Fact sheet for HELCOM MPA 159 - Söderskär and Långören Archipelago

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General information of MPA Söderskär and Långören Archipelago, Finland

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Species in MPA Söderskär and Långören Archipelago, 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
Actitis hypoleucos	Common sandpiper	Birds	breeding	No	no monitoring program	not reported	NT	SIS	WORMS
Alca torda	Razorbill	Birds	occasional	No	no monitoring program	not reported	-	SIS	WORMS
Anas acuta	Northern pintail	Birds	breeding	No	not reported	not reported	-	SIS	WORMS
Anas clypeata	Shoveler	Birds	breeding	No	no monitoring program	not reported	-	SIS	WORMS
Anas platyrhynchos	Mallard	Birds	breeding	No	no monitoring program	not reported	-	SIS	WORMS
Anas strepera	Gadwall	Birds	breeding	No	no monitoring program	not reported	-	SIS	WORMS
Anser anser	Greylag goose	Birds	breeding	No	no monitoring program	not reported	-	SIS	WORMS
Anthus petrosus	Eurasian rock pipit	Birds	breeding	No	no monitoring program	not reported	-	SIS	WORMS
Anthus pratensis	Meadow pipit	Birds	migratory	No	no monitoring program	not reported	-	SIS	WORMS
Arenaria interpres	Ruddy turnstone	Birds	breeding	Yes	no monitoring program	not reported	VU	SIS	WORMS
Aythya fuligula	Tufted duck	Birds	breeding	Yes	no monitoring program	not reported	NT	SIS	WORMS
Aythya marila	Greater scaup	Birds	breeding	No	no monitoring program	not reported	VU	SIS	WORMS
Branta bernicla hrota	Brent goose	Birds	breeding	No	no monitoring program	not reported	NT	SIS	WORMS
Branta leucopsis	Barnacle goose	Birds	breeding	Yes	no monitoring program	not reported	-	SIS	WORMS
Bucephala clangula	Goldeneye	Birds	breeding	No	no monitoring program	not reported	-	SIS	WORMS
Calidris alpina alpina	Dunlin	Birds	breeding	No	no monitoring program	not reported	-	SIS	WORMS
Calidris temminckii	Temminck's stint	Birds	migratory	No	no monitoring program	not reported	NT	SIS	WORMS
Cepphus grylle grylle	Black guillemot	Birds	breeding	Yes	no monitoring program	not reported	NT	SIS	WORMS
Charadrius hiaticula hiaticula	Ringed plover	Birds	breeding	No	no monitoring program	not reported	NT	SIS	WORMS
Clangula hyemalis	Long-tailed duck	Birds	migratory	No	no monitoring program	not reported	EN	SIS	WORMS
Cygnus olor	Mute swan	Birds	breeding	No	no monitoring program	not reported	-	SIS	WORMS
Gavia arctica	Black-throated diver	Birds	migratory	Yes	no monitoring program	not reported	CR	SIS	WORMS
Gavia stellata	Red-throated diver	Birds	migratory	Yes	no monitoring program	not reported	CR	SIS	WORMS
Haematopus ostralegus	Eurasian oystercatcher	Birds	breeding	No	no monitoring program	not reported	-	SIS	WORMS
Halichoerus grypus	Grey seal	Mammals	breeding	Yes	regular monitoring	not reported	LC	SIS	WORMS
Hydrocoloeus minutus	Little gull	Birds	occasional	Yes	no monitoring program	not reported	NT	SIS	WORMS
Larus argentatus	Herring gull	Birds	breeding	No	no monitoring program	not reported	-	SIS	WORMS
Larus canus	Mew gull	Birds	breeding	No	no monitoring program	not reported	-	SIS	WORMS
Larus fuscus fuscus	Lesser black-backed gull	Birds	breeding	No	not reported	not reported	VU	SIS	WORMS
Larus marinus	Greater black-backed gull	Birds	breeding	No	no monitoring program	not reported	-	SIS	WORMS
Lutra lutra	Eurasian otter	Mammals	occasional	No	no monitoring program	not reported	NT	SIS	WORMS
Melanitta fusca	Velvet scoter	Birds	breeding	Yes	no monitoring program	not reported	VU	SIS	WORMS
Melanitta nigra	Common scoter	Birds	migratory	No	no monitoring program	not reported	EN	SIS	WORMS
Mergus merganser	Common merganser	Birds	breeding	No	no monitoring program	not reported	-	SIS	WORMS
Mergus serrator	Red-breasted merganser	Birds	breeding	No	no monitoring program	not reported	VU	SIS	WORMS
Motacilla alba	White wagtail	Birds	breeding	No	no monitoring program	not reported	-	SIS	WORMS
Oenanthe oenanthe	Northern wheatear	Birds	breeding	No	no monitoring program	not reported	NT	SIS	WORMS
Parvicardium hauniense	Copenhagen cockle	Invertebrates	resident	No	no monitoring program	not reported	VU	SIS	WORMS
Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis	Long-tailed cormorant	Birds	breeding	No	no monitoring program	not reported	-	SIS	WORMS
Philomachus pugnax	Ruff	Birds	migratory	Yes	no monitoring program	not reported	VU	SIS	WORMS
Phocoena phocoena (Baltic Sea subpop)	Harbour porpoise	Mammals	occasional	No	no monitoring program	not reported	CR	SIS	WORMS
Podiceps auritus	Horned grebe	Birds	migratory	Yes	no monitoring program	not reported	NT	SIS	WORMS
Podiceps cristatus	Great-crested grebe	Birds	migratory	No	no monitoring program	not reported	-	SIS	WORMS
Podiceps grisegena	Red-necked grebe	Birds	migratory	Yes	no monitoring program	not reported	EN	SIS	WORMS
Polysticta stelleri	Steller's eider	Birds	migratory	No	no monitoring program	not reported	EN	SIS	WORMS
Somateria mollissima	Common eider	Birds	breeding	Yes	no monitoring program	not reported	VU	SIS	WORMS
Stercorarius parasiticus	Parasitic jaeger	Birds	migratory	No	no monitoring program	not reported	-	SIS	WORMS
Sterna hirundo	Common tern	Birds	breeding	Yes	no monitoring program	not reported	-	SIS	WORMS
Sterna paradisaea	Arctic tern	Birds	breeding	Yes	no monitoring program	not reported	-	SIS	WORMS
Tadorna tadorna	Common shelduck	Birds	breeding	No	no monitoring program	not reported	LC	SIS	WORMS
Tringa totanus	Common redshank	Birds	breeding	No	no monitoring program	not reported	NT	SIS	WORMS
Vanellus vanellus	Northern lapwing	Birds	occasional	No	no monitoring program	not reported	NT	SIS	WORMS

