Raiatea Marine (31351)
French Polynesia, Oceania
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2012
National site name: Raiatea Marine
Central coordinates: Latitude: -16.8196, Longitude: -151.4341
System: marine
Area of KBA (km2): 2016.27707
KBA classification: Global/Regional TBD
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: The site boundary is based upon a seaward extension of 25 km around Vallée de Avera to encompass high use and transit areas of IBA threshold numbers of Tahiti Petrel based upon a 2007 population estimate of 10 breeding pairs 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.
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance because it meets one or more previously established criteria and thresholds for identifying sites of biodiversity importance (including Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas, Alliance for Zero Extinction sites, and Key Biodiversity Areas)
Additional biodiversity: The site boundary is based upon a seaward extension of 25 km around Vallée de Avera to encompass high use and transit areas of IBA threshold numbers of Tahiti Petrel based upon a 2007 population estimate of 10 breeding pairs 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.
Delineation rationale: The site boundary is based upon a seaward extension of 25 km around Vallée de Avera to encompass high use and transit areas of IBA threshold numbers of Tahiti Petrel based upon a 2007 population estimate of 10 breeding pairs 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.
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 | Garbage & solid waste | Ongoing | |
| Climate change & severe weather | Habitat shifting & alteration | Only in the future |