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

C

1.2 Site code

GR1430004

1.3 Site name

ETHNIKO THALASSIO PARKO ALONNISOU – VOREION SPORADON, ANATOLIKI SKOPELOS

1.4 First Compilation date

1995-04

1.5 Update date

2020-07

1.6 Respondent:

Name/Organisation:	Υπουργείο Περιβάλλοντος και Ενέργειας
Address:
Email:

1.7 Site indication and designation / classification dates

Date site proposed as SCI:	1996-08
Date site confirmed as SCI:	2006-09
Date site designated as SAC:	2011-03
National legal reference of SAC designation:	Law 3937/29-3-11 (OJ 60 A)

2. SITE LOCATION

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2.1 Site-centre location [decimal degrees]:

Longitude:	24.053866
Latitude:	39.256661

2.2 Area [ha]

249150.9800

2.3 Marine area [%]

93.1900

2.4 Sitelength [km] (optional):

No information provided

2.5 Administrative region code and name

NUTS level 2 code	Region Name
GR14	Thessalia

2.6 Biogeographical Region(s)

Mediterranean

(0.00 %)

Marine Mediterranean

(0.00 %)

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	G	C		A	B
1120	X		0	0.00	G	A		A	A
1150	X	X	0	0.00	G
1160			232177	0.00	P	B	A	B	B
1170			0	0.00	G	A		A	A
1240			683.321	0.00		A	B	A	A
1410			2.44389	0.00		B	C	B	B
2110			0.549745	0.00		B	C	B	B
3170	X		18.4986	0.00		A	A	A	A
5210			115.371	0.00		A	C	A	A
5330			38.248	0.00		A	C	A	A
5420			1862.39	0.00		A	C	A	A
6220	X		15.6536	0.00		B	C	B	B
8140			2.12954	0.00		B	C	A	B
8210			197.044	0.00		A	C	A	A
8310			0	1.00
8330			249.146	0.00	G	A	B	A	A
9320			1598.38	0.00		B	B	B	B
9340			1773.41	0.00		A	B	B	B
9540			2152.43	0.00		A	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.
M	1372	Capra aegagrus			p	300	300	i		G	B	A	A	A
R	1279	Elaphe quatuorlineata			p				P	DD	C	B	C	C
B	A392	Phalacrocorax aristotelis desmarestii			r	85	134	p	P	G
R	1219	Testudo graeca			p				P	DD	C	B	B	B
R	1218	Testudo marginata			p				P	DD	C	B	B	B
M	1349	Tursiops truncatus			p				C	DD	C	B	C	B
R	6095	Zamenis situla			p				P	DD	C	B	B	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
R	1276	Ablepharus kitaibelii						P	X
R	1276	Ablepharus kitaibelii						P			X
R	1276	Ablepharus kitaibelii						P					X
B	A899	Accipiter gentilis all others						R			X
B	A899	Accipiter gentilis all others						R					X
B	A899	Accipiter gentilis all others						R						X
B	A898	Accipiter nisus all others						R			X
B	A898	Accipiter nisus all others						R						X
B	A898	Accipiter nisus all others						R					X
B	A229	Alcedo atthis						R						X
B	A229	Alcedo atthis						R			X
B	A229	Alcedo atthis						R					X
P		Amelanchier chelmea						P				X
B	A255	Anthus campestris						R						X
B	A255	Anthus campestris						R			X
B	A257	Anthus pratensis						C			X
B	A257	Anthus pratensis						C						X
B	A259	Anthus spinoletta						R			X
B	A259	Anthus spinoletta						R						X
B	A256	Anthus trivialis						C						X
B	A256	Anthus trivialis						C			X
B	A226	Apus apus						C						X
B	A226	Apus apus						C			X
P		Arenaria litoralis						P				X
P		Arenaria phitosiana						P				X
P		Atriplex recurva						P				X
B	A087	Buteo buteo						R						X
B	A087	Buteo buteo						R					X
B	A087	Buteo buteo						R			X
B	A243	Calandrella brachydactyla						C						X
B	A243	Calandrella brachydactyla						C			X
B	A243	Calandrella brachydactyla						C					X
B	A145	Calidris minuta						R			X
B	A145	Calidris minuta						R					X
B	A145	Calidris minuta						R						X
P		Campanula reiseri						P			X
P		Campanula reiseri						P				X
B	A224	Caprimulgus europaeus						R			X
B	A224	Caprimulgus europaeus						R						X
P		Carduus macrocephalus ssp. sporadum						P				X
I		Caryophyllia smithii						P					X
B	A479	Cecropis daurica						R			X
B	A479	Cecropis daurica						R					X
P		Centaurea rechingeri						P				X
P		Centaurea rechingeri						P			X
I	1008	Centrostephanus longispinus						P					X
I	1008	Centrostephanus longispinus						P	X
