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

GR2420014

1.3 Site name

THALASSIA PERIOCHI KAI YFALOI VOREIOANATOLIKIS EVVOIAS

1.4 First Compilation date

2016-12

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:	No information provided
Date site confirmed as SCI:	No information provided
Date site designated as SAC:	No information provided
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:	23.370834
Latitude:	39.050765

2.2 Area [ha]

8571.6600

2.3 Marine area [%]

100.0000

2.4 Sitelength [km] (optional):

No information provided

2.5 Administrative region code and name

NUTS level 2 code	Region Name
GR24	Sterea Ellada

2.6 Biogeographical Region(s)

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			6858	0.00	M	A	C	A	A
1120	X		857	0.00	P	A	C	A	A
1170			857	0.00	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.

• 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		Aplysina aerophoba						P					X
I		Axinella damicornis						P						X
I		Axinella polypoides						P					X
P		Caulerpa cylindracea						P						X
P		Cystoseira dubia						P					X
I		Eunicella cavolini						P						X
P		Falkenbergia hillebrandii						P						X
I		Hippocampus guttulatus						P					X
P		Lophocladia lallemandii						P						X
I		Palinurus elephas						P					X
I		Paracentrotus lividus						P			X
I		Paramuricea clavata						P						X
I		Paramuricea macrospina						P						X
P	1377	Phymatolithon calcareum						P
P		Rodriguezella strafforelloi						P						X
I		Savalia (=Gerardia) savaglia						P					X
P		Sebdenia monardiana						P						X
I		Sphaerechinus granularis						P						X
P		Womersleyella setacea						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
Total Habitat Cover	0

Other Site Characteristics

The marine site comprises the uninhabited islets of Pontikonissi and Prasonissi reefs, and extends 3nm about their coasts. This radius includes part of the North Evvoia coastline from Koutsoubri beach (northwest) to Ellinika (southeast). The total area spans about 85 km2 of the coastal seabed, exceeding depths of 200m.

4.2 Quality and importance

This marine site is particularly important for its circalittoral sciaphilic communities, both on hard and soft substrata. More specifically, it comprises well-extended and structured rhodolith beds, a sensitive deep subtype of Habitat Type 1110, hosting exceptional biodiversity of rarely reported species (e.g. Paramuricea macrospina, Cystoseira dubia, Sebdenia monardiana, Phymatolithon calcareum, Rodriguezella strafforelloi); Around the steep rocky coasts of Pontikonissi and Prasonissi islets, coralligenous assemblages (deep counterpart of Habitat Type 1170) also occur, with highly vulnerable facies of various erect anthozoans (e.g. Eunicella cavolini, Paramuricea clavata, Savalia savaglia) and sponges (Axinella spp), spanning depths of 30-80m (HCMR, 2013). Along the Evvoian coasts, Posidonia oceanica beds (Habitat Type 1120) and shallow reefs also occur at depths between 5-30m. The alien algae Caulerpa cylindracea, Lophocladia lallemandii, Falkenbergia hillebrandii and Womersleyella setacea have been detected in the area in yet low abundances. This is one of the very few marine areas in Greece for which the historical presence of the precious red coral (Corallium rubrum) has been confirmed (Chintiroglou et al, 1989).

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)

[1] HCMR, 2013. Brown algal biodiversity and ecology in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea: Report of the 2nd deep sea cruise, Greece, October 2013. [2] Chintiroglou, H., Dounas, C. and Koukouras, Ath. (1989), The Presence of Corallium rubrum (Linnaeus, 1758)

5. SITE PROTECTION STATUS

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6. SITE MANAGEMENT

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6.1 Body(ies) responsible for the site management:

No information provided

6.2 Management Plan(s):

An actual management plan does exist:

	Yes
	No, but in preparation
X	No

6.3 Conservation measures (optional)

No information provided

 

7. MAP OF THE SITE

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