Fact sheet for HELCOM MPA 139 - Bothnian Bay National Park

Bothnian Bay NP scenery is typical for northern Baltic Sea - open sea vistas, with flat moraine islets and small islands. The area is characterized by land upheaval, terrestrial vegetation can be found in specific zones of primary succession stages. Underwater vegetation is a mix of freshwater and brackish water species. Water is very humic and due to tannic acids, the water color is darkish brown. National park lies far away from the continental shoreline but the huge rivers Torniojoki and Kemijoki still affect the area with river water. Most of salmon and trout, which migrate to Torniojoki River to spawn, swim through the NP. At southern edge of the park, there is also the Möyly seal conservation area and a small island where both the ringed seal and the grey seal can be found basking. Bothnian Bay National Park is also home to many threatened underwater macrophytes. Water depth is 0 - 30 m. The aim of the National Park is to protect the land upheaval scenery and it’s nature.

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General information of MPA Bothnian Bay National Park, Finland

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Species in MPA Bothnian Bay National Park, Finland (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
Alisma wahlenbergii	-	Macrophytes	resident	Yes	not reported	not reported	VU	SIS	WORMS
Cepphus grylle grylle	Black guillemot	Birds	not reported	No	no monitoring program	not reported	NT	SIS	WORMS
Coregonus albula	Vendace	Fish and lamprey species	not reported	No	no monitoring program	not reported	LC	SIS	WORMS
Cottus gobio	Bullhead	Fish and lamprey species	not reported	No	no monitoring program	not reported	LC	SIS	WORMS
Crassula aquatica	-	Macrophytes	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	NT	SIS	WORMS
Halichoerus grypus	Grey seal	Mammals	breeding	No	occasional monitoring program	association in partnership with the management structure	LC	SIS	WORMS
Hydroprogne caspia	Caspian tern	Birds	not reported	No	no monitoring program	not reported	VU	SIS	WORMS
Larus fuscus fuscus	Lesser black-backed gull	Birds	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	VU	SIS	WORMS
Lota lota	Burbot	Fish and lamprey species	not reported	No	no monitoring program	not reported	NT	SIS	WORMS
Oenanthe oenanthe	Northern wheatear	Birds	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	NT	SIS	WORMS
Phoca hispida botnica	Baltic ringed seal	Mammals	breeding	Yes	occasional monitoring program	association in partnership with the management structure	VU	SIS	WORMS
Potamogeton friesii	Flatstalked pondweed	Macrophytes	resident	No	not reported	not reported	NT	SIS	WORMS
Salmo salar	Atlantic salmon	Fish and lamprey species	migratory	No	no monitoring program	not reported	VU	SIS	WORMS
Sterna hirundo	Common tern	Birds	breeding	No	no monitoring program	not reported	-	SIS	WORMS
Sterna paradisaea	Arctic tern	Birds	breeding	No	no monitoring program	not reported	-	SIS	WORMS

