St Matthew Island Marine (31107)
USA, North America
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2012
National site name: St Matthew Island Marine
Central coordinates: Latitude: 60.3905, Longitude: -173.0177
System: marine
Area of KBA (km2): 1259.27012
Protected area coverage (%): 0.70
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: Pelagic site identified from Barrow-to-Baja Project analysis methods.