P		Cephalaria squamiflora						P			X
P		Cephalaria squamiflora						P				X
B	A268	Cercotrichas galactotes						R			X
B	A268	Cercotrichas galactotes						R					X
B	A268	Cercotrichas galactotes						R						X
B	A080	Circaetus gallicus						P						X
B	A080	Circaetus gallicus						P					X
B	A080	Circaetus gallicus						P			X
I		Cladocora caespitosa						P					X
B	A113	Coturnix coturnix						R			X
B	A113	Coturnix coturnix						R						X
P		Crocus sieberi ssp. atticus						C				X
B	A212	Cuculus canorus						C			X
B	A212	Cuculus canorus						C						X
B	A738	Delichon urbicum						C						X
B	A738	Delichon urbicum						C			X
M	1350	Delphinus delphis						P			X
M	1350	Delphinus delphis						P	X
M	1350	Delphinus delphis						P					X
R	6138	Dolichophis caspius						P	X
R	6138	Dolichophis caspius						P					X
R	6138	Dolichophis caspius						P			X
B	A026	Egretta garzetta						R			X
B	A026	Egretta garzetta						R						X
B	A447	Emberiza caesia						R					X
B	A447	Emberiza caesia						R						X
B	A447	Emberiza caesia						R			X
B	A379	Emberiza hortulana						R			X
B	A379	Emberiza hortulana						R						X
B	A382	Emberiza melanocephala						C						X
B	A382	Emberiza melanocephala						C					X
B	A382	Emberiza melanocephala						C			X
B	A269	Erithacus rubecula						C						X
B	A269	Erithacus rubecula						C			X
B	A269	Erithacus rubecula						C					X
P		Erysimum senoneri ssp. senoneri						P				X
B	A100	Falco eleonorae						C					X
B	A100	Falco eleonorae						C						X
B	A100	Falco eleonorae						C			X
B	A103	Falco peregrinus						C						X
B	A103	Falco peregrinus						C			X
B	A097	Falco vespertinus						R			X
B	A097	Falco vespertinus						R					X
B	A097	Falco vespertinus						R						X
P		Filago cretensis ssp. cretensis						P				X
B	A657	Fringilla coelebs all others						R						X
B	A657	Fringilla coelebs all others						R			X
B	A657	Fringilla coelebs all others						R					X
P		Fritillaria sporadum						P			X
P		Fritillaria sporadum						P				X
P		Galium reiseri						P				X
R		Hemidactylus turcicus						P			X
R		Hemidactylus turcicus						P					X
B	A299	Hippolais icterina						R						X
B	A299	Hippolais icterina						R			X
B	A439	Hippolais olivetorum						R						X
B	A439	Hippolais olivetorum						R			X
B	A251	Hirundo rustica						C			X
B	A251	Hirundo rustica						C						X
B	A862	Hydrocoloeus minutus						R						X
B	A862	Hydrocoloeus minutus						R			X
B	A862	Hydrocoloeus minutus						R					X
B	A487	Iduna pallida s. str.						R			X
B	A487	Iduna pallida s. str.						R						X
R	1251	Lacerta trilineata						P	X
R	1251	Lacerta trilineata						P			X
R	1251	Lacerta trilineata						P					X
B	A338	Lanius collurio						C						X
B	A338	Lanius collurio						C			X
B	A339	Lanius minor						R			X
B	A339	Lanius minor						R						X
B	A341	Lanius senator						C			X
B	A341	Lanius senator						C						X
P		Linum gyaricum						P				X
P		Linum leucanthum						P				X
B	A271	Luscinia megarhynchos						R			X
B	A271	Luscinia megarhynchos						R						X
B	A271	Luscinia megarhynchos						R					X
M		Martes foina						P			X
M		Martes foina						P					X
R	6958	Mediodactylus kotschyi						P	X
R	6958	Mediodactylus kotschyi						P					X
R	6958	Mediodactylus kotschyi						P			X
B	A230	Merops apiaster						R					X
B	A230	Merops apiaster						R						X
B	A230	Merops apiaster						R			X
B	A262	Motacilla alba						R					X
B	A262	Motacilla alba						R			X
B	A262	Motacilla alba						R						X
B	A261	Motacilla cinerea						R						X
B	A261	Motacilla cinerea						R			X
B	A260	Motacilla flava						C						X
B	A260	Motacilla flava						C			X
B	A319	Muscicapa striata						C						X
B	A319	Muscicapa striata						C			X
B	A023	Nycticorax nycticorax						R			X
B	A023	Nycticorax nycticorax						R						X
B	A278	Oenanthe hispanica						C			X
B	A278	Oenanthe hispanica						C						X
B	A278	Oenanthe hispanica						C					X
B	A277	Oenanthe oenanthe						R						X
B	A277	Oenanthe oenanthe						R					X