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Biotopes in MPA Söderskär and Långören Archipelago, 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.A1E	Baltic photic rock and boulders characterized by epibenthic bivalves	No	not reported	not reported	NE
AA.A1G	Baltic photic rock and boulders characterized by epibenthic cnidarians	No	not reported	not reported	NE
AA.A1H	Baltic photic rock and boulders characterized by epibenthic moss animals (Bryozoa)	No	not reported	not reported	NE
AA.A1I	Baltic photic rock and boulders characterized by epibenthic crustacea	No	not reported	not reported	NE
AA.A1R	Baltic photic rock and boulders characterized by soft crustose algae	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.H1B	Baltic photic muddy sediment characterized by submerged rooted plants	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.I1E	Baltic photic coarse sediment characterized by epibenthic bivalves	No	not reported	not reported	NE
AA.I1S	Baltic photic coarse sediment characterized by annual 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.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.J1S	Baltic photic sand characterized by annual algae	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.K	Baltic photic hard anthropogenically created substrates	No	not reported	not reported	NE
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.M1E	Baltic photic mixed substrate characterized by epibenthic bivalves	No	not reported	not reported	NE
AA.M1G	Baltic photic mixed substrate characterized by epibenthic cnidarians	No	not reported	not reported	NE
AA.M1H	Baltic photic mixed substrate characterized by epibenthic moss animals (Bryozoa)	No	not reported	not reported	NE
AA.M1I	Baltic photic mixed substrate characterized by epibenthic crustacea	No	not reported	not reported	NE
AA.M1R	Baltic photic mixed substrate characterized by soft crustose algae	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
AB.A1E	Baltic aphotic rock and boulders characterized by epibenthic bivalves	No	not reported	not reported	NE
AB.A1G	Baltic aphotic rock and boulders characterized by epibenthic cnidarians	No	not reported	not reported	NE
AB.A1H	Baltic aphotic rock and boulders characterized by epibenthic moss animals (Bryozoa)	No	not reported	not reported	NE
AB.A1I	Baltic aphotic rock and boulders characterized by epibenthic crustacea	No	not reported	not reported	NE
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.F	Baltic aphotic ferromanganese concretion bottom	No	not reported	not reported	LC
AB.H3L	Baltic aphotic muddy sediment characterized by infaunal bivalves	No	not reported	not reported	NE
AB.H3M	Baltic aphotic muddy sediment characterized by infaunal polychaetes	No	not reported	not reported	NE
AB.H4U	Baltic aphotic muddy sediment characterized by no macrocommunity	No	not reported	not reported	NE
AB.I1E	Baltic aphotic coarse sediment characterized by epibenthic bivalves	No	not reported	not reported	NE
AB.I1V	Baltic aphotic coarse sediment characterized by mixed epibenthic macrocommunity	No	not reported	not reported	NE
AB.I4U	Baltic aphotic coarse sediment chracterized by no macrocommunity	No	not reported	not reported	NE
AB.J4U	Baltic aphotic sand characterized by no macrocommunity	No	not reported	not reported	NE
AB.K	Baltic aphotic hard anthropogenically created substrates	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.M1I	Baltic aphotic mixed substrate characterized by epibenthic crustacea	No	not reported	not reported	NE
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
3.5.3.1	Gently sloping crystalline bedrock shores with no vegetation	No	not reported	not reported
3.5.3.2	Gently sloping crystalline bedrock shores with low vegetation	No	not reported	not reported

