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American Oystercatcher Focal Species Plan

This final draft of the American Oystercatcher Focal Species Plan outlines the conservation status, major threats, recommended strategies, and detailed actions for the species. It also includes a business plan, proposed priority topics, and other oystercatcher news.

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American Oystercatcher Focal Species Plan

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  1. American OystercatcherFocal Species Plan American Oystercatcher Working Group

  2. Focal Species Plan: Final Draft Posted to Listserver

  3. Major Topics • Overview of conservation status • Major threats • Recommended conservation strategies and actions • Important breeding and non-breeding sites • Detailed list of conservation actions

  4. Conservation Activities • Identification and protection of existing habitat • Creation of new habitat with dredge-spoil materials • Management of existing protected areas to reduce predation and disturbance • Control of predator populations • Monitoring of population status and trend to measure conservation effectiveness

  5. Business Plan • Based on the Focal Species Plan • Major focus on: • Threats • Priority Actions • Organizational Roles What’s a business plan? • Need to discuss major conservation priorities and roles • Start with tomorrow’s discussion of working group actions

  6. Proposed Priority Topics • Management of Predation • Management of Disturbance • Coordinated Monitoring (with SE) • Banding Studies for Demography • Targeted Acquisition and Protection • Outreach • Assessment of Contamination

  7. Weighing Priorities • Impact on population size • Can be replicated in other areas • Opportunistic considerations – key unprotected habitats

  8. Other Oystercatcher News • AMOY Working Group will be charter group for Shorebird Research Group of the Americas – website to go online soon • Rangewide AMOY Plan under development by the Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network and Birdlife International Ted Simons and Wendy Moore

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