Harlequin duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) management plan: chapter 8

IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE

Table 2. Implementation schedule of the action items listed in Table 1. Shaded boxes indicate proposed year of implementation.

Population Management - Action Items	Section/ Lead	Other	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Maintain and enforce hunting ban	CWS	Provinces	Ongoing
Development of a monitoring strategy, and data presentation format	CWS	All jurisdictions	Develop Strategy	Implement Strategy
Dynamic population model	CWS			Determine Data Gaps	Develop model
Delineation of management units	CWS		Ongoing
Ensure publication and/or distribution of relevant data	CWS	Provinces Researchers	Ongoing
Maintain databases and share with CDC or a CDC equivalent			Ongoing
Winter monitoring	CWS Provinces		Ongoing
Plan and implement Harlequin Duck surveys	CWS	Provinces Researchers	Unknown – contingent upon funding and timing
Develop Greenland monitoring strategy	CWS		Undetermined

Implementation schedule (continued)

Habitat Protection - Action Items	Section/ Lead	Other	2006	2007	2008		2009		2010
Protect Harlequin Ducks on federal property	CWS	Other Federal Depts.	Outline protected areas	Determine potential sites	Work with department to protect
Work with forestry companies to minimize impacts on Harlequin Duck breeding habitat	CWS	Provinces		Begin consultation with forest companies
Maintain and improve relations with hydroelectric companies to protect Harlequin Ducks	CWS	Provinces	Undetermined
Develop relationship with aquaculture industry to protect Harlequin Ducks	Provinces	CWS	Undetermined
Work in a preventative capacity to reduce offshore oil dumping	CWS		Ongoing
Monitor and work to mitigate pesticide use	CWS Provinces		Undetermined
Refine a habitat protection strategy	CWS	Provinces		Develop strategy
Protect important habitat	CWS Provinces Parks Canada			Contingent upon habitat protection strategy
Train Environmental Assessment officers and biologists in multiple departments, jurisdictions, and organizations	CWS	Provinces,Other Federal Depts. and Agencies	Initiate Program	Develop more comprehensive approach		Implement on larger scale

Implementation schedule (continued)

Research - Action Items	Section/ Lead	Other	2006	2007	2008	2009		2010
Develop Threat Assessment	CWS Provinces		Initiate discussion	Complete Threat Assessment
1. Impact studies 2. Human encroachment impacts	CWS Parks Canada Provinces Researchers			Complete Threat assessment	Develop schedule of studies	Unknown
Gap analysis	CWS	Provinces	Contingent upon completion of threat assessment, monitoring strategy, and habitat protection strategy.
Complete mark-recapture study	CWS		Complete	Published
Complete genetic analyses	CWS		Undetermined
Habitat model	CWS	Researchers	Undetermined

Socioeconomic - Action Items	Section/ Lead	Other	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Develop educational materials	CWS Provinces NGOs		Ongoing
Develop and promote codes of practice	CWS Provinces		Initial development	Complete
Stewardship promotion	CWS Other Federal Depts. and Agencies Provinces	NGOs	Ongoing
Conduct public information sessions	CWS		Ongoing
Educate law enforcers	CWS Provinces		Ongoing
Annual report	CWS			Complete			Complete

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