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
• 2. SITE LOCATION
• 3. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION
• 4. SITE DESCRIPTION
• 5. SITE PROTECTION STATUS
• 6. SITE MANAGEMENT
• 7. MAP OF THE SITE

1. SITE IDENTIFICATION

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1.1 Type

B

1.2 Site code

ES6110019

1.3 Site name

Arrecifes de Roquetas de Mar

1.4 First Compilation date

2000-12

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 proposed as SCI:	2000-12
Date site confirmed as SCI:	No information provided
Date site designated as SAC:	2016-08
National legal reference of SAC designation:	Orden AAA/1366/2016, de 4 de agosto, por la que se declaran zonas especiales de conservación de lugares de importancia comunitaria de la Región Marina Mediterránea de la Red Natura 2000, se aprueban sus correspondientes medidas de conservación y se propone la ampliación de los límites geográficos de dos lugares de importancia comunitaria

2. SITE LOCATION

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2.1 Site-centre location [decimal degrees]:

Longitude:	-2.587600
Latitude:	36.783800

2.2 Area [ha]

208.2230

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)

Mediterranean

(0.00 %)

Marine Mediterranean

(100.00 %)

3. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION

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3.1 Habitat types present on the site and assessment for them

Annex I Habitat types						Site assessment
Code	PF	NP	Cover [ha]	Cave [number]	Data quality	A|B|C|D	A|B|C
						Representativity	Relative Surface	Conservation	Global
1110			16.3592	0.00	M	A	C	A	A
1120			179.24	0.00	G	A	C	A	A

• 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

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
						Min	Max				Pop.	Con.	Iso.	Glo.

• 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
					Min	Max		C|R|V|P	IV	V	A	B	C	D
I	1028	Pinna nobilis						P				X	X	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
N01	100.00
Total Habitat Cover	100

Other Site Characteristics

El espacio marino Arrecifes de Roquetas de Mar se localiza en el golfo de Almería, frente a las costas del municipio de Roquetas de Mar. Se encuentra dentro de la unidad estructural conocida como zona Bética. En relación a la geomorfología, la plataforma, relativamente amplia, presenta en el espacio marino protegido una pendiente atenuada hasta los 20 m de profundidad, desde donde se vuelve más acusada hasta los 80 m. El sustrato dentro del espacio marino es fundamentalmente arenoso. Las masas de agua que bañan las costas del poniente almeriense forman parte del mar de Alborán. Dentro de este marco, el espacio marino protegido se localiza en un área netamente mediterránea, donde la dirección predominante de las corrientes es E.

4.2 Quality and importance

El espacio marino Arrecifes de Roquetas de Mar se caracteriza por presentar praderas de Posidonia bien desarrolladas. Frente a la ribera de la Algaida, la pradera forma un singular arrecife barrera de elevado interés por ser uno de los pocos arrecifes de Posidonia oceanica que sobreviven en el litoral Mediterráneo. Entre las especies con presencia en las praderas de Posidonia, destacar la presencia de la nacra (Pinna nobilis), especie incluida en el Anexo IV de la Directiva Hábitat.

4.3 Threats, pressures and activities with impacts on the site

The most important impacts and activities with high effect on the site

4.4 Ownership (optional)

No information provided

4.5 Documentation (optional)

No information provided

5. SITE PROTECTION STATUS

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

Code	Cover [%]
ES19	42.78

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

Designated at national or regional level:

Type code	Site name	Type	Cover [%]
ES19	Arrecife Barrera de Posidonia	*	42.78

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:

X	Yes	Name: Orden AAA/1366/2016, de 4 de agosto, por la que se declaran zonas especiales de conservación de lugares de importancia comunitaria de la Región Marina Mediterránea de la Red Natura 2000, se aprueban sus correspondientes medidas de conservación y se propone la ampliación de los límites geográficos de dos lugares de importancia comunitaria Link: https://www.boe.es/diario_boe/txt.php?id=BOE-A-2016-7738
	No, but in preparation
	No

6.3 Conservation measures (optional)

No information provided

 

7. MAP OF THE SITE

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