Location
Key Information
| <0.01 km2 | MARINE AREA |
| 117 km2 | TOTAL AREA i |
Regulations: Government of British Columbia
Boundary: Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (Unmodified)
2.0
April 2023
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Purpose
To conserve critical, internationally significant habitat for year-round, migrating and wintering waterfowl populations, along with important fish and marine mammal habitat.
Species of Concern: harbour seal, grey whale, orca, salmon, mallard, American Wigeon, brant, great blue heron, black-bellied plover, dunlin, western sandpiper, mew gull, rough-legged hawk, red-tailed hawk, northern Harrier, peregrine falcon, bald eagle
Regulations Summary
Restrictions
In accordance with the Wildlife Act, the following conditions apply:
1. A regional manager may make orders prohibiting a person from:
(a) entering,
(b) cutting, picking, removing, altering, destroying or damaging vegetation in,
(c) disturbing or harassing wildlife in,
(d) releasing or abandoning an animal in, and
(e) allowing an animal to enter a wildlife management area, a critical wildlife area or a wildlife sanctuary.
2. A person commits an offence if the person:
(a) alters, destroys or damages wildlife habitat, or
(b) deposits on land or water a substance or manufactured product or by product in a manner that is harmful to (c) wildlife, or (d) wildlife habitat.
3. A person commits an offence if the person angles in the non-tidal waters of British Columbia unless the person is:
(a) the holder of: (i) an angling licence, and (ii) any other licence or permit that is required by regulation,
(b) an Indian residing in British Columbia, or
(c) exempt by regulation.
For more information, including about possible restrictions on visitor activities, please contact the appropriate regional office of the Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development.
Allowed
Angling is allowed with a licence or in accordance with the Wildlife Act.