Orcas

The wildlife "Fact Sheet" is attached as pdf document below.

Additionally, general statements from the Comprehensive Study Report (CSR) regarding the Marine Environment and Waterfowl and Coastal Seabirds follow below:

"The Proponent’s application provided a comprehensive description of the marine environment within the study area. The impacts of the proposed DP3 Project on the marine environment in the study area are assessed and mitigation measures identified to reduce or eliminate any potential adverse environmental impacts. The Habitat Compensation Plan in the Application was described as preliminary, pending further review in the Application review period. In November 2005, the Proponent revised the original Habitat Compensation Plan based on additional engineering analysis, achieving Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s Habitat Policy for No Net Loss and integration of environmental criteria and comments from EC and Fisheries and Oceans"

"The assessment of impacts to migratory birds and bird habitat is based on all of the baseline data and field observations reported in the Application and focuses on impacts to birds and bird habitat.

The waterfowl and coastal seabird impact assessment examined bird species composition, abundance, and habitat use as well as the presence and likelihood of occurrence of federally and/or provincially listed species at risk in the Roberts Bank Study Area. Impacts of the proposed DP3 Project on waterfowl and coastal seabirds are assessed based on existing knowledge and seasonal bird presence and habitat studies undertaken for the study area. Measures are identified to mitigate any of these potential impacts in the study area.

Prior to initiating the field study, the Proponent reviewed the COSEWIC Canadian Species at Risk list, the federal Species at Risk Act (SARA) list (Schedules 1, 2 and 3), and the provincial Conservation Data Center (CDC) red and blue lists, to determine the suite of federally and/or provincially listed species likely to occur within the study area, and their present status. COSEWIC (the federal Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada) assesses and designates which wildlife species are under threat in Canada. Additionally, the CDC maintains tracking lists of rare vertebrates, plants and plant communities for each Forest District in BC.

Federal and provincial legislation, along with Federal-Provincial Accords and Agreements, determine which species is primarily managed by either the federal or provincial government. Provincially managed species, populations or communities at high risk of extinction or extirpation are placed on the red list, and are candidates for formal Endangered Species status. Taxa considered vulnerable to human activity or natural events are placed on the blue list. Red and blue listed species or communities are sometimes referred to as species “at risk.” Federally managed species, populations or communities at risk have their status evaluated as either Extinct, Extirpated, Endangered, Threatened, or of Special Concern."