Key Biodiversity Areas

Karkinits'ka and Dzharylgats'ka bays (2068)
Ukraine, Europe

Site overview

KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: A1d, B1, D1a
Year of last assessment: 2000
National site name: Karkinitskiy i Dzharilgatchkiy zaliv
Central coordinates: Latitude: 45.9667, Longitude: 33.2000
System: marine, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 0 to 9
Area of KBA (km2): 1583.53045
Protected area coverage (%): 90.93
KBA classification: Global
Legacy site: Yes

Site details

Site description: Large bays with sandy beaches, on the Black Sea coast near the towns of Skadovsk and Krasnoperekopsk. The site includes the Lebyazhi islands.
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that meets the thresholds for at least one criterion described in the Global Standard for the Identification of KBAs.

Habitats

Land use: fisheries/aquaculture | tourism/recreation
IUCN HabitatCoverage %Habitat detail
Marine Neritic68
Marine Intertidal5
Grassland23
Marine Coastal/Supratidal5

Threats

Threat level 1Threat level 2Threat level 3Timing
PollutionIndustrial & military effluentsType Unknown/UnrecordedOnly in the future
Biological resource useFishing & harvesting aquatic resourcesUnintentional effects: large scale (species being assessed is not the target) [harvest]Only in the future
PollutionAgricultural & forestry effluentsType Unknown/UnrecordedOnly in the future
PollutionDomestic & urban waste waterType Unknown/UnrecordedOnly in the future
Biological resource useHunting & collecting terrestrial animalsIntentional use (species being assessed is the target)Only in the future
Invasive & other problematic species, genes & diseasesInvasive non-native/alien species/diseasesUnspecified speciesOnly in the future
Human intrusions & disturbanceRecreational activitiesOnly in the future
Energy production & miningMining & quarryingOnly in the future
Natural system modificationsOther ecosystem modificationsOnly in the future