Taveuni Marine (31009)
Fiji, Oceania
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2012
National site name: Taveuni Marine
Central coordinates: Latitude: -17.0268, Longitude: -179.8333
System: marine
Area of KBA (km2): 3633.17569
Protected area coverage (%): 4.44
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 precautionary seaward extension of 25 km around Taveuni Highlands to encompass potential transit areas of IBA threshold numbers of Tahiti Petrel based upon a 2003 population estimate of 150 individuals.
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 |
| Pollution | Excess energy | Light pollution | Ongoing |
| Pollution | Garbage & solid waste | Ongoing | |
| Climate change & severe weather | Habitat shifting & alteration | Only in the future |