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Fact sheet for HELCOM MPA 553 - Balgö

Island with a grazed landscape representative for the marine coast area. Rich fauna and flora. The site contains 12 habitat types, of which one is of priority: 6230.

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General information of MPA Balgö, Sweden

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Species in MPA Balgö, 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
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
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
Halichoerus grypus	Grey seal	Mammals	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	LC	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
Pennatula phosphorea	-	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
Somateria mollissima	Common eider	Birds	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	VU	SIS	WORMS
Virgularia mirabilis	-	Invertebrates	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	-	SIS	WORMS
Zostera marina	-	Macrophytes	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	-	SIS	WORMS
Zostera noltii	Dwarf eelgrass	Macrophytes	not reported	No	not reported	not reported	VU	SIS	WORMS

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Biotopes in MPA Balgö, Sweden

Biotope complexes in MPA Balgö, Sweden.

Management and regulated activities of MPA Balgö, Sweden

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