Île Walpole Marin (31001)
New Caledonia (to France), Australasia
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2012
National site name: Île Walpole Marin
Central coordinates: Latitude: -22.5962, Longitude: 168.9502
System: marine
Area of KBA (km2): 264.30928
Protected area coverage (%): 100.00
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: The site boundary is based upon a seaward extension of 8 km around Île Walpole to encompass the foraging range of IBA threshold numbers of Brown Booby based upon a 2007 population estimate of 270 - 800 breeding pairs from Spaggiari, J., Chartendrault, V. and Barre, N. (2007) Zones importantes pour la conservation des oiseaux de Nouvelle-Caledonie. Societe caledonienne d'ornitholoie - SCO et BirdLife International. Noumea, Nouvelle-Caledonie. 216pp.
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.
Additional biodiversity: The site boundary is based upon a seaward extension of 8 km around Île Walpole to encompass the foraging range of IBA threshold numbers of Brown Booby based upon a 2007 population estimate of 270 - 800 breeding pairs from Spaggiari, J., Chartendrault, V. and Barre, N. (2007) Zones importantes pour la conservation des oiseaux de Nouvelle-Caledonie. Societe caledonienne d'ornitholoie - SCO et BirdLife International. Noumea, Nouvelle-Caledonie. 216pp.
Delineation rationale: The site boundary is based upon a seaward extension of 8 km around ÃŽle Walpole to encompass the foraging range of IBA threshold numbers of Brown Booby based upon a 2007 population estimate of 270 - 800 breeding pairs from Spaggiari, J., Chartendrault, V. and Barre, N. (2007) Zones importantes pour la conservation des oiseaux de Nouvelle-Caledonie. Societe caledonienne d'ornitholoie - SCO et BirdLife International. Noumea, Nouvelle-Caledonie. 216pp.
Habitats
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Neritic | 100 |
Threats
| Threat level 1 | Threat level 2 | Threat level 3 | Timing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biological resource use | Fishing & harvesting aquatic resources | Unintentional effects: large scale (species being assessed is not the target) [harvest] | Ongoing |
| Pollution | Industrial & military effluents | Oil spills | Ongoing |