For Special Protection Areas (SPA), Proposed Sites for Community Importance (pSCI),
Sites of Community Importance (SCI) and for Special Areas of Conservation (SAC)
Dirección General de Biodiversidad, Bosques y Desertificación - Ministerio para la Transición Ecológica y el Reto Demográfico
Address:
Email:
bzn-espaciosmarinos@miteco.es
1.7 Site indication and designation / classification dates
Date site proposed as SCI:
1999-10
Date site confirmed as SCI:
No information provided
Date site designated as SAC:
2011-09
National legal reference of SAC designation:
Orden ARM/2417/2011, de 30 de agosto, por la que se declaran zonas especiales de conservación los lugares de importancia comunitaria marinos de la región biogeográfica Macaronésica de la Red Natura 2000 y se aprueban sus correspondientes medidas de conservación
PF: for the habitat types that can have a non-priority as well as a priority form (6210, 7130, 9430) enter "X" in the column PF to indicate the priority form.
NP: in case that a habitat type no longer exists in the site enter: x (optional)
Cover: decimal values can be entered
Caves: for habitat types 8310, 8330 (caves) enter the number of caves if estimated surface is not available.
Data quality: G = 'Good' (e.g. based on surveys); M = 'Moderate' (e.g. based on partial data with some extrapolation); P = 'Poor' (e.g. rough estimation)
3.2 Species referred to in Article 4 of Directive 2009/147/EC and listed in Annex II of Directive 92/43/EEC and site evaluation for them
Group: A = Amphibians, B = Birds, F = Fish, I = Invertebrates, M = Mammals, P = Plants, R = Reptiles
S: in case that the data on species are sensitive and therefore have to be blocked for any public access enter: yes
NP: in case that a species is no longer present in the site enter: x (optional)
Type: p = permanent, r = reproducing, c = concentration, w = wintering (for plant and non-migratory species use permanent)
Unit: i = individuals, p = pairs or other units according to the Standard list of population units and codes in accordance with Article 12 and 17 reporting (see reference portal)
Abundance categories (Cat.): C = common, R = rare, V = very rare, P = present - to fill if data are deficient (DD) or in addition to population size information
Data quality: G = 'Good' (e.g. based on surveys); M = 'Moderate' (e.g. based on partial data with some extrapolation); P = 'Poor' (e.g. rough estimation); VP = 'Very poor' (use this category only, if not even a rough estimation of the population size can be made, in this case the fields for population size can remain empty, but the field "Abundance categories" has to be filled in)
3.3 Other important species of flora and fauna (optional)
Group: A = Amphibians, B = Birds, F = Fish, Fu = Fungi, I = Invertebrates, L = Lichens, M = Mammals, P = Plants, R = Reptiles
CODE: for Birds, Annex IV and V species the code as provided in the reference portal should be used in addition to the scientific name
S: in case that the data on species are sensitive and therefore have to be blocked for any public access enter: yes
NP: in case that a species is no longer present in the site enter: x (optional)
Unit: i = individuals, p = pairs or other units according to the standard list of population units and codes in accordance with Article 12 and 17 reporting, (see reference portal)
Cat.: Abundance categories: C = common, R = rare, V = very rare, P = present
Motivation categories: IV, V: Annex Species (Habitats Directive), A: National Red List data; B: Endemics; C: International Conventions; D: other reasons
Los fondos marinos son rocosos y muy abruptos, con multitud de arrecifes, grandes cuevas, roques, etc. lo que conforma un hábitat de gran belleza paisajística submarina. Se gana profundidad rápidamente, alcanzando los 100 metros de profundidad a escasa distancia de la costa. Este litoral está expuesto al régimen dominante de fuerte oleaje que llega del norte.
4.2 Quality and importance
El abrupto relieve de los fondos marinos de este área, unido a las diferentes características oceanográficas presentes configuran una zona que alberga una gran biodiversidad de organismos bentónicos. Por otro lado, las grandes profundidades que se alcanzan cerca de la costa permiten la presencia de numerosas especies de cetáceos. En este sentido, este área es una de las dos mejores zonas de distribución de Tursiops truncatus de Canarias. El resto de especies de cetáceos se ven beneficiadas al encontrar en este área cercana a la costa un lugar de alimentación y descanso. Para otras especies es un importante lugar de alimentación y paso, destacando la presencia de Caretta caretta.
4.3 Threats, pressures and activities with impacts on the site
The most important impacts and activities with high effect on the site
Negative Impacts
Rank
Threats and pressures [code]
Pollution (optional) [code]
inside/outside [i|o|b]
M
G01.07
i
L
H03
i
M
F02.02
i
M
H03.03
i
M
F02.03
i
L
F05.06
i
H
D03.01
o
H
D03.02
i
M
G04.01
o
H
H06.01
i
Positive Impacts
Rank
Activities, management [code]
Pollution (optional) [code]
inside/outside [i|o|b]
U
-
Rank: H = high, M = medium, L = low
Pollution: N = Nitrogen input, P = Phosphor/Phosphate input, A = Acid input/acidification,
T = toxic inorganic chemicals, O = toxic organic chemicals, X = Mixed pollutions
i = inside, o = outside, b = both
4.4 Ownership (optional)
No information provided
4.5 Documentation (optional)
Ficha 1170 Arrecifes. Bases ecológicas preliminares para la conservación de los tipos de hábitat de interés comunitario en España
nventario de cuevas marinas sumergidas y semisumergidas y de arrecifes de Canarias (Gesplan, 2008)
Plan de conservación de la Tonina (documento de avance). Gobierno de Canarias, 2009
Proyecto de apoyo para la conservación de C. caretta y T. truncatus en las Islas Canarias (ULL, 2000)
Conservación del delfín mular en las Islas Canarias (ULPGC, 2000)
6.1 Body(ies) responsible for the site management:
Organisation:
Dirección General de Biodiversidad, Bosques y Desertificación - Ministerio para la Transición Ecológica y el Reto Demográfico
Address:
Email:
bzn-espaciosmarinos@miteco.es
6.2 Management Plan(s):
An actual management plan does exist:
X
Yes
Name: Orden ARM/2417/2011, de 30 de agosto, por la que se declaran zonas especiales de conservación los lugares de importancia comunitaria marinos de la región biogeográfica Macaronésica de la Red Natura 2000 y se aprueban sus correspondientes medidas de conservación.
Link: http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2011/09/14/pdfs/BOE-A-2011-14661.pdf