Given the hemispheric importance of the region within the Americas-wide Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network, Huneault said the harvest plan can be modified to adapt to changes in shorebird use.Īs a key site partner, Huneault said, the Canadian Wildlife Service (CWS) regularly assesses it for threats and identifies conservation needs.
The plan will include closures at important foraging areas within the Minas Basin, which were identified in collaboration with the Canadian Wildlife Service (CWS).
Hamilton says that the implications of harvesting during periods when birds are present should be considered.Įnvironment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) spokesperson Natalie Huneault says that a Marine Worm Conservation Harvest Plan will help limit the effects of increased bloodworm harvesting on shorebirds. In 1988, the Bay of Fundy, including the Minas Basin, was listed as a site of hemispheric importance within the Americas-wide Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network. Over 1.5 million semipalmated sandpipers on a southward migration feed on the mudflats in late summer, Dr.
The season runs from June 1 to around the end of October.īut a field ecology professor at Mount Allison University who studies shorebirds says the mudflats are important and shouldn't be disturbed - especially at certain times of the year. Department of Fisheries (DFO) spokesman David Jennings says a request from licenced harvesters in the Yarmouth area to dig in the area is being considered.Īccording to a recent story by the Tri-County Vanguard, harvesters in the Yarmouth region, known as Area 1, have asked to be allowed to dig for bloodworms in the Valley (Area 2) for two designated days per week.
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