FR008
Rade de Brest: Baie de Daoulas et Anse du Poulmic


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2000 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):
Species Red List Category Season Year(s) Population estimate at site IBA criteria met
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis LC winter 1997 222-1,900 individuals A4i, B1i, C3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a winter 1997 20,000 individuals A4iii, C4

The current IUCN Red List category (shown above) may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2000).


IBA Protection

Protected area (PA) PA designation PA area (ha) Relationship of PA with IBA Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Sites d'intérêt géologique de la presqu'île de Crozon Réserve naturelle régionale 156 protected area overlaps with site 0
Rivière Elorn Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 2,394 protected area overlaps with site 371
Rade de Brest; estuaire de l'Aulne Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 9,227 protected area overlaps with site 7,506
Rade de Brest : Baie de Daoulas; Anse de Poulmic Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 8,104 protected area overlaps with site 7,376
RADE DE BREST Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral 48 protected area overlaps with site 0
Combles de l'église Saint Sauveur Arrêté de protection de biotope 0 protected area contained by site 0
Bois du Loc'h Réserve biologique 68 protected area overlaps with site 0
BOIS DE POULMIC A LOMERGAT Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral 54 protected area overlaps with site 0
BOIS DE PENZER - PEN AR VIR Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral 49 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Baie de Daoulas et Anse de Poulmic Hunting Reserve 6,800 protected area contained by site 6,800
Armorique Parc naturel régional 125,779 protected area overlaps with site 0

Habitats

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

Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
fisheries/aquaculture -
tourism/recreation -
urban/industrial/transport -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Rade de Brest: Baie de Daoulas et Anse du Poulmic. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/rade-de-brest:-baie-de-daoulas-et-anse-du-poulmic-iba-france on 19/03/2024.