Data Zone
Country/territory: New Zealand
IBA Criteria met: -
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Area: 284,934 ha
Site description
This Marine IBA is identified using tracking data. It falls within the New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and the Pacific, Southwest FAO ocean region. The site covers an area of 2849 km2 and is 62 km away from the closet coastline. The depth ranges from 35 to 725 m, with a mean annual wind speed of 2.66 m/s, mean annual sea surface temperature falls between 9.46 and 10.57 °C and mean annual chlorophyll-a concentrations found to range between 0.24 and 0.45 mg/m3.
Key biodiversity
4 species trigger IBA criteria at this Marine IBA. BirdLife analyses of tracking data estimates that 1564-12995 individuals of Buller's Albatross (NT) from Snares Islands/Tini Heke are present at the site during the Brood-guard (Apr-May) and Post-guard (May-Sep) life-history stages. 860-2151 individuals of Salvin's Albatross (VU) from Snares Islands/Tini Heke are present at the site during the Breeding (Aug-Apr) life-history stage. 270415-661015 individuals of Sooty Shearwater (NT) from Codfish Island/Whenua Hou are present at the site during the Breeding (Nov-May) life-history stage.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Pacific, Southwest 40 - Marine. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 31/03/2023.
