Sklinna (3182)
Norway, Europe
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2014
National site name: Sklinna
Central coordinates: Latitude: 65.2000, Longitude: 11.0000
System: marine, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 0 to 31
Area of KBA (km2): 5.88988
Protected area coverage (%): 99.97
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: An archipelago, about 20 km from the mainland. The largest island, Heimøya, is 1 km long. Two of the islands are connected with a mole. The largest islands are covered with heathland Empetrum/Calluna, mixed with bushes Rubus/Cornus. Fishermen lived on Sklinna up to the first half of this century, but now the only settlement is the lighthouse (manned year-round) on Heimøy.
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.
Additional biodiversity: The breeding colony of Phalacrocorax aristotelis is one of the largest in Norway.
Delineation rationale: Mainly adopted from an official polygon for a Protected Area.
Habitats
Land use: fisheries/aquaculture
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Neritic | 33 | |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | 33 | |
| Shrubland | 33 |
Threats
Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: The breeding seabirds at Sklinna are monitored annually by the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research as part of the National Monitoring Program for Seabirds, and the area is a proposed Nature Reserve. American mink Mustela vison, has not been able to reach the archipelago because it is situated so far from the mainland, which is an advantage for the breeding seabirds.