B	A277	Oenanthe oenanthe						R			X
B	A337	Oriolus oriolus						R			X
B	A337	Oriolus oriolus						R					X
B	A337	Oriolus oriolus						R						X
B	A214	Otus scops						C						X
B	A214	Otus scops						C					X
B	A214	Otus scops						C			X
B	A094	Pandion haliaetus						R					X
B	A094	Pandion haliaetus						R						X
B	A094	Pandion haliaetus						R			X
B	A355	Passer hispaniolensis						R						X
B	A355	Passer hispaniolensis						R			X
B	A392	Phalacrocorax aristotelis desmarestii						P						X
B	A392	Phalacrocorax aristotelis desmarestii						P			X
B	A273	Phoenicurus ochruros						R			X
B	A273	Phoenicurus ochruros						R					X
B	A273	Phoenicurus ochruros						R						X
B	A274	Phoenicurus phoenicurus						C					X
B	A274	Phoenicurus phoenicurus						C						X
B	A274	Phoenicurus phoenicurus						C			X
B	A313	Phylloscopus bonelli						R			X
B	A313	Phylloscopus bonelli						R					X
B	A572	Phylloscopus collybita s. str.						C						X
B	A572	Phylloscopus collybita s. str.						C			X
B	A316	Phylloscopus trochilus						C						X
B	A316	Phylloscopus trochilus						C			X
M	2624	Physeter macrocephalus						P					X
M	2624	Physeter macrocephalus						P	X
M	2624	Physeter macrocephalus						P			X
P		Pilularia minuta						P					X
I	1028	Pinna nobilis						P	X
I	1028	Pinna nobilis						P					X
I	1028	Pinna nobilis						P			X
M	1309	Pipistrellus pipistrellus						P	X
M	1309	Pipistrellus pipistrellus						P					X
M	1309	Pipistrellus pipistrellus						P			X
R	1238	Podarcis erhardii						P			X
R	1238	Podarcis erhardii						P	X
R	1238	Podarcis erhardii						P					X
B	A005	Podiceps cristatus						R			X
B	A005	Podiceps cristatus						R						X
B	A266	Prunella modularis						C			X
B	A266	Prunella modularis						C					X
B	A250	Ptyonoprogne rupestris						R					X
B	A250	Ptyonoprogne rupestris						R			X
B	A013	Puffinus puffinus						C					X
B	A013	Puffinus puffinus						C			X
B	A317	Regulus regulus						R			X
B	A317	Regulus regulus						R					X
B	A275	Saxicola rubetra						R			X
B	A275	Saxicola rubetra						R						X
B	A275	Saxicola rubetra						R					X
P		Scabiosa hymettia						P				X
P		Scutellaria sporadum						P				X
P		Silene multicaulis ssp. genistifolia						P				X
I		Sphaerechinus granularis						P						X
P		Stachys tetragona						P				X
M	2034	Stenella coeruleoalba						P			X
M	2034	Stenella coeruleoalba						P					X
M	2034	Stenella coeruleoalba						P	X
B	A210	Streptopelia turtur						R			X
B	A210	Streptopelia turtur						R						X
B	A311	Sylvia atricapilla						R					X
B	A311	Sylvia atricapilla						R			X
B	A310	Sylvia borin						R						X
B	A310	Sylvia borin						R			X
B	A304	Sylvia cantillans						C						X
B	A304	Sylvia cantillans						C			X
B	A309	Sylvia communis						R			X
B	A309	Sylvia communis						R						X
B	A306	Sylvia hortensis						R						X
B	A306	Sylvia hortensis						R					X
B	A306	Sylvia hortensis						R			X
B	A307	Sylvia nisoria						R						X
B	A307	Sylvia nisoria						R			X
B	A440	Sylvia rueppelli						R						X
B	A440	Sylvia rueppelli						R			X
B	A228	Tachymarptis melba						C			X
B	A228	Tachymarptis melba						C						X
P		Trigonella rechingeri						P				X
B	A162	Tringa totanus						R			X
B	A162	Tringa totanus						R						X
B	A162	Tringa totanus						R					X
B	A285	Turdus philomelos						R						X
B	A285	Turdus philomelos						R			X
B	A282	Turdus torquatus						R						X
B	A282	Turdus torquatus						R					X
B	A282	Turdus torquatus						R			X
B	A232	Upupa epops						R						X
B	A232	Upupa epops						R			X
R	1295	Vipera ammodytes						P	X
R	1295	Vipera ammodytes						P			X
R	1295	Vipera ammodytes						P					X
M	2035	Ziphius cavirostris						P	X
M	2035	Ziphius cavirostris						P					X
M	2035	Ziphius cavirostris						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	93.16
N02	0.02
N03	0.02
N04	0.02
N05	1.80
N06	0.02
N08	3.97
N09	0.02
N17	0.22
N18	0.32
N22	0.43
Total Habitat Cover	100

