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

HR5000032

1.3 Site name

Akvatorij zapadne Istre

1.4 First Compilation date

2012-12

1.5 Update date

2015-04

1.6 Respondent:

Name/Organisation:	Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development - MESD
Address:
Email:	zavod@mingor.hr

1.7 Site indication and designation / classification dates

Date site proposed as SCI:	2013-07
Date site confirmed as SCI:	2014-12
Date site designated as SAC:	No information provided
National legal reference of SAC designation:	No information provided

2. SITE LOCATION

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2.1 Site-centre location [decimal degrees]:

Longitude:	13.761599
Latitude:	44.895279

2.2 Area [ha]

72812.1100

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)

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	P	B	C	B	B
8330			0	8.00	M	B	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	1349	Tursiops truncatus			p	47	142	i	r	G	B	B	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)

No information provided

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

The site includes marine area characterized by islets, coastal cliffs, bays and beach, lagoons with sandy bottom and undersea reefs, caves. It is the only part of Croatian littoral where Kingfish breeds in eroded, bare coasts. The site includes National Park Brijuni, paleontological Special reserve Datule Barbariga and partly Significant landscape Rovinjski otoci i priobalno područje and Significant landscape Donji Kamenjak i Medulinski arhipelag. Lithostratigraphic units represented in this area are: Rudist limestones (cenomanian-maastricht - K21-6), Limestone and dolomite (lower cretaceous - K1), Limestones and dolomites (upper jurassic - J3), Terra rossa (tsQ2) (Holocene - Q2), Alluvial sediments (b-aQ2)/Soils: Loessivized and typical deep terra rossa, Shallow and medium deep terra rossa, Brown soil on limestone, Eutric brown soil/This area is part of the Adriatic carbonate platform from the time when the mesozoic and tertiary deposits have become surface on which began exogenous processes of shaping and process of karstification; western Istrian anticline, where the best developed are plateau; there are numerous cracks, karrens, sinkholes, bays and speleological objects. Predominate gentle slopes that prevent erosion of soil which leads to accumulation of terra rossa; the coast is formed by positive movements of sea level that started and still going on since the last glacial; After glaciation, there is a transgression of the sea level and Limski bay and other forms are formed; shallow marine shelf.

4.2 Quality and importance

- important site for Sandbanks which are slightly covered by sea water all the time - important site for Submerged or partly submerged sea caves - one of the six important sites for Tursiops truncatus in Croatia

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)

Antolović, J. (2008): Završno izvješće - Stručno djelo za analizu podataka o rasprostranjenosti morskih špilja, staništa s Dodatka I Direktive o zaštiti prirodnih staništa i divlje faune i flore(kod 8330) i viđenja sredozemne medvjedice Monachus monachus) vrste s Dodatka II Direktive o zaštiti prirodnih staništa i divlje faune i flore na području Jadrana, grupa Sredozemna medvjedica, Zagreb. DZZP - baza podataka Gomerčić, T., Đuras Gomerčić, M., Gomerčić H. (2008): Znanstvena analiza tri područja (HR5000032, HR3000419, HR3000426) važnih za vrstu dobri dupin(Tursiops truncatus)izrađena za potrebe izrade prijedloga potencijalnih NATURA 2000 područja, Udruga za zaštitu prirode "Val", Zagreb. Holcer, D., Fortuna, C.M. (2011): The aerial survey of cetacean abundance in the areas of Kvarner/Kvarnerić and Central Adriatic: August 2010. A project report. 27 pages. Blue World Vis,Vis. Jakl, Z. (2012): Izvješće o kartiranju morskih staništa i vrsta Nacionalnog parka Brijuni, MedPAN South, Udruga SUNCE, Split. Janjanin, L. (2012) Report on the mapping of marine habitats in the Istria Region, IPA Adriatic CBC project SHAPE (Shaping an Holistic Approach to Protect the Adriatic Environment: between coast and sea), Institute for SpatialPlanning in Istria County. Ribarič D. (2017): First report on abundance and distribution of common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the NATURA 2000 area, Istria, North-eastern Adriatic Sea Travizi, A. et al. (2010): Valorizacija morskih staništa sjevernog Jadrana – zapadna obala Istre, Institut Ruđer Bošković - Centar za istraživanje mora, Rovinj.

Link(s):http://www.kamenjak.hr/En-site/index-en.html

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

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