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

ES7020057

1.3 Site name

Mar de Las Calmas

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:	-18.054400
Latitude:	27.658700

2.2 Area [ha]

9898.4290

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			491.44	0.00	M	A	C	A	A
1170			2133.05	0.00	G	A	C	A	A
8330			0	17.00	M	A	C	B	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.
R	1224	Caretta caretta			p				P	DD	C	A	C	B
R	1227	Chelonia mydas			p				P	DD	C	A	C	B
M	1349	Tursiops truncatus			p				P	DD	C	A	C	B

• 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		Antipathella wollastoni						P						X
M	2620	Balaenoptera edeni						P	X				X	X
F		Bodianus scrofa						P						X
F	5601	Chilomycterus atringa						C						X
M	1350	Delphinus delphis						P	X		X		X	X
I		Echinaster sepositus						P						X
F	3021	Epinephelus marginatus						P					X
I		Gerardia macaronesica						P						X
M	2627	Globicephala macrorhynchus						P	X		X		X	X
F		Gymnothorax miliaris						C						X
M	2625	Mesoplodon densirostris						P	X		X		X	X
F		Mobula mobula						P					X	X
F		Mobula tarapacana						P						X
F		Mycteroperca fusca						P						X
I		Pajaudina atlantica						P						X
I		Panulirus echinatus						C						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
M	2033	Steno bredanensis						P	X				X	X
M	2035	Ziphius cavirostris						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

Area marina costera protegida del viento y del mar dominante

4.2 Quality and importance

Comprende una de las áreas marinas mejor conservadas de Canarias, con buenas condiciones de mar y viento a lo largo del año. Las aguas son las más cálidas del archipiélago, lo que favorece el asentamiento de comunidades con afinidades más tropicales que en otras islas (alta singularidad) y, por tanto, especies no presentes o escasas en el resto de las islas (Panulirus echinatus, Chilomycterus atringa, Aluterus scriptus, etc.). La escasez de plataforma que permite alcanzar grandes rpofundidades a escasa distancia de la costa, favorece la presencia de cetáceos (Tursiops truncatus entre otros) y peces pelágicos, además de se tratarse de una área de descanso y alimentación y varias especies de tortugas marinas (Caretta caretta y Chelonia mydas)

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)

Inventario 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

5. SITE PROTECTION STATUS

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

Code	Cover [%]
ES99	11.77

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

Designated at national or regional level:

Type code	Site name	Type	Cover [%]
ES99	Reserva Marina de la Punta de la Restinga-Mar de las Calmas	*	11.77
ES92	Frontera	/	0.00

Designated at international level:

Type	Site name	Type	Cover [%]
biosphere	El Hierro	-	100.00

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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