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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 1994

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola	LC	passage	1991	500 individuals	B1i
Lesser Sandplover Charadrius mongolus	LC	winter	1988-1992	233-824 individuals	B1i
Lesser Sandplover Charadrius mongolus	LC	passage	1991	2,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus	LC	winter	1988-1992	330-731 individuals	B1i
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus	LC	passage	1991	1,500 individuals	A4i, B1i
Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus	LC	passage	1991	800 individuals	A4i, B1i
Dunlin Calidris alpina	LC	winter	1988-1992	616-1,586 individuals	B1i
Slender-billed Gull Larus genei	LC	passage	1991	3,000 individuals	A4i, B1i

Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.

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Threats to the site (pressure)
Threat Level 1	Threat Level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - intentional use (species being assessed is the target)	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Natural system modifications	dams & water management/use - abstraction of ground water (domestic use)	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Pollution	domestic & urban waste water - sewage	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Pollution	excess energy - thermal pollution	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Pollution	garbage & solid waste	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Pollution	industrial & military effluents - seepage from mining	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Residential and commercial development	housing and urban areas	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Transportation and service corridors	roads and railroads	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Condition of key/trigger populations (state)
Scientific	Common	TargetPop	ActualPop	Units	Remaining	Result
Pluvialis squatarola	Grey Plover	500	18	individuals	4	very unfavourable
Calidris alpina	Dunlin	1586	220	individuals	14	very unfavourable
Larus genei	Slender-billed Gull	3000	262	individuals	9	very unfavourable

Conservation actions taken at site (response)
Conservation Designation	Management Planning	Conservation Action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

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Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Tubli Bay National Park	National Park	1,350	is identical to site	1,350
Tubli Bay	Marine Protected Area	1,350	protected area overlaps with site	0
Tubli Bay	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	1,350	is identical to site	1,350
Ras Sand Mangrove	Reserve	50	protected area contained by site	50

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Subtropical & tropical mangrove	-
Marine Neritic		-
Marine Intertidal		-

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Land-use	Extent (% of site)
fisheries/aquaculture	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-
urban/industrial/transport	-
energy production and mining	-
agriculture	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Tubli Bay. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 07/02/2023.