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Fact sheet for HELCOM MPA 113 - Kungsbackafjorden

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General information of MPA Kungsbackafjorden, Sweden

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Species in MPA Kungsbackafjorden, Sweden (hide / show)

Scientific nameAscending	English name	Species group	Species status	Does the species justify the site's designation as an MPA?	Performed monitoring	Authorities responsible for monitoring	HELCOM Red List category	Link to Species Information Sheet (SIS)	Link to WORMS
Abra prismatica	-	Invertebrates	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	VU	SIS	WORMS
Alca torda	Razorbill	Birds	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	-	SIS	WORMS
Alosa fallax	Twaite shad	Fish and lamprey species	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	LC	SIS	WORMS
Anas clypeata	Shoveler	Birds	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	-	SIS	WORMS
Anas platyrhynchos	Mallard	Birds	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	-	SIS	WORMS
Anas strepera	Gadwall	Birds	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	-	SIS	WORMS
Anguilla anguilla	European eel	Fish and lamprey species	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	CR	SIS	WORMS
Anser anser	Greylag goose	Birds	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	-	SIS	WORMS
Anthus petrosus	Eurasian rock pipit	Birds	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	-	SIS	WORMS
Anthus pratensis	Meadow pipit	Birds	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	-	SIS	WORMS
Arctica islandica	Ocean quahog	Invertebrates	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	-	SIS	WORMS
Arenaria interpres	Ruddy turnstone	Birds	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	VU	SIS	WORMS
Aythya fuligula	Tufted duck	Birds	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	NT	SIS	WORMS
Branta leucopsis	Barnacle goose	Birds	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	-	SIS	WORMS
Bucephala clangula	Goldeneye	Birds	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	-	SIS	WORMS
Calidris alpina alpina	Dunlin	Birds	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	-	SIS	WORMS
Calidris temminckii	Temminck's stint	Birds	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	NT	SIS	WORMS
Cepphus grylle grylle	Black guillemot	Birds	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	NT	SIS	WORMS
Charadrius hiaticula hiaticula	Ringed plover	Birds	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	NT	SIS	WORMS
Cygnus olor	Mute swan	Birds	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	-	SIS	WORMS
Gadus morhua	Cod	Fish and lamprey species	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	VU	SIS	WORMS
Gammarellus angulosus	-	Invertebrates	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	DD	SIS	WORMS
Haematopus ostralegus	Eurasian oystercatcher	Birds	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	-	SIS	WORMS
Haliaeetus albicilla	White-tailed sea-eagle	Birds	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	-	SIS	WORMS
Lampetra fluviatilis	River lamprey	Fish and lamprey species	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	NT	SIS	WORMS
Larus argentatus	Herring gull	Birds	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	-	SIS	WORMS
Larus canus	Mew gull	Birds	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	-	SIS	WORMS
Larus fuscus fuscus	Lesser black-backed gull	Birds	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	VU	SIS	WORMS
Larus marinus	Greater black-backed gull	Birds	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	-	SIS	WORMS
