Sturgeon Banks

English explorer Captain George Vancouver gave this place its name after purchasing a huge sturgeon, or ghost fish, from a nearby First Nations community.

Sturgeon Banks’ shoreline marshes, mud flats and shallow waters combine to create one of North America’s most significant wetland habitats. They serve as an important feeding and resting stop for more than 1.5 million birds during their annual migrations along the Pacific Flyway, while tidal pools support populations of larger animals such as flounders, crabs, shrimp, and clams. This food web supports birds north and south, and whales and sea lions far out the sea.

Photo Credit: Blue Herons on Sturgeon Banks. City of Richmond