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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2009 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Steller's Eider Polysticta stelleri	VU	non-breeding (2001)	2,400 unknown	A4i

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1972	Kachemak Bay	Critical Habitat Area (V)	2
1976	Clam Gulch	Critical Habitat Area (V)	3
2011	Anchor Bluff Estates	Environmental System (V)	<1

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Clam Gulch (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/clam-gulch-iba-usa on 22/12/2024.