Fact sheet for HELCOM MPA 231 - Fehmarnbelt

General information of MPA Fehmarnbelt, Germany

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
Clangula hyemalis	Long-tailed duck	Birds	migratory	No	occasional monitoring program	scientists, universities in partnership with the management structure	EN	SIS	WORMS
Gavia arctica	Black-throated diver	Birds	migratory	No	occasional monitoring program	scientists, universities in partnership with the management structure	CR	SIS	WORMS
Gavia stellata	Red-throated diver	Birds	migratory	No	occasional monitoring program	scientists, universities in partnership with the management structure	CR	SIS	WORMS
Hydrocoloeus minutus	Little gull	Birds	migratory	No	occasional monitoring program	scientists, universities in partnership with the management structure	NT	SIS	WORMS
Phoca vitulina vitulina (Southern Baltic subpop)	Harbour seal	Mammals	resident	Yes	regular monitoring	scientists, universities in partnership with the management structure	LC	SIS	WORMS
Phocoena phocoena (Western Baltic subpop)	Harbour porpoise	Mammals	breeding	Yes	regular monitoring	scientists, universities in partnership with the management structure	VU	SIS	WORMS
Podiceps grisegena	Red-necked grebe	Birds	migratory	No	occasional monitoring program	scientists, universities in partnership with the management structure	EN	SIS	WORMS
Somateria mollissima	Common eider	Birds	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	VU	SIS	WORMS

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)
1110	Sandbanks which are slightly covered by sea water all the time	Yes	regular monitoring	scientists, universities in partnership with the management structure	VU	BIS
1170	Reefs	Yes	regular monitoring	scientists, universities in partnership with the management structure	VU	BIS

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)	outside	medium	past,current,potential future
Disturbance or damage to seabed	inside	low	past,current,potential future
Input of sound	inside	high	past,current,potential future
Input of sound	outside	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	outside	medium	past,current,potential future
Extraction or, mortality/injury to, species (targeted, non-targeted)	inside	high	past,current,potential future
Disturbance of species	inside	medium	past,current,potential future