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Froan


IBA Criteria

Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2014

Populations of IBA trigger species
Species Current IUCN Red List Category Season Year(s) of estimate Population estimate IBA Criteria Triggered
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis VU winter 2005-2006 977 individuals A1
Common Eider Somateria mollissima NT breeding 2005-2006 2,800 breeding pairs B1i, B3
Common Eider Somateria mollissima NT winter 2005-2006 5,000 individuals B1i, B3
Common Loon Gavia immer LC winter 2005-2006 100-150 individuals B1i
Yellow-billed Loon Gavia adamsii NT winter 2005-2006 10-20 individuals A1
European Shag Gulosus aristotelis LC breeding 2005-2006 500 breeding pairs B3
European Shag Gulosus aristotelis LC winter 2005-2006 5,200 individuals A4i, B1i, B3
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo LC breeding 2005-2006 2,280 breeding pairs B1i
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo LC winter 2005-2006 3,400 individuals B1i
Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima LC winter 2005-2006 500-600 individuals B3
Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle LC winter 2005-2006 2,900 individuals B1ii, B2

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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IBA Monitoring

Most recent IBA monitoring assessment
Year of assessment Threat score (pressure) Condition score (state) Action score (response)
2017 high not assessed low
Was the whole site covered? Yes State assessed by unset
Accuracy of information good

Threats to the site (pressure)
Threat Level 1 Threat Level 2 Timing Scope Severity Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification livestock farming and ranching (includes forest grazing) - small-holder grazing, ranching or farming happening now some of area/population (10-49%) moderate to rapid deterioration high
Agricultural expansion and intensification marine and freshwater aquaculture - industrial aquaculture happening now some of area/population (10-49%) slow but significant deterioration medium
Biological resource use fishing & harvesting aquatic resources - intentional use: subsistence/sml scale happening now some of area/population (10-49%) slow but significant deterioration medium
Biological resource use fishing & harvesting aquatic resources - unintentional effects: subsistence/small scale happening now some of area/population (10-49%) slow but significant deterioration medium
Biological resource use gathering terrestrial plants - motivation unknown/unrecorded happening now majority/most of area/population (50-90%) moderate to rapid deterioration high
Biological resource use hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - intentional use (species being assessed is the target) happening now some of area/population (10-49%) slow but significant deterioration medium
Human intrusions and disturbance recreational activities happening now some of area/population (10-49%) slow but significant deterioration medium
Transportation and service corridors shipping lanes happening now some of area/population (10-49%) slow but significant deterioration medium

Conservation actions taken at site (response)
Conservation Designation Management Planning Conservation Action Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%) A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive Very little or no conservation action taking place low
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IBA Protection

Protected Area Designation Area (ha) Relationship with IBA Overlap with IBA (ha)
Froan Nature Reserve and Landscape Protection Area Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 48,400 protected area contained by site 48,400
Froan Animal Protection Area Flora and Fauna Protection Area 12,000 protected area contained by site 12,000
Froan Naturreservat 657 protected area contained by site 40,400
Froan Landskapsvernområde 882 protected area contained by site 8,000
Froan Dyrelivsfredning 764 protected area contained by site 0

Habitats

IUCN Habitat Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Shrubland Heathland -
Sea Open Sea, Sea inlets and coastal features -
Coastline Mud flats & sand flats, Sea cliffs and rocky shores, Rock stacks and islets, Shingle & stony beaches -
Marine Neritic -
Marine Intertidal -
Marine Coastal/Supratidal -
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Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
fisheries/aquaculture -
nature conservation and research -
tourism/recreation -
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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Froan. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 29/03/2023.