Lake Akkeshi, Bekanbeushi marsh (Japan)

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Lake Akkeshi, Bekanbeushi marsh

Current view: Data table and detailed info

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
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	winter	2003	present	A4i
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis	VU	breeding	2003	present	A1
Steller's Sea-eagle Haliaeetus pelagicus	VU	winter	2003	present	A1

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 (2010) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2010	not assessed	low	low
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	unset	poor

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
No known threats	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	low

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1955	Akkeshi	都道府県立自然公園	66
1964	Akkeshi	都道府県指定鳥獣保護区	16
1981	Nenohi	都道府県指定鳥獣保護区	<1
1993	Akkeshi-Bekanbeushi-Kiritappu	国指定鳥獣保護区	54
1993	Akkeshi-ko & Bekambeushi-shitsugen	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	24

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		major (>10)
Marine Intertidal		major (>10)
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Akkeshi, Bekanbeushi marsh (Japan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-akkeshi-bekanbeushi-marsh-iba-japan on 23/11/2024.