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Fumishima islet


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2004 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 List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Black-tailed Gull Larus crassirostris LC resident 2003 present A4i

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2004) may differ.


IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2004. The most recent assessment (2015) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2015 favourable not assessed medium
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes habitat -

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

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas Management plan Other action Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species Some limited conservation initiatives are in place medium

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1936 Daisen oki 国立公園 100
1972 Shimane Hanto Marine Park 100
2013 Common fishery right area(Shimane) 共同漁業権区域 100

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Marine Coastal/Supratidal -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Fumishima islet (Japan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/fumishima-islet-iba-japan on 23/11/2024.