.4 ha
Established1941
Governing bodyLandowners: Nunavut (water), Ministère des Richesses naturelles du Québec (land)

The MBS spreads over 60 sq mi (160 km2).[1] Of the 16,289.4 hectares, the land surface, governed by Quebec, totals 9,553 hectares, while the marine surface, governed by Nunavut, totals 6,736.4 hectares.[3]

Other designations

Boatswain Bay is a Canadian Important Bird Area (#NU097); the MBS is situated within the IBA. The bay is also classified as a Biodiversity Reserve,[4] and a Key Migratory Bird Terrestrial Habitat site.

Notable species

The predominant bird species include:[5]

References
  1. "Nunavut Migratory Bird Sanctuary Facts". cws-scf.ec.gc.ca. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
  2. "Baie Boatswain, Migratory Bird Sanctuary". mpaglobal.org. Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
  3. "Baie Boatswain Migratory Bird Sanctuary". qc.ec.gc.ca. Archived from the original on April 4, 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
  4. Fraser, Lauchlan H.; Paul A. Keddy (2005). The world's largest wetlands: ecology and conservation. Cambridge University Press. p. 136. ISBN 0-521-83404-X.
  5. "Boatswain Bay". bsc-eoc.org. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2009-04-24.


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