Marquesas Marin (31040)
French Polynesia, Oceania
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: A1c, D1a
Year of last assessment: 2012
National site name: Marquesas Marin
Central coordinates: Latitude: -9.1783, Longitude: -139.7877
System: marine
Area of KBA (km2): 25788.77144
Protected area coverage (%): 69.21
KBA classification: Global
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: The site boundary is based upon a seaward extension of 70 km around Marquesas to encompass the foraging range of IBA threshold numbers of waterbirds based upon a 2008 population estimate of 84,000 breeding pairs from Faulquier, L., Pascal, M. and Chapuis, J-L. (2009) Compte-rendu de l'operation d'eradication du rat du pacifique (Rattus exulans) de l'ilot Teuaua (Ua Huka, Marquises). Programme BirdLife International, Societe d'Ornithologie de Polynesie MANU, 22pgs; IBA threshold numbers of waterbirds based upon a 2007 population estimate of 500,000 individuals from Raust, P. and Sanford, G. (2007) Zones importantes pour la conservation des oiseaux en Polynesie francaise. Societe d'Ornithologie de Polynesie - MANU et BirdLife International. Papeete, Polynesie francaise, 156pgs; high use and transit areas of IBA threshold numbers of Audubon's Shearwater based upon a 1998 population estimate of 1000 - 2000 breeding pairs from cited in Thibault, JC. and Bretagnolle, V. (2007) Atlas des oiseaux marins nicheurs de Polynesie Francaise et du Groupe Pitcain. Societe d'Ornithologie de Polynesie, convention no6-0052, 30/09/2007; Herald Petrel based upon a 1975 population estimate of 800 - 1,200 breeding pairs from Holyoak, D.T. and Thibault, JC. (1984) Contribution a l'etude des oiseaux de Polynesie orientale. Mem. Mus. Nat. Hist. Nat. Paris, 129: 1-209; Phoenix Petrel based upon a 1989 population estimate of 32 - 62 breeding pairs from Thibault, JC. and Bretagnolle, V. (2007) Atlas des oiseaux marins nicheurs de Polynesie Francaise et du Groupe Pitcain. Societe d'Ornithologie de Polynesie, convention no6-0052, 30/09/2007; and White-throated Storm-petrel based upon a 1990 population estimate of 2 individuals from Roland, and Seite, J. (1990) Causes de disparition des oiseaux terrestres de polynesie francaise. 92pgs.
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 70 km around Marquesas to encompass the foraging range of IBA threshold numbers of waterbirds based upon a 2008 population estimate of 84,000 breeding pairs from Faulquier, L., Pascal, M. and Chapuis, J-L. (2009) Compte-rendu de l'operation d'eradication du rat du pacifique (Rattus exulans) de l'ilot Teuaua (Ua Huka, Marquises). Programme BirdLife International, Societe d'Ornithologie de Polynesie MANU, 22pgs; IBA threshold numbers of waterbirds based upon a 2007 population estimate of 500,000 individuals from Raust, P. and Sanford, G. (2007) Zones importantes pour la conservation des oiseaux en Polynesie francaise. Societe d'Ornithologie de Polynesie - MANU et BirdLife International. Papeete, Polynesie francaise, 156pgs; high use and transit areas of IBA threshold numbers of Audubon's Shearwater based upon a 1998 population estimate of 1000 - 2000 breeding pairs from cited in Thibault, JC. and Bretagnolle, V. (2007) Atlas des oiseaux marins nicheurs de Polynesie Francaise et du Groupe Pitcain. Societe d'Ornithologie de Polynesie, convention no6-0052, 30/09/2007; Herald Petrel based upon a 1975 population estimate of 800 - 1,200 breeding pairs from Holyoak, D.T. and Thibault, JC. (1984) Contribution a l'etude des oiseaux de Polynesie orientale. Mem. Mus. Nat. Hist. Nat. Paris, 129: 1-209; Phoenix Petrel based upon a 1989 population estimate of 32 - 62 breeding pairs from Thibault, JC. and Bretagnolle, V. (2007) Atlas des oiseaux marins nicheurs de Polynesie Francaise et du Groupe Pitcain. Societe d'Ornithologie de Polynesie, convention no6-0052, 30/09/2007; and White-throated Storm-petrel based upon a 1990 population estimate of 2 individuals from Roland, and Seite, J. (1990) Causes de disparition des oiseaux terrestres de polynesie francaise. 92pgs.
Delineation rationale: The site boundary is based upon a seaward extension of 70 km around Marquesas to encompass the foraging range of IBA threshold numbers of waterbirds based upon a 2008 population estimate of 84,000 breeding pairs from Faulquier, L., Pascal, M. and Chapuis, J-L. (2009) Compte-rendu de l'operation d'eradication du rat du pacifique (Rattus exulans) de l'ilot Teuaua (Ua Huka, Marquises). Programme BirdLife International, Societe d'Ornithologie de Polynesie MANU, 22pgs; IBA threshold numbers of waterbirds based upon a 2007 population estimate of 500,000 individuals from Raust, P. and Sanford, G. (2007) Zones importantes pour la conservation des oiseaux en Polynesie francaise. Societe d'Ornithologie de Polynesie - MANU et BirdLife International. Papeete, Polynesie francaise, 156pgs; high use and transit areas of IBA threshold numbers of Audubon's Shearwater based upon a 1998 population estimate of 1000 - 2000 breeding pairs from cited in Thibault, JC. and Bretagnolle, V. (2007) Atlas des oiseaux marins nicheurs de Polynesie Francaise et du Groupe Pitcain. Societe d'Ornithologie de Polynesie, convention no6-0052, 30/09/2007; Herald Petrel based upon a 1975 population estimate of 800 - 1,200 breeding pairs from Holyoak, D.T. and Thibault, JC. (1984) Contribution a l'etude des oiseaux de Polynesie orientale. Mem. Mus. Nat. Hist. Nat. Paris, 129: 1-209; Phoenix Petrel based upon a 1989 population estimate of 32 - 62 breeding pairs from Thibault, JC. and Bretagnolle, V. (2007) Atlas des oiseaux marins nicheurs de Polynesie Francaise et du Groupe Pitcain. Societe d'Ornithologie de Polynesie, convention no6-0052, 30/09/2007; and White-throated Storm-petrel based upon a 1990 population estimate of 2 individuals from Roland, and Seite, J. (1990) Causes de disparition des oiseaux terrestres de polynesie francaise. 92pgs.
Habitats
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Neritic | 100 |
Threats
| Threat level 1 | Threat level 2 | Threat level 3 | Timing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pollution | Industrial & military effluents | Oil spills | Ongoing |
| Biological resource use | Fishing & harvesting aquatic resources | Unintentional effects: large scale (species being assessed is not the target) [harvest] | Ongoing |
| Climate change & severe weather | Habitat shifting & alteration | Only in the future |