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Monthly Archives: September 2008
Sea Lion Census
A visual census using the remote camera 5 focused on Middle Island.
The following panorama was taken of the “middle islands” at Race Rocks from 6 images taken consecutively with a small overlap and then spliced together with a “Photostitch” program which is usually available with the software for an electronic camera.
Educational Application: When we build up a set of these pictures, students can do mathematical projects by going on the camera and getting a live count and then running various statistical comparisons on these archived images. Just click on the image below for a version that is large enough to enable counting and identification.
Click for larger size to count sealions.
Passage of Bill S-215, The Heritage Lighthouse Protections Act
In the 10 years since the automation of the light in 1997, the deterioration of the tower at Race Rocks was evident. Finally there was some hope for restoration with the recent passage of Bill S-215
Current Status of the Bill from Parliament Canada Website:
Statutes of Canada, 2008, An Act to Protect Heritage Lighthouses (PDF FILE)
Pam and Dennis Visit the Ecological Reserve
‘Garry took Pam and Dennis Birley out to the Island today. Pam does the monthly photo diary from camera 5 from her home iin Leicester England .
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- Pam Birley at Race Rocks 2008
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- Dennis Birley
Pam took the following images when she was out on the island and on the boat. See her gallery here.
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- RR from the back side of BentinckIsalnd
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- Mike greets us at the docks
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- Arrival at the docks from Camera 5
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- Pam looking at sealions, Dennis is texting
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- Mike and garry
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- Pam on south shore
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- Heermans gulls along with others
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- back fro the hunt
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- Sealion
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- Glaucous-winged Gulls
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- Canada geese
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- Pam would like to sit on this bench
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- and watch the harbour seal and gulls
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- Calendula naturalized on the island
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- Re-Necked Phalarope
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- Cyanea in the water
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- Transient Orca
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- Orca
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- Rhinocerous Auklet
Rockfish Conservation Area at Race Rocks
General map of the Southern end of Vancouver Island. Race Rocks and Bentinck Island are in Area 19.The DFO original of these maps and charts is here: http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/maps-cartes/rca-acs/rca-acs/south-sud/BentinckRaceRocksChart3461-eng.html
Bentinck Island – Chart 3461
Those waters of Eemdyk Passage in Subarea 20-5 that lie westerly of the meridian passing through 123°32.450’ west longitude and northerly of a line:
| from | 48°18.692’N | 123°33.486’W |
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| to | 48°18.640’N | 123°32.916’W |
Race Rocks – Chart 3461
Those waters of Subareas 19-3 and 20-5 that lie inside the 40 metre contour line surrounding Great Race Rock and Rosedale Rock as shown on Chart No. 3461, published by the Canadian Hydrographic Service of the Department.
- Date modified by DFO:
- Return to the Regulations for Race Rocks file https://www.racerocks.ca/?p=8909