Atlantic, Northeast 3 - Marine (High Seas) IBA | Summary

Atlantic, Northeast 3 - Marine

Current view: summary

Country/territory: High Seas

IBA criteria met: A1, A4ii (2012)
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Area: 941,549 hectares (9,415.49 km²)

Site description (2012 baseline)
This Marine IBA is identified using tracking data. It falls within High Seas International Waters and the Atlantic, Northeast FAO ocean region. The site covers an area of 9415 km2 and is 532 km away from the closet coastline. The depth ranges from 2435 to 3359 m, with a mean annual wind speed of 2.69 m/s, mean annual sea surface temperature falls between 15.48 and 16.06 °C and mean annual chlorophyll-a concentrations found to range between 0.29 and 0.4 mg/m3.

Key biodiversity
1 species triggers IBA criteria at this Marine IBA. BirdLife analyses of tracking data estimates that 33-39 individuals of Zino's Petrel (EN) from Madeira are present at the site during the Incubation (May-Aug) life-history stage.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Atlantic, Northeast 3 - Marine (High Seas). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/atlantic-northeast-3--marine-iba-high-seas on 26/12/2024.