Macoma calcarea	Chalky macoma	Invertebrates	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	VU	SIS	WORMS
Mergus merganser	Common merganser	Birds	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	-	SIS	WORMS
Mergus serrator	Red-breasted merganser	Birds	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	VU	SIS	WORMS
Merlangius merlangus	Whiting	Fish and lamprey species	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	VU	SIS	WORMS
Modiolus modiolus	Northern horsemussel	Invertebrates	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	VU	SIS	WORMS
Motacilla alba	White wagtail	Birds	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	-	SIS	WORMS
Mya truncata	Truncate softshell clam	Invertebrates	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	NT	SIS	WORMS
Nucella lapillus	Dogwhelk	Invertebrates	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	-	SIS	WORMS
Nucula nucleus	Common nut clam	Invertebrates	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	VU	SIS	WORMS
Oenanthe oenanthe	Northern wheatear	Birds	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	NT	SIS	WORMS
Pandion haliaetus	Osprey	Birds	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	-	SIS	WORMS
Petromyzon marinus	Sea lamprey	Fish and lamprey species	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	VU	SIS	WORMS
Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis	Long-tailed cormorant	Birds	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	-	SIS	WORMS
Philomachus pugnax	Ruff	Birds	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	VU	SIS	WORMS
Podiceps cristatus	Great-crested grebe	Birds	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	-	SIS	WORMS
Podiceps grisegena	Red-necked grebe	Birds	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	EN	SIS	WORMS
Pomatoschistus pictus	Painted goby	Fish and lamprey species	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	DD	SIS	WORMS
Riparia riparia	Sand martin	Birds	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	-	SIS	WORMS
Rissa tridactyla	Black-legged kittiwake	Birds	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	EN	SIS	WORMS
Sabella pavonina	Peacock worm	Invertebrates	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	NT	SIS	WORMS
Salmo salar	Atlantic salmon	Fish and lamprey species	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	VU	SIS	WORMS
Salmo trutta	Brown trout	Fish and lamprey species	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	VU	SIS	WORMS
Scophthalmus maximus	Turbot	Fish and lamprey species	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	NT	SIS	WORMS
Scrobicularia plana	Peppery furrow shell	Invertebrates	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	VU	SIS	WORMS
Somateria mollissima	Common eider	Birds	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	VU	SIS	WORMS
Sterna hirundo	Common tern	Birds	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	-	SIS	WORMS
Sterna paradisaea	Arctic tern	Birds	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	-	SIS	WORMS
Sterna sandvicensis	Sandwich tern	Birds	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	LC	SIS	WORMS
Tadorna tadorna	Common shelduck	Birds	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	LC	SIS	WORMS
Tringa totanus	Common redshank	Birds	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	NT	SIS	WORMS
Vanellus vanellus	Northern lapwing	Birds	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	NT	SIS	WORMS
Vitreolina philippi	-	Invertebrates	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	DD	SIS	WORMS
Zoarces viviparus	Eelpout	Fish and lamprey species	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	NT	SIS	WORMS

