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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 ('triggering') IBA criteria.

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

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Red-footed Booby Sula sula	LC	breeding (1992)	6,000–10,000 birds	A4ii
Black Noddy Anous minutus	LC	breeding (1979)	20,000 birds	A4i
Gygis alba	NR	breeding (1992)	6,000–10,000 birds	A4i

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2012. The most recent assessment (2018) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Marine Neritic	good (>90%)	good (>90%)	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Pollution	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Little/none of area covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Unknown	very low

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Fanna Island	Bird Area (V)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Neritic	100

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Fana Island Marine (Palau). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/fana-island-marine-iba-palau on 23/12/2024.