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

ES7010016

1.3 Site name

Área marina de La Isleta

1.4 First Compilation date

1996-11

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:	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

2. SITE LOCATION

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2.1 Site-centre location [decimal degrees]:

Longitude:	-15.381400
Latitude:	28.183300

2.2 Area [ha]

8562.0920

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

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			0	0.00	M	D
1170			706.09	0.00	G	B	C	B	B
8330			0	8.00	G	C	C	B	B

• 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.
R	1224	Caretta caretta			c				P	DD	C	B	C	C
R	1227	Chelonia mydas			c				P		C	B	C	C
M	1349	Tursiops truncatus			c				P	M	C	B	C	C

• 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		Anthipatella wollastoni						P						X
I		Charonia variegata						P						X
F	5601	Chilomycterus atringa						P						X
P		Cystoseira abies-marina						P						X
I		Echinaster sepositus						P						X
I		Enoplometopus antillensis						P						X
F	3021	Epinephelus marginatus						P					X
M	2627	Globicephala macrorhynchus						P	X		X		X	X
M	2030	Grampus griseus						P	X		X		X	X
I		Haliotis tuberculata coccinea						P						X
I		Marthasterias glacialis						P						X
F		Mycteroperca fusca						P						X
I		Narcissia canariensis						P						X
M	2624	Physeter macrocephalus						P	X		X		X	X
I	1090	Scyllarides latus						P		X			X	X
M	2034	Stenella coeruleoalba						P	X		X		X	X
M	2628	Stenella frontalis						P	X		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

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

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)

5. SITE PROTECTION STATUS

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

Code	Cover [%]
ES00	100.00

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

Designated at national or regional level:

Type code	Site name	Type	Cover [%]
ES94	La Isleta	/	0.00

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 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
	No, but in preparation
	No

6.3 Conservation measures (optional)

No information provided

 

7. MAP OF THE SITE

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INSPIRE ID:
Map delivered as PDF in electronic format (optional)
Yes X No

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