Other Site Characteristics

Northern Sporades are a group of islands situated in the NW Aegean, on the north of Evvoia island and on the east of Pilion peninsula. The site includes the SE part of Skopelos and the island of Alonnisos, the only inhabited parts of the site and a number of smaller islands and islets, which are uninhabited, with the exception of the few guards and the occasional cattle-breeders. The largest part of the site is covered by marine habitats, not included in the Annex I habitat types. Geologically, all the islands are dominated by limestone with the exception of Psathoura, which has a clearly volcanic origin. Near Psathoura there are the remnants of an old volcano. The earthquakes of 1867-1868, 1965, and 1973 were destructive. As a result, the population of the old village (Chora) of Alonnisos moved to the harbour, creating the new village of Patitiri. The highest peak in SE Skopelos is Paliouri (546 m). Steep valleys and seasonal torrents are formed on the island. The vegetation consists mainly of Aleppo pine forets, Quercus coccifera maquis, a small forest of Quercus ilex, an Oleo-Ceratonion community, and orchards and olive trees.The highest peak in Alonnisos is Kouvouli (493 m). The vegetation consists mainly of dense maquis with Quercus coccifera, Q. ilex, Arbutus unedo, Juniperus phoenicea (a tall arborescent maquis, Aleppo pine forests, and phrygana (Sarcopoterium spinosum). The pine forests at Skopelos and Alonissos replaced the once dominant oak forests because the pines were supported due to their use in ship-building. The highest peak in Peristera, a mainly rocky island, reaches at 260 m. The vegetation at the central and southern part consists of olive trees, while in the north there is a dense maquis with Quercus coccifera, which suffered by intensive grazing in the past.The highest hills on the island of Kyra Panagia (300 m) are separated by a valley connecting the two main bays of the island, Planitis and Agios Petros, which are the safest ports in N. Sporades. The main vegetation consists of maquis with Pistacia lentiscus, Quercus coccifera, Atbutus unedo, Erica verticulata and olive trees and there are abandoned fields colonized by Vicia viscosa and Mentha pulegium. The highest peak in Gioura island, and in the whole site, reaches at 570 m. The vegetation mainly consists of phrygana (Sarcopoterium spinosum and Euphorbia acanthothamnos). In the middle of the island there is a Quercus coccifera forest. In the central and northern parts of the island, dolines dominated by Crataegus monogyna have been formed. In the cliffs of Gioura a large number of chasmophytic species can be found.The maximum altitude on Psathoura island does not exceed 17 m. The vegetation differs from the one of the other islands, with sparse phrygana (Sarcopoterium spinosum), Olea europea var. sylvestris and Pistacia lentiscus.The embryonic sand dunes and the semi-aquatic habitats host a relatively large number of flora specie (130), not observed on the other islands.The highest altitude in Skantzoura island is 107 m. The vegetation includes Juniperus phoenicea matorral, Sarcopoterium spinosum phrygana, and maquis. The islets around Skantzoura are covered by Euphorbia acanthothamnos phrygana.The highest altitude in Piperi island reached at 353 m. The island is covered mainlny by Pinus halepensis forest, maquis, and phrygana. Many chasmophytes grow on the sea cliffs of Piperi. The site includes marine areas surrounding Alonnisos island, the uninhabited islands of Peristera, Kyra Panagia, Gioura, Piperi, Psathoura and Skantzoura and the nearby islets of the Northern Sporades, as well as the eastern part of Skopelos island from Skopelos Bay on the northern side of the island up to Cape Veloni on the south of Skopelos. Inaccessible cliffs and islets are the main nesting sites for all common seabird species in Greece, including the Mediterranean Shag, Audouin's Gull, Yelkouan Shearwater and Cory's Shearwater, all of which use the surrounding marine areas for foraging and resting, Due to the large number of shearwaters foraging in the area, it is expected that Yelkouan and Cory's Shearwaters from other regions in the North Aegean visit the site to feed, The area is also important for marine mammals, such as cetaceans and the Mediterranean Monk Seal. The area supports a large population of the latter, considered to be the most important for the species in the Mediterranean Sea, Posidonia beds extend along the coast of Alonnisos, Kyra Panagia and Psathoura.