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Biotope complexes in MPA Söderskär and Långören Archipelago, 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)
6270	Fennoscandian lowland species-rich dry to mesic grasslands	No	not reported	not reported	-	-
9010	Western Taïga	No	not reported	not reported	-	-
9050	Fennoscandian herb-rich forests with Picea abies	No	not reported	not reported	-	-
1110	Sandbanks which are slightly covered by sea water all the time	No	not reported	not reported	VU	BIS
1170	Reefs	Yes	not reported	not reported	VU	BIS
1210	Annual vegetation of drift lines	No	not reported	not reported	-	-
1220	Perennial vegetation of stony banks	Yes	not reported	not reported	-	-
1230	Vegetated sea cliffs of the Atlantic and Baltic Coasts	Yes	not reported	not reported	-	-
1610	Baltic esker islands with sandy, rocky and shingle beach vegetation and sublittoral vegetation	Yes	not reported	not reported	NT	BIS
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	-	-

Management and regulated activities of MPA Söderskär and Långören Archipelago, 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
	63	Söderskärin ja Långörenin saaristojen hoito ja käyttösuunnitelma	In development			activities			not reported		Marine and terrestrial

Pressures in MPA

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
Change of seabed substrate or morphology (~ physical loss)	inside	low	past,potential future
Disturbance or damage to seabed	inside	medium	past,current,potential future
Disturbance or damage to seabed	outside	medium	past,current,potential future
Extraction of seabed or subsoil (e.g. sand, gravel, rock, oil, gas)	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 nutrients and organic matter	inside	medium	past,current,potential future
Input of nutrients and organic matter	outside	medium	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 CO2 [and other greenhouse gases]	outside	medium	past,current,potential future
Input of litter (solid waste matter, including micro-size litter)	inside	low	past,current,potential future
Input of litter (solid waste matter, including micro-size litter)	outside	medium	past,current,potential future
Extraction or, mortality/injury to, species (targeted, non-targeted)	inside	low	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	high	past,current,potential future
Introduction or spread of non-indigenous species	outside	high	past,current,potential future
Introduction of microbial pathogens	outside	low	past,current,potential future

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