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| name = Joulter Cays
|name = Joulter Cays
| island_type = [[Cay]]
|island_type = [[Cay]]
| location = [[Atlantic Ocean]]
|location = [[Atlantic Ocean]]
| map = Bahamas
|map = Bahamas
| map_caption = The location of Joulter Cays within the Bahamas
|map_caption = The location of Joulter Cays within the Bahamas
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|coordinates = {{coord|25|16|N|78|07|W|region:BS_type:isle|display=title,inline}}
| archipelago = [[Lucayan Archipelago]]
|archipelago = [[Lucayan Archipelago]]
| country = [[Bahamas]]
|country = [[Bahamas]]
| population = 0
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|image1 = Joulter Cays 7S41000501056.jpg
|caption1 = Joulter Cays and associated sand shoals (1984)
|image2 = Joulter Cays Andros Island 1999.jpg
|caption2 = Oblique view (1999)
|image3 = Joulter Cays p013r043 7x20010516.jpg
|caption3 = [[Landsat program|Landsat]] (2001)
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'''Joulter Cays''' are small uninhabited islands to the north of [[Andros, Bahamas|Andros Island]] in the [[Bahamas]]. [[Ooid|Oolitic]] sand dominates the [[intertidal zone]] around the small islands that are covered with vegetation.
The '''Joulter Cays''' are small uninhabited islands to the north of [[Andros, Bahamas|Andros Island]] in the [[Bahamas]]. [[Ooid|Oolitic]] sand dominates the [[intertidal zone]] around the small islands that are covered with vegetation.


The Joulter Cays were designated as an [[Important Bird Area]] for the endangered [[piping plover]] and [[short-billed dowitcher]] in 2012. The [[National Audubon Society]]'s International Alliances Program and the [[Bahamas National Trust]] was working together to establish, in 2015, the Joulter Cays as a national park.<ref name="Bird Life">{{cite web |url=http://www.birdlife.org/americas/news/establishing-joulter-cays-iba-national-park-bahamas |title=Establishing Joulter Cays IBA as a National Park in the Bahamas |last1=Anadon |first1=Veronica |date=June 11, 2013 |website=birdlife.org |publisher=[[Bird Life International]] |access-date=March 20, 2015}}</ref><ref name="IUCN">{{cite web|url=https://protectedplanet.net/61790|title=Joulter Cays National Park in Bahamas|work=Protected Planet|accessdate=2 January 2019}}</ref> The islands are known as a [[flyfishing]] destination for [[bonefish]] and [[permit (fish)]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.flyfishingconnection.com/andros.html |title=Fly Fishing Andros Island in the Bahamas |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=flyfishingconnection.com |publisher=Copyright ©1998-2007, The Flyfishing Connection |access-date=March 20, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://bnt.bs/joulter-cays-proposed-park/|title=Joulter Cays Proposed Park|work=The Bahamas National Trust|accessdate=2 January 2019}}</ref>
The Joulter Cays were designated as an [[Important Bird Area]] for the endangered [[piping plover]] and [[short-billed dowitcher]] in 2012. The [[National Audubon Society]]'s International Alliances Program and the [[Bahamas National Trust]] was working together to establish, in 2015, the Joulter Cays as a national park.<ref name="Bird Life">{{cite web|url=http://www.birdlife.org/americas/news/establishing-joulter-cays-iba-national-park-bahamas|title=Establishing Joulter Cays IBA as a National Park in the Bahamas|last1=Anadon|first1=Veronica|date=June 11, 2013|website=birdlife.org|publisher=[[Bird Life International]]|access-date=March 20, 2015}}</ref><ref name="IUCN">{{cite web|url=https://protectedplanet.net/61790|title=Joulter Cays National Park in Bahamas|work=Protected Planet|accessdate=2 January 2019}}</ref> The islands are known as a [[flyfishing]] destination for [[bonefish]] and [[permit (fish)|permit]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flyfishingconnection.com/andros.html|title=Fly Fishing Andros Island in the Bahamas|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|website=flyfishingconnection.com|publisher=Copyright ©1998-2007, The Flyfishing Connection|access-date=March 20, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://bnt.bs/joulter-cays-proposed-park/|title=Joulter Cays Proposed Park|work=The Bahamas National Trust|accessdate=2 January 2019}}</ref>