Biotopes in MPA Bothnian Bay National Park, Finland

Biotope 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.A1D	Baltic photic rock and boulders characterized by aquatic moss	No	not reported	not reported	LC
AA.A1I	Baltic photic rock and boulders characterized by epibenthic crustacea	No	not reported	not reported	NE
AA.A1J	Baltic photic rock and boulders characterized by epibenthic sponges (Porifera)	No	not reported	not reported	LC
AA.A1S	Baltic photic rock and boulders characterized by annual algae	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.A2T	Baltic photic rock and boulders characterized by sparse epibenthic macrocommunity	No	not reported	not reported	LC
AA.A2W	Baltic photic rock and boulders characterized by microphytobenthic organisms and grazing snails	No	not reported	not reported	LC
AA.A4U	Baltic photic rock and boulders characterized by no macrocommunity	No	not reported	not reported	LC
AA.H1B	Baltic photic muddy sediment characterized by submerged rooted plants	No	not reported	not reported	NE
AA.H1K	Baltic photic muddy sediment characterized by epibenthic polychaetes	No	not reported	not reported	NE
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.H3P	Baltic photic muddy sediment characterized by infaunal insect larvae	No	not reported	not reported	NE
AA.H4U	Baltic photic muddy sediment characterized by no macrocommunity	No	not reported	not reported	NE
AA.I1A	Baltic photic coarse sediment characterized by emergent vegetation	No	not reported	not reported	NE
AA.I1B	Baltic photic coarse sediment characterized by submerged rooted plants	No	not reported	not reported	NE
AA.I1C	Baltic photic coarse sediment characterized by perennial algae	No	not reported	not reported	NE
AA.I1D	Baltic photic coarse sediment characterized by aquatic moss	No	not reported	not reported	LC
AA.I1S	Baltic photic coarse sediment characterized by annual algae	No	not reported	not reported	NE
AA.I2T	Baltic photic coarse sediment characterized by sparse epibenthic macrocommunity	No	not reported	not reported	NE
AA.I2W	Baltic photic coarse sediment characterized by microphytobenthic organisms and grazing snails	No	not reported	not reported	LC
AA.I4U	Baltic photic coarse sediment characterized by no macrocommunity	No	not reported	not reported	LC
AA.J1A	Baltic photic sand characterized by emergent vegetation	No	not reported	not reported	NE
AA.J1B	Baltic photic sand characterized by submerged rooted plants	No	not reported	not reported	NE
AA.J1V	Baltic photic sand characterized by mixed epibenthic macrocommunity	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.J4U	Baltic photic sand characterized by no macrocommunity	No	not reported	not reported	LC
AA.M1A	Baltic photic mixed substrate characterized by emergent vegetation	No	not reported	not reported	NE
AA.M1B	Baltic photic mixed substrate characterized by submerged rooted plants	No	not reported	not reported	NE
AA.M1C	Baltic photic mixed substrate characterized by perennial algae	No	not reported	not reported	NE
AA.M1D	Baltic photic mixed substrate characterized by aquatic moss	No	not reported	not reported	LC
AA.M1I	Baltic photic mixed substrate characterized by epibenthic crustacea	No	not reported	not reported	NE
AA.M1J	Baltic photic mixed substrate characterized by epibenthic sponges (Porifera)	No	not reported	not reported	LC
AA.M1S	Baltic photic mixed substrate characterized by annual algae	No	not reported	not reported	NE
AA.M1V	Baltic photic mixed substrate characterized by mixed epibenthic macrocommunity	No	not reported	not reported	NE
AA.M2T	Baltic photic mixed substrate characterized by sparse epibenthic macrocommunity	No	not reported	not reported	LC
AA.M2W	Baltic photic mixed substrate characterized by microphytobenthic organisms and grazing snails	No	not reported	not reported	LC
AA.M4U	Baltic photic mixed substrate characterized by no macrocommunity	No	not reported	not reported	LC
AB.A1J	Baltic aphotic rock and boulders characterized by epibenthic sponges (Porifera)	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.A2T	Baltic aphotic rock and boulders characterized by sparse epibenthic macrocommunity	No	not reported	not reported	LC
AB.A4U	Baltic aphotic rock and boulders characterized by no macrocommunity	No	not reported	not reported	LC
AB.H1I	Baltic aphotic muddy sediment characterized by epibenthic crustacea	No	not reported	not reported	NE
AB.H1K	Baltic aphotic muddy sediment characterized by epibenthic polychaetes	No	not reported	not reported	NE
AB.H1V	Baltic aphotic muddy sediment characterized by mixed epibenthic macrocommunity	No	not reported	not reported	NE
AB.H2T	Baltic aphotic muddy sediment characterized by sparse epibenthic macrocommunity	No	not reported	not reported	NE
AB.H4U	Baltic aphotic muddy sediment characterized by no macrocommunity	No	not reported	not reported	NE
AB.I4U	Baltic aphotic coarse sediment chracterized by no macrocommunity	No	not reported	not reported	NE
AB.M1I	Baltic aphotic mixed substrate characterized by epibenthic crustacea	No	not reported	not reported	NE
AB.M1J	Baltic aphotic mixed substrate characterized by epibenthic sponges (Porifera)	No	not reported	not reported	NT	BIS
AB.M1V	Baltic aphotic mixed substrate characterized by mixed epibenthic macrocommunity	No	not reported	not reported	NE
AB.M2T	Baltic aphotic mixed substrate characterized by sparse epibenthic macrocommunity	No	not reported	not reported	LC
AB.M4U	Baltic aphotic mixed substrate characterized by no macrocommunity	No	not reported	not reported	NE
AC	Baltic Sea seasonal Ice	No	not reported	not reported	VU	BIS
3.2.1	Sandy beaches	No	not reported	not reported
3.2.2	Gravel and shingle beaches	No	not reported	not reported
3.2.3	Boulder beaches	No	not reported	not reported
3.7.1.1	Natural reed, rush and sedge stands	No	not reported	not reported
3.7.2.2	Lower meadows	No	not reported	not reported

