Semidi Islands Marine (31103)
USA, North America
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: D1a
Year of last assessment: 2012
National site name: Semidi Islands Marine
Central coordinates: Latitude: 56.0975, Longitude: -156.7398
System: marine
Area of KBA (km2): 2236.01402
Protected area coverage (%): 45.08
KBA classification: Global
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
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.
Delineation rationale: Pelagic site identified from Barrow-to-Baja Project analysis methods.