Sentences with phrase «seabird sanctuary»

It is inhabited by large numbers of pelicans, sea gulls, ospreys and Costa Rica's largest community of boobies, which makes it a very important seabird sanctuary.

Molokini's crescent - shaped rim poking up above water is a seabird sanctuary; underwater, it's a marine conservation area protecting over 250 marine species.

In addition to being a marine sanctuary, it is located near a seabird sanctuary.

We'll putter by zodiac through the warm waters of Desolation Sound Marine Park, and ramble Mitlenatch Island's trails to see one of BC's largest seabird sanctuaries.

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The resulting data is used to compare relative abundance of seabirds over time — to help us understand populations within the sanctuary and their possible impacts on local ecosystems and as a barometer for other changes in the environment.

Come to Joppa on April 11 for a lecture by Ann - Marie Runfola about the Stellwagen Sanctuary Seabird Stewards (S4) Program, an inspiring citizen science initiative that monitors seabirds off the coast of Massachusetts.

Coastal marine waters across the street from the sanctuary where loons, grebes, ducks, and seabirds often occur in variety and abundance during the winter.

Located on a peninsula near the historic Eastern Point Lighthouse, the small sanctuary is a hot spot for butterflies and seabirds at particular times of the year.

An international research team led by University of Otago scientists has documented prehistoric «sanctuary» regions where New Zealand seabirds survived early human hunting.

Michaelmas Cay is a unique coral cay which is also a protected bird nesting sanctuary for migratory seabirds - Enjoy a full day exploring the beauty of the Great Barrier Reef including:

(9) Taking any marine mammal, sea turtle, or seabird within or above the Sanctuary, except as authorized by the Marine Mammal Protection Act, as amended, (MMPA), 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq., Endangered Species Act, as amended, (ESA), 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq., Migratory Bird Treaty Act, as amended, (MBTA), 16 U.S.C. 703 et seq., or any regulation, as amended, promulgated under the MMPA, ESA, or MBTA.

Both cayes are government - protected sanctuaries, and provide excellent opportunities to watch seabirds and other species.

Michaelmas Cay is also home to more than 23 species of seabird and is one of the most significant bird sanctuaries on the Great Barrier Reef.

Supported by millions of American citizens, and developed with widespread State and Federal support to protect whales, seabirds, marine wildlife and ecosystems, the Channel Islands, Monterey Bay, Cordell Bank, and Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuaries symbolize our natural legacy and protect some of the healthiest marine ecosystems in the world.

The rich rockfish assemblage of the deep - water Cordell Bank, a quarter million nesting seabirds of the islands of the Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary, the Humpback and Blue Whales frequenting the coast of Monterey, the lush kelp forest ecosystems of the Channel Islands: these are all part of our National Marine Sanctuary.