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Rikuzen Enoshima islets


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Black-tailed Gull Larus crassirostris LC resident (2003) present A4i

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 (2015) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2015 poor high low
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes habitat -

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat Quantity (% remaining) Quality (% carrying capacity) Result
Marine Coastal/Supratidal good (>90%) poor (40–69%) poor

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Climate change and severe weather happe­ning now most of popul­ation/area (50–90%) moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations) high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes happe­ning now most of popul­ation/area (50–90%) moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations) high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation Unknown Some limited conservation initiatives are in place low

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1973 Enoshima retto 都道府県指定鳥獣保護区 (IV) 99
1979 Minamisanriku-Kinkazan 国定公園 (V) 100
2004 Common fishery right area(Miyagi) 共同漁業権区域 (VI) 4

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Rikuzen Enoshima islets (Japan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/rikuzen-enoshima-islets-iba-japan on 27/12/2024.