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Sable Island Introduction 1
Sable Island Introduction 1 The west tip of Sable Island as seen on approach by air.
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Sable Island Introduction 2
Sable Island Introduction 2 Vegetated dunes along the north beach.
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Sable Island
Sable Island, with a surface area of about 3400 ha, has a topography comprised of beaches, sand dunes, inland fields of grass and heath, and freshwater ponds. The physiography of the island is the result of atmospheric and oceanic influences. The shape and position of the dunes reflect ...
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Sable Island Birds
Bibliography Reviews Jill MacLean Karen Mulhallen Archives Postscript Contact Guest Book Media Birds of Sable Island (November 2002; revised February 2007) Text and images Zoe Lucas 2007 During the last 100 ... of migrating shorebirds (Burton 1974). Using returns from fifteen species captured and banded on the island, as well as data on bird weight, and dates of arrivals and departures combined with ...
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Interactions between Offshore Oil and Gas Operations and the Marine Environment
To study seabed erosion and sediment transport, cutting-edge instruments (http://agcwww.bio.ns.ca/support/equipment) have been deployed on Sable Island Bank (SIB) to measure flow intensity, seabed scouring, sediment transport, and mobility of small to medium scale bedforms during storms. Instrument deployments have been combined with ...
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The Law on Offshore Wastes Discharges in Canada
(For details of drilling wastes research in Canadian waters, see: 1. Yunker, M. B., Drinnan, W. R. and Smyth, T. A.. 1990[?] Dispersion and Fate of Oiled Drill Cuttings Discharged from Two Exploration Wells near Sable Island, Canada. Oil and Chemical Pollution; 2. Canadian Marine Drilling Ltd. 1990. SSDC/MAT Environmental Protection Manual. Canmar; 3. Mushenheim, D. ...
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SCS: Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus)
Sable Island. The Canadian government has permitted the killing of a few hundred grey seals per year in ... face them, including calls from fisheries interests for culls, and work towards greater legal protection for the island's grey seal population. The grey seal is also listed as an Appendix III species under the ...
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Environment Canada: Atlantic Canada Environmental Topics
Refining National Pollutant Release Inventory (NPRI) data ROAD SALTS Reducing the risk of road salts to the environment, while keeping our roads safe. SABLE ISLAND Towards a Conservation Strategy for Sable Island SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY AT ENVIRONMENT CANADA National Web Site SENSITIVITY MAPPING Atlantic Region Sensitivity Mapping Program SEWAGE See Waste Water SHELLFISH GROWING AREA CLASSIFICATION ...
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SIPT - About the Island
The Island is also home to many birds, including small numbers of the threatened Roseate Tern, and is the only breeding ground of the rare Ipswich Sparrow. Also living on Sable Island is the largest congregation of breeding Grey Seals and a small resident population of Harbour ...
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SIPT - Island History
Sources: Armstrong, ... and Fertile Crescent. Hantsport, N.S.: Lancelot Press, 1994. Christie, Barbara J. The Horses of Sable Island. Lawrencetown Beach, N.S.: Pottersfield Press,1995. de Villiers, Marq & Sheila Hirtle, A Dune ...
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