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Site description (2022 baseline):
Site location and context
The site encompasses the channel running between the islands of Korčula and Hvar and Pelješac Peninsula, with the southern border running between the northwestern tip of the island of Korčula and the western tip of the Pelješac Peninsula and along par of its coast; and northern border following the coastline of the island of Hvar. It borders the Srednjedalmatinski otoci i Pelješac IBA/SPA. The area is used by a large number of seabirds that nest off the coast of the island of Lastovo.
The site includes a number of coastal SCI areas which include habitat types such as Posidonia beds, reefs, sandbanks, mudflats, sandflats, sea caves and large shallow inlets and bays.
This research received funding from the LIFE Programme of the European Union. The project is co-financed by the Government Office for Cooperation with NGOs and the Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Korcula Channel (Croatia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/korcula-channel-iba-croatia on 23/12/2024.
