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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
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	winter	-	35-441 individuals	A1, B1i

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 (2016) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Pollution	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high

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
1988	Mugla - Sirtlan Dagi TKA	Nature Protect Area	3

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	30
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		major (>10)
Marine Intertidal		major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	60
fisheries/aquaculture	30
agriculture	25
tourism/recreation	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Güllük Bay (Türkiye). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/güllük-bay-iba-türkiye on 24/11/2024.