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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A fjord between two large islands situated off the west Swedish coast, with extensive shallow waters and a
Zostera-covered clay sea-floor. The islands have well-managed coastal meadows with a saltmarsh character and some forest, mostly deciduous and dominated by
Quercus. Human activities include boating, swimming, fishing, and grazing for conservation purposes.
The IBA is also important for passage waterbirds and waders. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria:
Haliaeetus albicilla (4-10 wintering birds).
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
American mink
Mustela vison pose a threat to breeding birds.
National Partial
International PartialIBA overlaps with five Nature Reserves (totalling 8,539 ha). 5,180 ha of IBA covered by Ramsar Site (Stigfjorden, 5,180 ha). IBA overlaps with Special Protection Area (1,470 ha).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Fjord of Stig (Sweden). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/fjord-of-stig-iba-sweden on 23/12/2024.