4.2 Quality and importance

The part of the Northern Sporades included in the site, which covers the National Marine Park, represents a unique in the Mediterranean complex of terrestrial and marine habitats. It contains a variety of vegetation types -especially marine priority habitat types of excellent representativity-, and of flora and fauna species, among which many are endemic, rare, or protected, and some are at their southern- or northern-most limits of distribution. The island of Piperi is protected by the Barcelona Convention. Besides the scientific and educational interest of both the marine and the terrestrial area, the site also presents a great archaeological interest with relicts covering the prehestorical, the classical, and the byzantine ages (cave findings, shipwrecks, old monasteries, and churches).The ecological quality and importance of the site and especially its biological diversity potential are made evident by the following detailed description:Fauna:The numerous caves with beaches formed at the sea cliffs of the islands consitute ideal shelters for the Monk seal population, which is estimated to be the most important in the Mediterranean. Piperi, the most important breeding area for the Monk seal, is the core area of the National Marine Park of Sporades.An isolated population of Capra aegagrus ssp. dorcas (included in section 3.2.c. as C. aegagrus) lives exclusively on Gioura. OTHER IMPORTANT SPECIES WITH MOTIVATION: The following species are protected by the Greek Law (Presidential Decree 67/81) and are included in the IUCN Red Data List (1993) in the category of threatened plants: Callitriche brutia is a European species, found in Psathoura and Agios Efstratios in Greece. Campanula chalcidica is balkan endemic found in Athos and Yioura in Greece. Evax contracta occurs in the S. Aegean in Greece and in Europe, otherwise in Asia. Filago aegaea ssp. aristata is a plant with distribution in S & E Aegean, Ionian Islands, Crete and Cyprus. Lythrum borysthenicum is a species of C & S Europe, very rare in the Balkan peninsula (Flora Europaea).Note: The IUCN characterizations given concern the plants status in Greece unless otherwise stated. Malcolmia flexuosa ssp. naxensis is endemic to the Aegean region and Anatolia. Silene fabaria is an Aegean region endemic (occurring only in W Anatolia out of Greece).The Mediterranean Shag breeding population (85- 134 pairs) is one of the largest in Greece. Nesting sites are dispersed throughout the entire site in small and medium-sized colonies. Mediterranean Shags forage mainly in coastal waters close to their colonies, After the breeding season a significant proportion of birds leave the marine area of the site. Increased post-breeding congregations in the neighbouring regions, i.e. Skyros and Skiathos islands, as well as colour ring recoveries, which were found up to 200 km away from nesting sites, suggest post-breeding dispersal of Mediterranean Shags in a wider region of the Northern Sporades.Several Audouin's Gull breeding sites have been located in the area during the last 15 years. Different nesting sites tend to be used over consecutive years, Audouin's Gulls forage and rest primarily in coastal waters adjacent to their colony sites during the breeding season but disperse throughout the Northern Sporades and beyond during the post- breeding season. The entire marine area of the site, particularly east of Alonnisos, is used by Cory's and Yelkouan Shearwaters for feeding and resting, In the Northern Sporades both shearwater species breed in small and medium-sized colonies and use waters adjacent to their colonies primarily for the formation of rafts before entering colonies at night. The total estimated number of Yelkouan and Cory's Shearwater breeding individuals in the area Is small compared to the total estimated number of birds that regularly forage in the area. It Is therefore anticipated that Cory's and Yelkouan Shearwaters from other colonies in the Northern or potentially Central Aegean Sea visit the site to feed. Additionally, large foraging congregations have been recorded to the east (i.e. towards Skyros island) and to the north (i.e. towards Chalkidiki) of the site.

