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

ES7010053

1.3 Site name

Playa del Cabrón

1.4 First Compilation date

1997-06

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:	-15.380400
Latitude:	27.854500

2.2 Area [ha]

956.2030

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			296.18	0.00	G	C	C	C	C
1170			134.41	0.00	G	B	C	B	B
8330			0	7.00	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	DD	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		Asterina gibbosa						P						X
I		Astropecten auranciacus						P						X
P		Avrainvillea canariensis						P						X
P		Caulerpa racemosa						P						X
I		Charonia lampas lampas						P					X	X
I		Charonia variegata			300	300	i							X
F	5601	Chilomycterus atringa						P						X
P		Cymodocea nodosa			1353600	1353600	area						X	X
P		Cystoseira abies-marina						C						X
I		Echinaster sepositus						P						X
F	3021	Epinephelus marginatus						P					X
F		Gaidropsarus guttatus			50	50	i					X		X
I		Gerardia macaronesica						P						X
I		Gerardia savaglia			50	50	i						X
I		Hacelia attenuata						P						X
I		Haliotis tuberculata coccinea			1000	1000	i							X
F	2538	Hippocampus hippocampus			500	500	i						X	X
I		Isaurus tuberculatus			200	200	i							X
I		Maja squinado			500	500	i						X
I		Marginella glabella			300	300	i							X
I		Marthasterias glacialis						P						X
F		Mobula tarapacana						P						X
F	5751	Myrichthys pardalis			100	100	i							X
I		Narcissia canariensis						P						X
I		Ophidiaster ophidianus						P					X	X
I		Palythoa canariensis			200	200	area					X		X
I		Palythoa canariensis						P				X		X
I		Patella ulyssiponensis aspera			1000	1000	i					X	X	X
I		Phalium granulatum						P						X
I		Platypodiella picta			300	300	i							X
I	1090	Scyllarides latus			100	100	i			X			X	X
I		Spondylus senegalensis			300	300	i							X
F	3028	Squatina squatina						P					X
F	5871	Syngnathus acus			500	500	i							X
I		Tonna galea						P					X	X
I		Tonna maculosa						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
N01	100.00
Total Habitat Cover	100

Other Site Characteristics

El litoral es recortado y rocoso en su gran mayoría, lo que conforma una gran variedad de hábitats sometidas a diferentes condiciones oceanográficas. A lo largo de esta franja alternan las playas arenosas o de cantos, con rasas intermareales y zonas encharcadas. Los fondos rocosos descienden abruptamente formando acantilados, cornisas, túneles o arcos y cuevas submarinas hasta el lecho arenoso a 15-20 metros de profundidad.

4.2 Quality and importance

Junto a la bahía de Gando, es una de las áreas más productivas y rica en especies marinas de la isla y del archipiélago, dado su buen estado de conservación y la diversidad de hábitats. Básicamente se trata de uno de los sebadales más importantes de la isla, por su estructura, por la biodiversidad que alberga, y por ser un área importante de reproducción, cría y alimentación de numerosas especies de peces e invertebrados bentónicos. Por otro lado, existen poblaciones de especies amenazadas en Canarias y de endemismos canarios que unido a lo anterior dan lugar a un espacio de gran importancia científica, pesquera y recreativa..

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)

Seguimiento de poblaciones de especies amenazadas 2003 - Cymodocea nodosa (Gesplan) Inventario de cuevas marinas sumergidas y semisumergidas y de arrecifes de Canarias (Gesplan, 2008)

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 [%]
ES19	Arinaga	/	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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