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Skagerrak-Southwest Norwegian trench


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.



Key biodiversity
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.



Protected areas
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 24/12/2024.