ABERS - COTES DES LEGENDES - Zone marine protégée de la convention OSPAR

• WDPA ID : 555556909
• WDPA PID : 555556909
• MNHN identifier: FR7600028
• Name of MPA: ABERS - COTES DES LEGENDES
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• Original name of MPA: Abers - côtes des Légendes
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• Country: France
• Area: France
• Category: Zone marine protégée de la convention OSPAR
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• Category in English: Marine protected area (OSPAR )
• Category type: international
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  A designation is 'International' when referring to a protected area recognizedunder an international convention or treaty (MAB/OSPAR/RAMSAR/N2000/World Heritage/ etc.).
  For sites designated by a text concerning more than one country, their designation type will be 'International'.
  The designation type is 'International‘ even if the text covering several countries has been transposed into national legislation, i.e. sites designated under the 'Habitats' or Natura 2000 'Birds' directives.
• IUCN Category:
  Close windowThe IUCN has agreed upon a definition of what is/is not a protected area. It then identified six different categories of protected areas based on the management objectives.Protected areas exist in incredibly diverse forms (sizes, locations, approaches and management objectives[Dudley, N. (Editor) (2008). Guidelines for Applying Protected Area Management Categories. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN. x + 86pp].
  In some countries, the IUCN committees have drawn up a table to match IUCN categories to national designations.When this correspondence has not been done, the information shall not be reported here.
• Reported marine area: 213,55 km²
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• Calculated total area: 226,69 km²
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• Calculated marine area: 210,81 km²
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• Status: Designated
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  - proposed: the project to establish the marine protected area is in progress,
  - designated: the marine protected area is officially designated and recognized by law,
  - listed: this specific status is used only for sites listed (designated) as UNESCO World Heritage sites.
• Year of creation: 2012
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• OSPAR region: Greater North Sea
• Management authority name: Communauté de Communes du Pays des Abers
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• Management authority web site: http://www.cc-plabennec-abers.fr 
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• Member of the MPA Forum: No


• OSPAR conservation objectives/aims:
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  • Data not reported
• Site conservation objectives/aims:
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  The word 'objective' refers here to the aim or status sought.
  • To maintain, conserve or restore biodiversity, natural heritage, habitats, species or landscapes with legal protection status
• Additional conservation objectives/aims:
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  These objectives are generally specific to the local issues of the MPA.
  • Data not available

Warning : Non-exhaustive list of species and habitats with statuses, provided by the manager.

• Inventory of marine species present with protection status
  • Species present

    Species under status

    Class	WoRMS Code	Species present (and which justified the designation )
    Actinopterygii	126281	Anguilla anguilla	registration lists Close window Registration list of species : IUCN Red List (CR : Critically Endangered) OSPAR
    	127380	Hippocampus hippocampus	registration lists Close window Registration list of species : IUCN Red List (DD : Data Deficient) OSPAR
    	154776	Hippocampus guttulatus	registration lists Close window Registration list of species : IUCN Red List (DD : Data Deficient) OSPAR
    Mammalia	137080	Halichoerus grypus	registration lists Close window Registration list of species : IUCN Red List (LC : Least Concern) Natura 2000 species
    	137094	Delphinus delphis	registration lists Close window Registration list of species : IUCN Red List (LC : Least Concern)
    	137097	Globicephala melas	registration lists Close window Registration list of species : IUCN Red List (DD : Data Deficient)
    	137098	Grampus griseus	registration lists Close window Registration list of species : IUCN Red List (LC : Least Concern)
    	137111	Tursiops truncatus	registration lists Close window Registration list of species : IUCN Red List (LC : Least Concern) Natura 2000 species
    	137117	Phocoena phocoena	registration lists Close window Registration list of species : IUCN Red List (LC : Least Concern) OSPAR Natura 2000 species

• Inventory of marine habitats present with protection status
  • Present habitats (and which justified the designation )

    Espèces sous statut

    Habitats listed in Annex I to the 'Habitats' directive

    1210: Annual vegetation of drift lines

    1330: Atlantic salt meadows (Glauco-Puccinellietalia maritimae)

    1160: Large shallow inlets and bays

    1140: Mudflats and sandflats not covered by seawater at low tide

    1220: Perennial vegetation of stony banks

    1170: Reefs

    1310: Salicornia and other annuals colonizing mud and sand

    1110: Sandbanks which are slightly covered by sea water all the time

    Habitats listed by the OSPAR Convention

    Intertidal mudflats

    Maerl beds

    Zostera beds

• Human activities currently known to be occurring within the site:
  • Sports and water sports (at sea)
  • Swimming
  • Kitesurfing
  • Kayak/Canoe
  • Scuba diving
  • Walking
  • Navigation, sailing
  • Mooring, anchoring
  • Recreational fishing
  • Leisure shell fishing
  • Onboard recreational fishing
  • Spear fishing
  • Fish farming
  • Shellfish farming (e.g. oysters, mussels)
  • Military activities
  • Scientific Research
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• Governing body:Yes
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• Comité de pilotage
  • Public administration = 19 %
  • Local citizens = 30 %
  • Scientists = 9 %
  • Professional fishermen = 4 %
  • Nature and environmental NGOs = 10 %
  • Leisure fishing representatives = 3 %
  • Water sports representatives (scuba diving, kayaking, motor yachting, jet skiing, windsurfing, kite surfing) = 4 %
  • Commercial aggregate extraction representatives = 1 %
  • Renewable energy representatives = 1 %
  • Fossil energy representatives = 0 %
  • Transport representatives (port, shipping) = 1 %
  • Tourism representatives = 1 %
  • Chasse, agriculture, algues marines, randonnée, vol libre = 13 %
• Structure(s) responsible for implementing management measures, the management plan and taking regulatory decisions and measures
• Comité de pilotage : No
• National public authority: No
• Regional or local public authority: Yes (Préfecture maritime de l'Atlantique, préfecture de région, préfecture de département)
• International body : No

• Number of permanent staff: 1
• Number of seasonal staff: 0 
  Number of seasonal staff

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• Annual full-time equivalents: 1
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• Number of MPA staff empowered to enforce the MPA regulations: Data not reported 
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• Equipment and facilities available
  • Premises
  • Welcome center
• Average total annual budget over the last 5 years: 57500 euros 
  Average total annual budget over the last 5 years

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• Average annual operating budget over the last 5 years: Data not reported euros 
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• Average annual equipment budget over the last 5 years: 0 euros 
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• Average annual external support budget over the last 5 years: 0 euros 
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• Funding sources:
  • From national administration
  • From EU or International administrations

• Is the MPA management documented? Yes
• Comments : The management plan of the underlying designation acts as the management document for the OSPAR MPA.
• Are the measures to achieve the conservation objectives being implemented? No
• Comments : Early stage of the implementation of the actions identified in the management plan.
• Is monitoring in place to assess if measures are working? No
• Comments : Not a dedicated monitoring program. Benefit from national programmes, but to date they only address partially the ecolological stakes.
• Is the MPA moving towards or has reached its conservation objectives? No
• Comments : No accurate and informed idea, but probably no.
• Number of management plan versions since the official designation of the MPA:
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• Management plan #1
  • General information
    • Management authority name: Document d'objectif
    • Level of achievement of the management plan: Is implemented
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