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The site was identified as important in 2012 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
Collared Petrel Pterodroma brevipes	VU	breeding	2011	9-30 individuals	A1, A4ii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2012) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2012. The most recent assessment (2012) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Marine Neritic	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Pollution	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Climate change and severe weather	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	whole area/population (>90%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2003	Drue village	Locally Managed Marine Area	1
2004	Wailevu/Galoa/Soso villages	Locally Managed Marine Area	2
2004	Tavuki village/Natumua village/Baidamudamu/Solodamu village	Locally Managed Marine Area	1
2004	Namuana village	Locally Managed Marine Area	1
2004	Matanuku village	Locally Managed Marine Area	<1
2004	Nasegai village	Locally Managed Marine Area	<1
2004	Vanua Tabanivonolevu	Locally Managed Marine Area	<1
2004	Solovola	Locally Managed Marine Area	<1
2004	Namalata/Namuana	Locally Managed Marine Area	<1
2005	Mokoisa	Locally Managed Marine Area	2
2005	Yauwe	Locally Managed Marine Area	<1
2005	Muainuku	Locally Managed Marine Area	<1
2005	Levuka	Locally Managed Marine Area	<1
2005	Nuku	Locally Managed Marine Area	<1
2005	Muainuku	Marine Protected Area - Locally Managed Marine Area (LMMA)	<1
2006	Daviqele village/Nabukelevu/Qaliira/Kabariki	Locally Managed Marine Area	1
2006	Ravitaki	Locally Managed Marine Area	<1
2006	Cevai village	Locally Managed Marine Area	-
2007	Muani	Locally Managed Marine Area	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Neritic		100

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: West Kadavu Marine (Fiji). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/west-kadavu-marine-iba-fiji on 23/11/2024.