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Biotope complexes in MPA Bothnian Bay National Park, Finland.

Code (HD Annex 1)	Biotope complex name	Does the biotope complex justify the site's designation as an MPA?	Performed monitoring	Authorities responsible monitoring	HELCOM Red List category	Link to Biotope Complex Information Sheet (BIS)
4030	European dry heaths	Yes	not reported	not reported	-	-
6270	Fennoscandian lowland species-rich dry to mesic grasslands	Yes	not reported	not reported	-	-
7140	Transition mires and quaking bogs	No	not reported	not reported	-	-
9030	Natural forests of primary succession stages of landupheaval coast	Yes	not reported	not reported	-	-
9050	Fennoscandian herb-rich forests with Picea abies	Yes	not reported	not reported	-	-
9070	Fennoscandian wooded pastures	Yes	not reported	not reported	-	-
1150	Coastal lagoons	No	not reported	not reported	EN	BIS
1170	Reefs	No	not reported	not reported	VU	BIS
1220	Perennial vegetation of stony banks	Yes	not reported	not reported	-	-
1620	Boreal Baltic islets and small islands	Yes	not reported	not reported	NT	BIS
1630	Boreal Baltic coastal meadows	Yes	not reported	not reported	-	-
1640	Boreal Baltic sandy beaches with perennial vegetation	No	not reported	not reported	-	-
2130	Fixed coastal dunes with herbaceous vegetation ("grey dunes")	No	not reported	not reported	-	-

Management and regulated activities of MPA Bothnian Bay National Park, Finland

Link	Id	Management plan name	Management plan status	Implementation date of first management plan	Implementation date of current management plan	Regulated activities	Intended revision date of current management plan	Body(ies) responsible for management	Implemented monitoring programs	Contact details	Coverage of management plan
	44	Perämeren kansallispuiston, Perämeren saarten ja Röytän Natura 2000-alueiden hoito- ja käyttösuunnitelma	Implemented	06.03.2009	06.03.2009	activities		Metsähallitus	not reported		Marine and terrestrial
	845	Perämeren kansallispuiston hoidon ja käytön suunnitelma	In development			activities		Metsähallitus	not reported		Marine

Pressure (list according to MSFD Annex III revision document, May 2015)	Inside or outside the MPA	Intensity (low, medium, high)	Past, current or potential future pressure
Disturbance or damage to seabed	inside	low	past,current,potential future
Disturbance or damage to seabed	outside	low	past,current,potential future
Input of sound	inside	high	past,current,potential future
Input of sound	outside	high	past,current,potential future
Input of contaminants (synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, acute events	inside	low	past,current,potential future
Input of contaminants (synthetic substances, non-synthetic substances, radionuclides) - diffuse sources, point sources, acute events	outside	low	past,current,potential future
Input of CO2 [and other greenhouse gases]	inside	medium	past,current,potential future
Input of litter (solid waste matter, including micro-size litter)	inside	medium	past,current,potential future
Extraction or, mortality/injury to, species (targeted, non-targeted)	inside	medium	past,current,potential future
Extraction or, mortality/injury to, species (targeted, non-targeted)	outside	medium	past,current,potential future
Disturbance of species	inside	high	past,current,potential future
Disturbance of species	outside	high	past,current,potential future
Introduction or spread of non-indigenous species	inside	not reported	current,potential future