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The site was identified as important in 2014 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s)	Population estimate at site	IBA criteria met
Fiordland Penguin Eudyptes pachyrhynchus	NT	breeding	2010	6,500-10,200 individuals	A1, A4ii
Northern Royal Albatross Diomedea sanfordi	EN	resident	1995-2001	present	A1
Buller's Albatross Thalassarche bulleri	NT	breeding	1995-2005	5,500-16,000 individuals	A1, A4ii

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2014).

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	work and other activities	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Not assessed	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Whakapohai	Wildlife Refuge	39	protected area overlaps with site	0
Westland / Tai Poutini National Park	National Park	131,708	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Wanganui Riverbed	Stewardship Area	1,675	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Wanganui Forest	Stewardship Area	649	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Waitangiroto	Nature Reserve	1,525	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Waiau Glacier Coast	Marine Reserve	4,560	protected area overlaps with site	0
Te Wahipounamu – South West New Zealand	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	2,600,000	protected area overlaps with site	0
Te Wae Wae Bay	Stewardship Area	6	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Te Tapuwae o Hua (Long Sound)	Marine Reserve	3,692	protected area contained by site	0
Te Hapua (Sutherland Sound)	Marine Reserve	456	protected area contained by site	0
Te Awaatu Channel	Marine Reserve	94	protected area contained by site	0
Tauparikākā	Marine Reserve	16	protected area overlaps with site	0
Taumoana (Five Fingers Peninsula)	Marine Reserve	1,473	protected area contained by site	0
Taipari Roa (Elizabeth Island)	Marine Reserve	616	protected area contained by site	0
Sandy Beach - Jacobs River	Stewardship Area	11	protected area overlaps with site	0
Saltwater Lagoon	Scenic Reserve	1,266	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Pyke Forest	Stewardship Area	21,631	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Poerua River Mouth	Stewardship Area	531	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Piopiotahi	Marine Reserve	729	protected area contained by site	0
Open Bay Islands	Wildlife Refuge	16	protected area overlaps with site	0
Okuru-Waiatoto	Stewardship Area	17,314	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Okahu Wildlife Refuge	Wildlife Refuge	163	protected area overlaps with site	0
Moana Uta (Wet Jacket Arm)	Marine Reserve	2,017	protected area contained by site	0
Kutu Parera (Gaer Arm)	Marine Reserve	434	protected area overlaps with site	0
Kahukura (Gold Arm)	Marine Reserve	474	protected area contained by site	0
Hawea (Clio Rocks)	Marine Reserve	410	protected area contained by site	0
Hautai	Marine Reserve	854	protected area contained by site	0
Gillespies Beach	Stewardship Area	112	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Fiordland National Park	National Park	1,278,214	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Cook River to Haast River	Stewardship Area	188,734	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Cook River	Stewardship Area	1,617	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Breaksea Island	Specially Protected Area	1,262	protected area overlaps with site	0
Arawhata Riverbed	Stewardship Area	2,992	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Arawhata	Stewardship Area	107,706	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Abut Head	Stewardship Area	63	protected area overlaps with site	0
Abbey Rocks	Stewardship Area	157	protected area is adjacent to site	0

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Marine Neritic		-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
fisheries/aquaculture	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Fiordland - West Coast South Island (South) (offshore). Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/fiordland--west-coast-south-island-(south)-(offshore)-iba-new-zealand on 30/11/2023.