Kitkatla Channel, Goschen Island North to Porcher Island (11093)
Canada, North America

Site overview

KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: D1a
Year of last assessment: 2008
National site name: Kitkatla Channel, Goschen Island North to Porcher Island
Central coordinates: Latitude: 53.9108, Longitude: -130.6012
System: marine, terrestrial
Area of KBA (km2): 1583.95487
Protected area coverage (%): 21.61
KBA classification: Global
Legacy site: Yes

Site details

Site description: A site summary has not yet been written for this site.
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that meets the thresholds for at least one criterion described in the Global Standard for the Identification of KBAs.

Habitats

Land use: fisheries/aquaculture | tourism/recreation
IUCN HabitatCoverage %Habitat detail
Marine Intertidal33
Marine Neritic33
Marine Coastal/Supratidal33