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Fact sheet for HELCOM MPA 554 - Nidingen
Very rich bird life and the shallow marine zone has a rich biological life in general.
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General information of MPA
Nidingen, Sweden
HELCOM MPA name:
Nidingen
HELCOM MPA national name
ID:
554
Country:
Sweden
Status:
Designated and managed
Date of MPA establishment:
22.12.2021
Date of last information update:
21.12.2023
Management authority name:
County administrative board
Management authority website:
www.lansstyrelsen.se/halland
Sub-basin(s):
Kattegat
Location:
Territorial Waters
Coverage:
Marine
MPA size (km²):
7.28
MPA marine size (km²):
7.28
MPA terrestrial size(km²):
0
Territorial Waters (km²):
7.28
Exclusive Economic Zone (km²):
0
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Selection criteria:
Important feeding area for species
Important migration route and resting area for species
Important reproduction area for species
Threatened or declining habitats based on quantity
Threatened or declining habitats based on quality
Threatened or declining species based on quantity
Threatened or declining species based on quality
Rarity of species or habitats
Sensitivity of species or habitats
Area with high natural biodiversity
Keystone species
Ecologically significant habitats
Representative area
Because of geological values
Because of biological values
Because of marine values
Because of terrestrial values
To protect natural habitat types listed in Habitats Directive Annex I
To protect habitats of the species listed in Habitats Directive Annex II
To protect special protection areas classified by Member States under the Birds Directive
National protection status:
Djur- och växtskyddsområde (Animal Sanctuary) (legal protection)
Naturreservat (Nature Reserve) (legal protection)
Strandskydd (legal protection)
IUCN category:
IV
Natura 2000 sites:
SE0510084
(Natura 2000 status:Both SPA and SCI/SAC)
Emerald site (non-EU members):
Not reported
OSPAR area:
Nidingen
Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBAs):
World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA ID):
Ramsar area:
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Species in MPA
Nidingen, Sweden
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Ascending
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
Aythya fuligula
Tufted duck
Birds
not reported
No
not reported
not reported
NT
SIS
WORMS
Aythya marila
Greater scaup
Birds
not reported
No
not reported
not reported
VU
SIS
WORMS
Bucephala clangula
Goldeneye
Birds
not reported
No
not reported
not reported
-
SIS
WORMS
Cepphus grylle arcticus
Black guillemot
Birds
not reported
No
not reported
not reported
LC
SIS
WORMS
Gadus morhua
Cod
Fish and lamprey species
not reported
No
not reported
not reported
VU
SIS
WORMS
Laminaria hyperborea
-
Macrophytes
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
Melanitta fusca
Velvet scoter
Birds
not reported
No
not reported
not reported
VU
SIS
WORMS
Mergus albellus (Mergellus albellus)
Smew
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
Pecten maximus
-
Invertebrates
not reported
No
not reported
not reported
-
SIS
WORMS
Phoca vitulina vitulina (Southern Baltic subpop)
Harbour seal
Mammals
not reported
No
not reported
not reported
LC
SIS
WORMS
Phocoena phocoena (Western Baltic subpop)
Harbour porpoise
Mammals
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
Somateria mollissima
Common eider
Birds
not reported
No
not reported
not reported
VU
SIS
WORMS
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Biotopes in MPA
Nidingen, Sweden
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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.E1C
Baltic photic shell gravel characterized by perennial algae
No
not reported
not reported
NE
AE.O5
Baltic Sea Aphotic Pelagic below halocline oxic
No
not reported
not reported
EN
BIS
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Biotope complexes in MPA
Nidingen, Sweden
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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
No
not reported
not reported
VU
BIS
1160
Large shallow inlets and bays
No
not reported
not reported
VU
BIS
1170
Reefs
No
not reported
not reported
VU
BIS
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Management and regulated activities of MPA
Nidingen, Sweden
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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
868
Fastställelse av skötselplan för Nidingens naturreservat, Kungsbacka kommun
Implemented
activities
not reported
Marine
869
Förordnande om naturreservat avseende Nidingen, Kungsbacka kommun
Implemented
activities
not reported
Marine
867
Fastställelse av skötselplan för Nidingens naturreservat, Kungsbacka kommun
Implemented
activities
not reported
Marine
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