Bering Sea Shelf Edge 174W59N


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2012 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis LC breeding (1974–2009) 525,854 individuals A4ii
Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus LC non-breeding (1974–2009) 96,732 individuals A4i


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bering Sea Shelf Edge 174W59N (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bering-sea-shelf-edge-174w59n-iba-usa on 12/01/2025.