Key Biodiversity Areas

Bahía de Mejillones (24696)
Chile, South America

Site overview

KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: A1a, D1a
Year of last assessment: 2010
National site name: Bahía de Mejillones
Central coordinates: Latitude: -23.0758, Longitude: -70.4012
System: marine, terrestrial
Area of KBA (km2): 876.34328
KBA classification: Global
Legacy site: Yes

Site details

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.
Delineation rationale: Playa arenosa a partir de Morro Mejillones hasta Punta Chacaya.

Habitats

IUCN HabitatCoverage %Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal100

Threats

Threat level 1Threat level 2Threat level 3Timing
PollutionIndustrial & military effluentsSeepage from miningOngoing
Biological resource useFishing & harvesting aquatic resourcesUnintentional effects: large scale (species being assessed is not the target) [harvest]Ongoing
Invasive & other problematic species, genes & diseasesProblematic native species/diseasesNamed speciesOngoing
PollutionAir-borne pollutantsSmogOngoing
PollutionExcess energyLight pollutionOngoing
Residential & commercial developmentHousing & urban areasOnly in the future
Energy production & miningMining & quarryingOngoing
Climate change & severe weatherTemperature extremesOnly in the future
Transportation & service corridorsUtility & service linesOngoing
Transportation & service corridorsRoads & railroadsOngoing
Energy production & miningOil & gas drillingOngoing
Residential & commercial developmentCommercial & industrial areasOnly in the future
Residential & commercial developmentTourism & recreation areasOnly in the future
Human intrusions & disturbanceRecreational activitiesOngoing
Human intrusions & disturbanceWork & other activitiesOngoing
PollutionGarbage & solid wasteOngoing