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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A sea area with complex salinity gradients. 33% of the area is within Danish territory (the area given here), 61% in Norwegian territory and 7% in Swedish. Coordinates are approximate.
Of very high importance for pelagic species such as
Sula bassana,
Stercorarius skua (nearly 12% of the biogeographic population),
Uria aalge,
Alca torda and
Alle alle (25% of the biogeographic population). Outside of the IBA, in the adjacent area of Jammerbugten,
Melanitta nigra occurs in high numbers (up to 50,000) in some years.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Currently oil pollution is the most significant threat to the site. Future oil exploitation poses a potential threat.
National None
International None
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Skagerrak-Southwest Norwegian trench (Denmark). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/skagerrak-southwest-norwegian-trench-iba-denmark on 23/11/2024.
