Marotiri Marine (31032)
French Polynesia, Oceania
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: A1a, B1, D1a
Year of last assessment: 2012
National site name: Marotiri Marine
Central coordinates: Latitude: -27.8873, Longitude: -143.5042
System: marine
Area of KBA (km2): 163.41275
KBA classification: Global
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: The site boundary is based upon a seaward extension of 6 km around Marotiri to encompass the foraging range of IBA threshold numbers of Blue Noddy based upon a 1990 population estimate of 260 - 710 breeding pairs, and high use and transit areas of IBA threshold numbers of White-throated Storm-petrel based upon a 1990 population estimate of 35 - 198 breeding pairs from Thibault, JC. and Varney, A. (1991) Breeding seabirds of Rapa (Polynesia): numbers and changes during the 20th century. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists Club, 111(2): 70-77.
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.
Additional biodiversity: The site boundary is based upon a seaward extension of 6 km around Marotiri to encompass the foraging range of IBA threshold numbers of Blue Noddy based upon a 1990 population estimate of 260 - 710 breeding pairs, and high use and transit areas of IBA threshold numbers of White-throated Storm-petrel based upon a 1990 population estimate of 35 - 198 breeding pairs from Thibault, JC. and Varney, A. (1991) Breeding seabirds of Rapa (Polynesia): numbers and changes during the 20th century. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists Club, 111(2): 70-77.
Delineation rationale: The site boundary is based upon a seaward extension of 6 km around Marotiri to encompass the foraging range of IBA threshold numbers of Blue Noddy based upon a 1990 population estimate of 260 - 710 breeding pairs, and high use and transit areas of IBA threshold numbers of White-throated Storm-petrel based upon a 1990 population estimate of 35 - 198 breeding pairs from Thibault, JC. and Varney, A. (1991) Breeding seabirds of Rapa (Polynesia): numbers and changes during the 20th century. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists Club, 111(2): 70-77.
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 |
| Climate change & severe weather | Habitat shifting & alteration | Only in the future |