Database release:
SDF
NATURA 2000 - STANDARD DATA FORM

For Special Protection Areas (SPA),
Proposed Sites for Community Importance (pSCI),
Sites of Community Importance (SCI) and
for Special Areas of Conservation (SAC)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. SITE IDENTIFICATION

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1.1 Type

A

1.2 Site code

ES0000535

1.3 Site name

ZEPA Banco de la Concepción

1.4 First Compilation date

2014-03

1.5 Update date

2021-10

1.6 Respondent:

Name/Organisation: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 classified as SPA:2014-07
National legal reference of SPA designationOrden AAA/1260/2014, de 9 de julio, por la que se declaran Zonas de Especial Protección para las Aves en aguas marinas españolas.

2. SITE LOCATION

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2.1 Site-centre location [decimal degrees]:

Longitude:-12.592000
Latitude:30.025900

2.2 Area [ha]

452304.5530

2.3 Marine area [%]

100.0000

2.4 Sitelength [km] (optional):


No information provided

2.5 Administrative region code and name


No information provided

2.6 Biogeographical Region(s)

Macaronesian (0.00 %) Marine Macaronesian (100.00 %)

3. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION

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3.1 Habitat types present on the site and assessment for them


No habitat types are reported for the site

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

Species Population in the site Site assessment
G Code Scientific Name S NP T Size Unit Cat. D.qual. A|B|C|D A|B|C
      MinMax  Pop.Con.Iso.Glo.
BA387Bulweria bulwerii    c        C  DD  C  A  C  A 
BA010Calonectris diomedea    c  5000  10000  I    M  A  A  C  A 
BA197Chlidonias niger    c        P  DD  D       
BA014Hydrobates pelagicus    c        P  DD  D       
BA390Oceanodroma castro    c  501  1000  I    P  A  A  C  A 
BA015Oceanodroma leucorhoa    w  251  500  I    P  A  A  B  A 
BA389Pelagodroma marina    c        C  DD  C  A  C  A 
BA388Puffinus assimilis    c        V  DD  D       
BA013Puffinus puffinus    c        p  DD  D       
BA193Sterna hirundo    c        P  DD  D       
BA194Sterna paradisaea    c        P  DD  D       
BA191Sterna sandvicensis    c        P  DD  D       
  • 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)

Species

Population in the site

Motivation

Group CODE Scientific Name S NP Size Unit Cat. Species Annex Other categories
     MinMax C|R|V|PIVVABCD
B  Oceanites oceanicus          P            X 
  • 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

4. SITE DESCRIPTION

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4.1 General site character

Habitat class % Cover
N01100.00

Total Habitat Cover

100

Other Site Characteristics

Zona en torno a un monte submarino, el cual se alza desde los 2.541 m de fondo hasta los 170 m, y se sitúa a 71 km al noreste de la isla de Lanzarote. En el pasado debió tener una parte emergida. Dada su dilatada edad geológica, finalmente quedó sumergida por la erosión. Los afloramientos de aguas profundas, causados por las corrientes marinas generales, convierten el espacio en una zona de elevada productividad en el contexto canario.

4.2 Quality and importance

Espacio marino que representa la principal zona de alimentación para la pardela cenicienta (Calonectris diomedea) en aguas del archipiélago canario, principalmente aves procedentes de la importante población reproductora de Chinijo. También destacan las elevadas densidades de paíño de Madeira (Oceanodroma castro), mucho más elevadas que en cualquier otro punto de Canarias, de acuerdo a la información existente. Otras especies de procelariformes que nidifican en Canarias o en las islas Salvajes probablemente también hagan uso habitual de esta zona, aunque no se cuenta con estimas numéricas robustas. Entre ellas destacan el petrel de Bulwer (Bulweria bulwerii), el paíño pechialbo (Pelagodroma marina) o la pardela chica (Puffinus (assimilis) baroli). La zona también es frecuentada por otras especies, de procedencia lejana, durante sus migraciones o en invierno. De las aves invernantes cabe destacar el paíño boreal (Oceanodroma leucorhoa), por su relativa abundancia, aunque esta especie suele ser más común en los bordes externos del Banco.

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
RankThreats and pressures [code]Pollution (optional) [code]inside/outside [i|o|b]
MC02o
MD03o
MF02o
MH03o
Positive Impacts
RankActivities, 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)

Arcos, J.M., J. Bécares, B. Rodríguez y A. Ruiz. 2009. Áreas Importantes para la Conservación de las Aves marinas en España. LIFE04NAT/ES/000049-Sociedad Española de Ornitología (SEO/BirdLife). Madrid SEO/BirdLife 2012. Atlas de las Aves en invierno en España 2007-2010. Ministerio de Agricultura, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente-SEO/BirdLife. Madrid. SEO/BirdLife 2013. Proyecto LIFE+ INDEMARES "Inventario y designación de la Red Natura 2000 en áreas marinas del Estado español". Unedited.

5. SITE PROTECTION STATUS

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5.1 Designation types at national and regional level (optional):

Code Cover [%]
ES00100.00

5.2 Relation of the described site with other sites (optional):


No information provided

5.3 Site designation (optional)


No information provided

6. SITE MANAGEMENT

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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:

 Yes
No, but in preparation
X
No

6.3 Conservation measures (optional)


No information provided

 

7. MAP OF THE SITE

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