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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
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	winter	2004	present	A4i
Bean Goose Anser fabalis	LC	non-breeding	2004	present	A4i
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna	LC	non-breeding	2004	present	A4i
Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa	LC	winter	2004	present	A1, A4i
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	LC	non-breeding	2004	present	A4i
Eastern Spot-billed Duck Anas zonorhyncha	LC	resident	2004	present	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	unknown	2004	min 20,000 individuals	A4iii

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

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2004. The most recent assessment (2011) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	2,503	2,419	individuals	97	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Climate change and severe weather	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Some of site covered (10-49%)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	negligible

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2000	Wando-Doam Bay	환경보전해역	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Intertidal		major (>10)
Artificial/Terrestrial	Rice paddies	minor (<10)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Gangjin Bay (South Korea). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/gangjin-bay-iba-south-korea on 22/11/2024.