Data Zone
Country/territory: New Zealand
IBA Criteria met: -
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Area: 1,169,049 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 11690 km2 and is 44 km away from the closet coastline. The depth ranges from 12 to 748 m, with a mean annual wind speed of 2.85 m/s, mean annual sea surface temperature falls between 8.98 and 11.64 °C and mean annual chlorophyll-a concentrations found to range between 0.21 and 0.43 mg/m3.
Key biodiversity
4 species trigger IBA criteria at this Marine IBA. BirdLife analyses of tracking data estimates that 3600-9000 individuals of Cook's Petrel (VU) from Codfish Island/Whenua Hou are present at the site during the Breeding (Oct-Apr) life-history stage. 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. 59597-68771 individuals of White-capped Albatross (NT) from Disappointment Island are present at the site during the Non-breeding (Year-Round) life-history stage.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Pacific, Southwest 48 - Marine. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 31/03/2023.
