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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2014 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
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis	VU	winter (2005–2006)	977 birds	A1
Common Eider Somateria mollissima	NT	breeding (2005–2006)	2,800 pairs	B1i, B3
Common Eider Somateria mollissima	NT	winter (2005–2006)	5,000 birds	B1i, B3
Common Loon Gavia immer	LC	winter (2005–2006)	100–150 birds	B1i
Yellow-billed Loon Gavia adamsii	NT	winter (2005–2006)	10–20 birds	A1
European Shag Gulosus aristotelis	LC	breeding (2005–2006)	500 pairs	B3
European Shag Gulosus aristotelis	LC	winter (2005–2006)	5,200 birds	A4i, B1i, B3
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	breeding (2005–2006)	2,280 pairs	B1i
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	winter (2005–2006)	3,400 birds	B1i
Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima	LC	winter (2005–2006)	500–600 birds	B3
Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle	LC	winter (2005–2006)	2,900 birds	B1ii, B2

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2014. The most recent assessment (2017) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Transportation and service corridors	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Biological resource use	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10%)	A management plan exists, but it is out of date or not compre­hensive	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1979	Froan	Naturreservat (Ia)	53
1979	Froan	Landskapsvernområde (IV)	11
1979	Froan Animal Protection Area	Flora and Fauna Protection Area (-)	16

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Neritic	90
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	minor (<10)
Marine Intertidal	minor (<10)
Shrubland	minor (<10)	Heathland

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	85
fisheries/aquaculture	10
tourism/recreation	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Froan (Norway). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/froan-iba-norway on 23/12/2024.