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Biotopes in MPA Kungsbackafjorden, Sweden

Biotope code	Biotope sublevel 6 code	Biotope name (HUB or HELCOM 1998)	Does the biotope justify the site's designation as an MPA?	Performed monitoring	Authorities responsible for monitoring	HELCOM Red List category	Link to Biotope Information Sheet (BIS)
AA.A1C		Baltic photic rock and boulders characterized by perennial algae	Yes	occasional monitoring program	not reported	NE
	AA.A1C1	Baltic photic rock and boulders dominated by Fucus spp.	Yes	occasional monitoring program	not reported	LC
	AA.A1C2	Baltic photic rock and boulders dominated by perennial non-filamentous corticated red algae	Yes	occasional monitoring program	not reported	LC
	AA.A1C3	Baltic photic rock and boulders dominated by perennial foliose red algae	Yes	occasional monitoring program	not reported	LC
AA.A1E		Baltic photic rock and boulders characterized by epibenthic bivalves	Yes	occasional monitoring program	not reported	NE
	AA.A1E1	Baltic photic rock and boulders dominated by Mytilidae	Yes	occasional monitoring program	not reported	LC
AA.A1I		Baltic photic rock and boulders characterized by epibenthic crustacea	Yes	occasional monitoring program	not reported	NE
	AA.A1I1	Baltic photic rock and boulders dominated by barnacles (Balanidae)	Yes	occasional monitoring program	not reported	LC
AA.A1S		Baltic photic rock and boulders characterized by annual algae	Yes	occasional monitoring program	not reported	LC
AA.A1V		Baltic photic rock and boulders characterized by mixed epibenthic macrocommunity	No	occasional monitoring program	not reported	LC
AA.E2T		Baltic photic shell gravel characterized by sparse epibenthic macrocommunity	No	not reported	not reported	NE
AA.H1A		Baltic photic muddy sediment characterized by emergent vegetation	No	not reported	not reported	NE
	AA.H1A1	Baltic photic muddy sediment dominated by common reed (Phragmites australis)	No	not reported	not reported	LC
	AA.H1A2	Baltic photic muddy sediment dominated by sedges (Cyperaceae)	No	not reported	not reported	NT	BIS
AA.H1B		Baltic photic muddy sediment characterized by submerged rooted plants	No	not reported	not reported	NE
	AA.H1B2	Baltic photic muddy sediment dominated by Zannichellia spp. and/or Ruppia spp. and/or Zostera noltii	Yes	occasional monitoring program	not reported	LC
	AA.H1B7	Baltic photic muddy sediment dominated by common eelgrass (Zostera marina)	Yes	occasional monitoring program	not reported	NT	BIS
AA.H1S		Baltic photic muddy sediment characterized by annual algae	No	not reported	not reported	NE
AA.H1V		Baltic photic muddy sediment characterized by mixed epibenthic macrocommunity	No	not reported	not reported	NE
AA.H3L		Baltic photic muddy sediment characterized by infaunal bivalves	No	not reported	not reported	NE
AA.H3M		Baltic photic muddy sediment characterized by infaunal polychaetes	No	not reported	not reported	NE
AA.I1C		Baltic photic coarse sediment characterized by perennial algae	No	not reported	not reported	NE
AA.I1S		Baltic photic coarse sediment characterized by annual algae	No	not reported	not reported	NE
	AA.I1S2	Baltic photic coarse sediment dominated by Chorda filum and/or Halosiphon tomentosus	No	not reported	not reported	LC
AA.I2T		Baltic photic coarse sediment characterized by sparse epibenthic macrocommunity	No	not reported	not reported	NE
AA.I4U		Baltic photic coarse sediment characterized by no macrocommunity	No	not reported	not reported	LC
AA.J1B		Baltic photic sand characterized by submerged rooted plants	No	not reported	not reported	NE
	AA.J1B2	Baltic photic sand dominated by Zannichellia spp. and/or Ruppia spp. and/or Zostera noltii	No	not reported	not reported	LC
	AA.J1B7	Baltic photic sand dominated by common eelgrass (Zostera marina)	No	not reported	not reported	NT	BIS
AA.J1S		Baltic photic sand characterized by annual algae	No	not reported	not reported	NE
AA.J3L		Baltic photic sand characterized by infaunal bivalves	No	not reported	not reported	NE
AA.J3M		Baltic photic sand characterized by infaunal polychaetes	No	not reported	not reported	NE
AA.M1V		Baltic photic mixed substrate characterized by mixed epibenthic macrocommunity	No	not reported	not reported	NE
AB.A1G		Baltic aphotic rock and boulders characterized by epibenthic cnidarians	No	not reported	not reported	NE
	AB.A1G4	Baltic aphotic rock and boulders dominated by soft corals (Alcyonacea)	No	not reported	not reported	NT	BIS
AB.A1V		Baltic aphotic rock and boulder characterized by mixed epibenthic macrocommunity	No	not reported	not reported	NE
AB.H3O		Baltic aphotic muddy sediment characterized by infaunal echinoderms	No	not reported	not reported	NE
	AB.H3O1	Baltic aphotic muddy sediment dominated by Amphiura filiformis	No	not reported	not reported	LC
	AB.H3O2	Baltic aphotic muddy sediment dominated by Brissopsis lyrifera and Amphiura chiajei	No	not reported	not reported	LC
AD.N5		Baltic Sea Photic Pelagic above halocline oxic	No	not reported	not reported	LC
AE.O5		Baltic Sea Aphotic Pelagic below halocline oxic	No	not reported	not reported	EN	BIS

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Biotope complexes in MPA Kungsbackafjorden, Sweden.

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