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

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Scientific name	Common name	Reference population	Actual population	Units	% of population remaining	Result
Melanitta nigra		510000	86594	individuals	17	very unfavourable
Bucephala clangula	Common Goldeneye	6425	150	individuals	3	very unfavourable
Phalacrocorax carbo	Great Cormorant	1800	1550	individuals	87	near favourable
Alca torda	Razorbill	129000	800	individuals	1	very unfavourable

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

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)
Waters north of Anholt	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	11,616	protected area contained by site	12,720
Strandenge på Læsø og havet syd herfor	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	66,986	protected area contained by site	66,986
Randers and Mariager Fjords and the adjacent sea	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	39,190	protected area contained by site	35,200
Nordre Ronner	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	2,993	protected area contained by site	2,923
Læsø; sydlige del	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	102,714	protected area contained by site	102,714
Læso	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	66,548	protected area contained by site	62,880
L'sí	National Nature Area	98,300	unknown	0
Hirsholmene Sea Area	Major Conservation Area	920	protected area contained by site	920
Hirsholmene Bird R	Bird Reserve	380	protected area contained by site	380
Hirsholmene	Scientific Reserve	2,095	unknown	0
Hirsholmene	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	3,714	protected area contained by site	374
Ålborg Bugt; østlige del	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	177,360	protected area contained by site	177,360

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-
Marine Neritic		-
Marine Intertidal		-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Northwestern Kattegat. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/northwestern-kattegat-iba-denmark on 05/12/2023.