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The site was identified as important in 2013 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
Fluttering Shearwater Puffinus gavia	LC	breeding	1957-1964	5,000-10,000 nests	A4ii
Rough-faced Shag Leucocarbo carunculatus	VU	breeding	2015	187-218 nests	A1, A4i

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2013) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Gerard M & K	Conservation Covenant	<1
1901	Titi Island	Nature Reserve	<1
1903	Stafford Point	Scenic Reserve	<1
1904	Chetwode Island	Nature Reserve	<1
1913	Motuara Island	Scenic Reserve	<1
1914	Tawhitinui Island	Scenic Reserve	<1
1926	Long Island	Scenic Reserve	<1
1927	Mabel Island	Scenic Reserve	<1
1953	Karaka Point	Scenic Reserve	<1
1964	French Pass	Scenic Reserve	<1
1965	Trio Islands	Wildlife Sanctuary	<1
1965	Duffers Reef	Wildlife Sanctuary	<1
1965	White Rocks	Wildlife Sanctuary	-
1974	Tom Shand	Scientific Reserve	<1
1980	Marys Bay	Stewardship Area	-
1981	Hamilton Island	Scenic Reserve	<1
1982	Bird Island	Scenic Reserve	<1
1987	Lucky Point, Cloudy Bay	Stewardship Area	<1
1987	Amerikiwhati Island	Stewardship Area	<1
1987	Accretion Camp Bay	Stewardship Area	-
1987	Tory Channel Rocks	Stewardship Area	<1
1987	Accretion Clova Bay	Stewardship Area	<1
1987	Raukawa Rock	Stewardship Area	<1
1987	Picton Foreshore	Stewardship Area	-
1987	The Twins	Stewardship Area	<1
1987	Motungara Island	Stewardship Area	<1
1987	Kokomohua Islands	Stewardship Area	<1
1993	Long Island - Kokomohua	Marine Reserve	<1
1993	Te Kopi	Scenic Reserve	<1
1993	Tunoamai Point	Scenic Reserve	<1
2014	Anatoia Islands	Conservation Covenant	-
2014	Moioio Island	Scenic Reserve	<1

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Marlborough Sounds (New Zealand). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/marlborough-sounds-iba-new-zealand on 23/11/2024.