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Dodge Point and Gogit Passage Island Chain


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2008 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Ancient Murrelet Synthliboramphus antiquus LC breeding (1982) 12,900 pairs A4ii
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a breeding (1982) 10,000-19,999 pairs A4iii

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- Gwaii Haanas National Marine Conservation Area Reserve (II) 8
1988 Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve Of Canada And Haida Heritage Site National Park (II) 9
2010 Gwaii Haanas National Marine Conservation Area Reserve & Haida Heritage Site National Marine Conservation Area (V) 96

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest - Boreal coniferous
Marine Coastal/Supratidal -
Marine Neritic -

Land use

Land use % of IBA
not utilised major (>10)
tourism/recreation major (>10)


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dodge Point and Gogit Passage Island Chain (Canada). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dodge-point-and-gogit-passage-island-chain-iba-canada on 23/12/2024.