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Fact sheet for HELCOM MPA 118 - Fladen

A representative area of shallow banks in middle of Kattegatt. Important area of spawning and adolescence for most of the fishspecies in Kattegatt. A diverse flora of makroalgae.

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General information of MPA Fladen, Sweden

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Species in MPA Fladen, 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
Amauropsis islandica	Iceland moonsnail	Invertebrates	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	NT	SIS	WORMS
Anarchichas lupus	Striped wolffish	Fish and lamprey species	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	EN	SIS	WORMS
Anguilla anguilla	European eel	Fish and lamprey species	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	CR	SIS	WORMS
Arctica islandica	Ocean quahog	Invertebrates	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	-	SIS	WORMS
Atelecyclus rotundatus	Circular crab	Invertebrates	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	VU	SIS	WORMS
Cepphus grylle grylle	Black guillemot	Birds	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	NT	SIS	WORMS
Clangula hyemalis	Long-tailed duck	Birds	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	EN	SIS	WORMS
Corystes cassivelaunus	Masked crab	Invertebrates	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	NT	SIS	WORMS
Cyclopterus lumpus	Lumpsucker	Fish and lamprey species	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	NT	SIS	WORMS
Dipturus batis	Blue skate	Fish and lamprey species	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	RE	SIS	WORMS
Enchelyopus cimbrius	Four-bearded rockling	Fish and lamprey species	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	NT	SIS	WORMS
Gadus morhua	Cod	Fish and lamprey species	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	VU	SIS	WORMS
Galeorhinus galeus	Tope shark	Fish and lamprey species	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	VU	SIS	WORMS
Gavia arctica	Black-throated diver	Birds	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	CR	SIS	WORMS
Gavia stellata	Red-throated diver	Birds	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	CR	SIS	WORMS
Haploops tenuis	-	Invertebrates	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	EN	SIS	WORMS
Haploops tubicola	-	Invertebrates	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	VU	SIS	WORMS
Hippasteria phrygiana	Rigid cushion star	Invertebrates	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	VU	SIS	WORMS
Hippolyte varians	Chamaeleon prawn	Invertebrates	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	VU	SIS	WORMS
Inachus dorsenttensis	Scorpion spider crab	Invertebrates	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	NT	SIS	WORMS
Inachus phalangium	Leach's spider crab	Invertebrates	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	DD	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
Melanitta fusca	Velvet scoter	Birds	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	VU	SIS	WORMS
Melanitta nigra	Common scoter	Birds	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	EN	SIS	WORMS
Melanogrammus aeglefinus	Haddock	Fish and lamprey species	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	NT	SIS	WORMS
Merlangius merlangus	Whiting	Fish and lamprey species	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	VU	SIS	WORMS
Merluccius merluccius	European hake	Fish and lamprey species	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	NT	SIS	WORMS
Modiolus modiolus	Northern horsemussel	Invertebrates	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	VU	SIS	WORMS
Molva molva	European ling	Fish and lamprey species	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	EN	SIS	WORMS
Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis	Long-tailed cormorant	Birds	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	-	SIS	WORMS
Phrynorhombus norvegicus	Norwegian topknot	Fish and lamprey species	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	DD	SIS	WORMS
Pomatoschistus pictus	Painted goby	Fish and lamprey species	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	DD	SIS	WORMS
Raja clavata	Thornback ray	Fish and lamprey species	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	VU	SIS	WORMS
Rissa tridactyla	Black-legged kittiwake	Birds	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	EN	SIS	WORMS
Scophthalmus maximus	Turbot	Fish and lamprey species	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	NT	SIS	WORMS
Somateria mollissima	Common eider	Birds	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	VU	SIS	WORMS
Squalus acanthias	Spiny dogfish	Fish and lamprey species	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	CR	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
Thia scutellata	Thumbnail crab	Invertebrates	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	DD	SIS	WORMS
Upogebia stellata	-	Invertebrates	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	DD	SIS	WORMS
Uria aalge	Guillemot	Birds	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	-	SIS	WORMS
Vitreolina philippi	-	Invertebrates	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	DD	SIS	WORMS
Zeugopterus punctatus	Topknot	Fish and lamprey species	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 Fladen, 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	No	not reported	not reported	NE
	AA.A1C3	Baltic photic rock and boulders dominated by perennial foliose red algae	No	not reported	not reported	LC
	AA.A1C4	Baltic photic rock and boulders dominated by kelp	No	not reported	not reported	LC
AA.A1V		Baltic photic rock and boulders characterized by mixed epibenthic macrocommunity	No	not reported	not reported	LC
AA.D		Baltic photic maërl beds	No	not reported	not reported	EN	BIS
AA.E1V		Baltic photic shell gravel characterized by mixed epibenthic macrocommunity	No	not reported	not reported	NE
AA.E3Y		Baltic photic shell gravel characterized by mixed infaunal macrocommunity in fine sand-like shell fragments	No	not reported	not reported	NT	BIS
AA.I1C		Baltic photic coarse sediment characterized by perennial algae	No	not reported	not reported	NE
AA.I1V		Baltic photic coarse sediment characterized by mixed epibenthic macrocommunity	No	not reported	not reported	NE
AA.I3M		Baltic photic coarse sediment characterized by infaunal polychaetes	No	not reported	not reported	NE
AA.J3L		Baltic photic sand characterized by infaunal bivalves	No	not reported	not reported	NE
	AA.J3L3	Baltic photic sand dominated by ocean quahog (Arctica islandica)	No	not reported	not reported	NT	BIS
AA.M1C		Baltic photic mixed substrate characterized by perennial algae	No	not reported	not reported	NE
	AA.M1C3	Baltic photic mixed substrate dominated by foliose red algae	No	not reported	not reported	LC
	AA.M1C4	Baltic photic mixed substrate dominated by kelp	No	not reported	not reported	LC
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.H1V		Baltic aphotic muddy sediment 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
AB.J3L		Baltic aphotic sand characterized by infaunal bivalves	No	not reported	not reported	NE
AB.M1E		Baltic aphotic mixed substrate characterized by epibenthic bivalves	No	not reported	not reported	NE
AB.M1G		Baltic aphotic mixed substrate characterized by epibenthic cnidarians	No	not reported	not reported	NE
AB.M1V		Baltic aphotic mixed substrate characterized by mixed epibenthic macrocommunity	No	not reported	not reported	NE
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 Fladen, Sweden.

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