Committed to the conservation, enhancement and stewardship of habitat across Newfoundland and Labrador

Why Table Bay? Waterfowl, in particular the Common Eider (Somateria mollissima), utilize the rocky coasts, shoals and islands of Table Bay at various times throughout the year for breeding, nesting, molting and staging. The Stewardship Zone boundaries were chosen to encompass most of the islands and coastal habitat in Table Bay. The area within the Stewardship Zone is that which has been deemed important to waterfowl by residents of Cartwright and areas in which Eider enhancement has taken place. Many islands within Table Bay have been studied by Ducks Unlimited Canada with the Eider Initiative program in an effort to determine Eider success rate, mortality, etc. The Canadian Wildlife Service considers Table Bay to have the most significant concentration of Eiders in the province, estimating that the bay plays host to over 30% of Labrador’s Eider population during breeding season. The northern tip of the Stewardship Zone takes in Grady Islands, Grady Harbour, Black Island and Offer Wolf Islands because they are all known to be used for molting Eiders and Harlequin Ducks (Histrionicus histrionicus). Devils Lookout Island is known as a Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) nesting site. Other waterfowl which frequent Table Bay include American Black Duck (Anas rubripes), Canada Goose (Branta canadensis), Common Merganser (Mergus merganser), various species of Scoter (Melanitta sp.), and Harlequin Duck.