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The site was identified as important in 2020 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Adelie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae	LC	chick-rearing	1987-2013	57,922-159,149 breeding pairs	A4

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2020) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2017	Ross Sea Region Marine Protected Area	Marine Protected Area (CCAMLR)	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Neritic		100

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	major (>10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Antarctica Marine 48 (Antarctica). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/antarctica-marine-48-iba-antarctica on 28/11/2024.