Bokak Atoll Marine (30991)
Marshall Islands, Oceania
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2012
National site name: Bokak Atoll Marine
Central coordinates: Latitude: 14.6176, Longitude: 168.9791
System: marine
Area of KBA (km2): 65887.80202
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that was identified using previously established criteria and thresholds for the identification of Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBAs) and for which available data indicate that it does not meet global KBA criteria and thresholds set out in the Global Standard.
Delineation rationale: The site boundary is based upon a seaward extension of 140 km around Bokak Atoll to encompass the foraging range of IBA threshold numbers of Greater Frigatebird based upon a 1964 population estimate of 6,800 individuals from Amerson, A.B. 1969. Ornithology of the Marshall and Gilbert Islands. Atoll Research Bulletin 127. National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
Habitats
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Neritic | 100 |
Threats
| Threat level 1 | Threat level 2 | Threat level 3 | Timing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pollution | Garbage & solid waste | Ongoing | |
| Climate change & severe weather | Habitat shifting & alteration | Only in the future |