Northeast James Bay Coast (11477)
Canada, North America
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: D1a
Year of last assessment: 2008
National site name: Northeast James Bay Coast
Central coordinates: Latitude: 54.1845, Longitude: -79.3878
System: marine, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 0 to 25
Area of KBA (km2): 3331.24247
Protected area coverage (%): 4.46
KBA classification: Global
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: A site summary has not yet been finalized for this site, which covers a stretch of James Bay coastline from the northeastern corner at Pointe Louis-XIV southward to the Riviere du Vieux Comptoir (south of Wemindji). This coastline is extremely important for migrant waterfowl and shorebirds. The data shown in the table currently shows data for part of the site only.
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.
Delineation rationale: 2014-03-11 (BL Secretariat): a site area of 333124 ha was calculated by GIS from the site polygon, then rounded to the nearest 10% (330000 ha).
Habitats
Land use: fisheries/aquaculture | hunting
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | 2 | |
| Forest | 2 | |
| Grassland | 10 | |
| Marine Neritic | 67 | |
| Marine Intertidal | 19 |