NZM016
Fiordland - West Coast South Island (South) (offshore)


IBA Justification

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).


IBA Conservation

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2010 not assessed high low
Was the whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
no unset -

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Not assessed A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive Some limited conservation initiatives are in place low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

IBA Protection

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

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1) Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Marine Neritic -
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land use

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


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.