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)

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4.5 Documentation (optional)

1) Yannitsaros A. 1979. Prokatarktiki meleti gia tin prostasia tis chloridas kai tis vlastisis tis Lesvou. (A preliminary study for the protection of the flora and vegetation of Lesvos). I Fysis 18:15-25. 2) Snogerup S., R. von Bothmer & M. Gustafsson.Fric, J., Portolou, D., Manolopoulos, A. and T. Kastritis (2012). Important Areas for Seabirds in.Greece. LIFE07 NAT/GR/000285 - Hellenic Ornithological Society (HOS / BirdLife Greece), Athens.

5. SITE PROTECTION STATUS

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

Code	Cover [%]
GR06	0.17
GR09	8.29
GR23	2.48
GR95	1.04
GR97	88.18
GR99	79.89
IN04	83.77

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

Designated at national or regional level:

Type code	Site name	Type	Cover [%]
GR09	Zones A1 kai A6 periochis A Ethnikou Thalassiou Parkou Alonnisou Voreion Sporadon	*	5.88
GR99	Zoni A9: Periochi Eidikon Rythmiseon Ethnikou Thalassiou Parkou Alonnisou Voreion Sporadon	*	48.88
GR99	Zoni A8: Periochi Eidikon Rythmiseon Ethnikou Thalassiou Parkou Alonnisou Voreion Sporadon	*	0.43
GR99	Zoni Eidikon Rythmiseon B1 Ethnikou Thalassiou Parkou Alonnisou Voreion Sporadon	*	0.05
GR23	Voreies Sporades Skopelou	*	2.48
GR97	Ethniko Thalassio Parko Alonnisou Voreion Sporadon	*	88.18
GR06	To nisi Piperi stis Voreies Sporades	*	0.17
GR09	Zones A2, A3, A4, A5 kai A7 periochis A Ethnikou Thalassiou Parkou Voreion Sporadon	*	2.41
GR95	Palouki Dimou Skopelou	*	0.61
GR99	Zoni Oikistikon Rythmiseon B2 kaiιB3 kai Zoni B4 Ethnikou Thalassiou Parkou Alonnisou Voreion Sporadon	*	30.53
GR95	Diaselo Dimou Alonnisou	+	0.44

5.3 Site designation (optional)

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6. SITE MANAGEMENT

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6.1 Body(ies) responsible for the site management:

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6.2 Management Plan(s):

An actual management plan does exist:

	Yes
	No, but in preparation
X	No

6.3 Conservation measures (optional)

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7. MAP OF THE SITE

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