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The site was identified as important in 2014 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
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis	VU	passage	2004-2014	600-1,100 individuals	A1
Common Eider Somateria mollissima	NT	passage	2004-2014	1,200-4,000 individuals	B1i
Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca	VU	passage	2004-2014	700-1,000 individuals	A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2014) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2014. The most recent assessment (2019) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis	1,100	508	individuals	47	unfavourable
Common Eider Somateria mollissima	4,000	1,817	individuals	46	unfavourable
Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca	1,000	118	individuals	12	very unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Residential and commercial development	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	medium
Energy production and mining	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Transportation and service corridors	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Some of site covered (10-49%)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	negligible

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2003	Vinnan og Velvangen	Dyrefredningsområde	4
2008	Vikanbukta	Dyrefredningsområde	2

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Neritic		80
Marine Intertidal		18

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	20
urban/industrial/transport	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Stjørdalsfjord (Norway). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/stjørdalsfjord-iba-norway on 23/11/2024.