Matt Jeffery, Deputy Director of Audubon’s International Alliances Program, called Joulter Cays a true paradise and treasure of the Bahamas, rich in birds, fisheries, and other wildlife.<ref name="Bird Life"/> However, some local residents are concerned that a national park status would prohibit their bonefish guiding service to tourists.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/scientists-want-protect-piping-plovers-winter-home/ |title=Why scientists want to protect the piping plover’s winter home |last1=Wise |first1=Cat |date=February 17, 2015 |website=[[PBS]].org |publisher=© 1996 - 2015 NewsHour Productions LLC. |access-date=March 20, 2015}}</ref>
Matt Jeffery, Deputy Director of Audubon's International Alliances Program, called Joulter Cays a true paradise and treasure of the Bahamas, rich in birds, fisheries, and other wildlife.<ref name="Bird Life"/> However, some local residents are concerned that a national park status would prohibit their bonefish guiding service to tourists.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/scientists-want-protect-piping-plovers-winter-home/|title=Why scientists want to protect the piping plover’s winter home|last1=Wise|first1=Cat|date=February 17, 2015|website=[[PBS]].org|publisher=© 1996 - 2015 NewsHour Productions LLC.|access-date=March 20, 2015}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
[[File:Ooids, Joulter Cays, Bahamas.jpg|thumb|[[Ooid|Oolitic]] sand grains from Joulter Cays]]
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[[Category:Islands of the Bahamas]]
[[Category:Uninhabited islands of the Bahamas]]
[[Category:Uninhabited islands of the Bahamas]]



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Latest revision as of 15:19, 27 April 2021

Joulter Cays
Joulter Cays is located in Bahamas
Joulter Cays
Joulter Cays
The location of Joulter Cays within the Bahamas
Geography
LocationAtlantic Ocean
Coordinates25°16′N 78°07′W / 25.267°N 78.117°W / 25.267; -78.117
TypeCay
ArchipelagoLucayan Archipelago
Administration
Demographics
Population0
Joulter Cays and associated sand shoals (1984)
Oblique view (1999)
Landsat (2001)

The Joulter Cays are small uninhabited islands to the north of Andros Island in the Bahamas. Oolitic sand dominates the intertidal zone around the small islands that are covered with vegetation.

The Joulter Cays were designated as an Important Bird Area for the endangered piping plover and short-billed dowitcher in 2012. The National Audubon Society's International Alliances Program and the Bahamas National Trust was working together to establish, in 2015, the Joulter Cays as a national park.[1][2] The islands are known as a flyfishing destination for bonefish and permit.[3][4]

Matt Jeffery, Deputy Director of Audubon's International Alliances Program, called Joulter Cays a true paradise and treasure of the Bahamas, rich in birds, fisheries, and other wildlife.[1] However, some local residents are concerned that a national park status would prohibit their bonefish guiding service to tourists.[5]

References

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Oolitic sand grains from Joulter Cays
  1. ^ a b Anadon, Veronica (June 11, 2013). "Establishing Joulter Cays IBA as a National Park in the Bahamas". birdlife.org. Bird Life International. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  2. ^ "Joulter Cays National Park in Bahamas". Protected Planet. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Fly Fishing Andros Island in the Bahamas". flyfishingconnection.com. Copyright ©1998-2007, The Flyfishing Connection. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  4. ^ "Joulter Cays Proposed Park". The Bahamas National Trust. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  5. ^ Wise, Cat (February 17, 2015). "Why scientists want to protect the piping plover's winter home". PBS.org. © 1996 - 2015 NewsHour Productions LLC. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
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