SBSTTA Recommendation
. Marine and coastal biodiversity: ecologically or biologically significant marine areas
XVIII/3.Marine and coastal biodiversity: ecologically or biologically significant marine areas
A.The Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice
1.Noting the information contained in the update on the ongoing process in the North-East Atlantic to describe areas meeting the EBSA criteria, 7 which complements the information contained in the report of the Joint OSPAR/NEAFC/CBD Scientific Workshop on EBSAs 8 and the review of the report of the Joint OSPAR/NEAFC/CBD Scientific Workshop on EBSAs in the North-East Atlantic, 9
requests the Executive Secretary, pending a final submission upon completion of the process, and provided that this information is consistent with the information contained in the update on the process to describe areas in the North-East Atlantic meeting the EBSA criteria, 7 to prepare a draft summary report on the description of areas in the North-East Atlantic meeting the EBSA criteria and to append it to the summary reports prepared by the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice at its eighteenth meeting for inclusion in the annex to the draft decision to be submitted to the Conference of the Parties at its twelfth meeting.
B.The Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice recommends that the Conference of the Parties at its twelfth meeting adopt a decision along the following lines:
The Conference of the Parties,
Recalling
decision X/29, in particular paragraphs 25 and 26, and decision XI/17, in particular paragraphs 6 and 12,
Also recalling that the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea sets out the legal framework within which all activities in the oceans and seas must be carried out,
Reiterating the central role of the General Assembly of the United Nations in addressing issues relating to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in marine areas beyond national jurisdiction,
1.[Welcomes] [Takes note of] the scientific and technical evaluation of information contained in the reports of the regional workshops for describing ecologically or biologically significant marine areas held in seven regions: Southern Indian Ocean (Flic en Flac, Mauritius, 31 July-3 August 2012); 10 Eastern Tropical and Temperate Pacific (Galapagos, Ecuador, 28-31 August 2012; 11 North Pacific (Moscow, Russian Federation, 25 February-1 March 2013); 12 South-Eastern Atlantic (Swakopmund, Namibia, 8-12 April 2013); 13 Arctic (Helsinki, Finland, 3-7 March 2014) 14 North-West Atlantic (Montreal, Canada, 24-28 March 2014); 15 and Mediterranean (Málaga, Spain, 3-7 April 2014); 16
2.Expresses its gratitude to all donors, hosting countries and collaborating organizations involved in the organization of the regional workshops referred to above;
3.Requests the Executive Secretary to include the summary reports prepared by the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice at its eighteenth meeting, annexed to the present decision, 17 in the EBSA repository, and to submit them, prior to the thirteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties, to the General Assembly of the United Nations and particularly its Ad Hoc Open-ended Informal Working Group to study issues relating to the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity beyond areas of national jurisdiction, as well as to Parties, other Governments and relevant international organizations in line with the purpose and procedures set out in decisions X/29 and XI/17;
4.Notes that there is an ongoing scientific and technical process applying the EBSA criteria in the North-East Atlantic;
5.Recalls the sovereign right of coastal states over their territorial sea, exclusive economic zone and continental shelf in accordance with international law, including the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, and recognizes that the sharing of the outcomes of the EBSA process does not prejudice the sovereign rights of coastal states;
6.Requests the Executive Secretary, in line with paragraph 36 of decision X/29 and paragraph 12 of decision XI/17, to continue to facilitate the description of areas meeting the criteria for EBSAs through the organization of additional regional or subregional workshops where Parties wish workshops to be held;
7.Urges Parties and invites other Governments to undertake national exercises, as appropriate, to describe areas meeting the EBSA criteria, or other relevant compatible and complementary nationally or intergovernmentally agreed scientific criteria in areas within national jurisdiction, taking into account States’ own established processes within their respective jurisdictions, and to make this information, and other relevant information, available through the EBSA repository or information-sharing mechanism, and requests the Executive Secretary to report on progress prior to the next meeting of the Conference of the Parties;
8.Encourages Parties and other Governments to make use , as appropriate, of the scientific information regarding the description of areas meeting EBSA criteria, including the information in the EBSA repository and information-sharing mechanism, when carrying out marine spatial planning, development of representative networks of marine protected areas, taking into account annex II to decision IX/20, and application of other area-based management measures in marine and coastal areas, with a view to contributing to national efforts to achieve the Aichi Biodiversity Targets;
9.Welcoming United Nations General Assembly resolution 68/70, on Oceans and the Law of the Sea, further invites, in this context, the United Nations General Assembly as well as other competent intergovernmental and international organizations to make use of the scientific information included in the EBSA repository regarding the descriptions of areas meeting the EBSA criteria in the implementation of their respective mandates;
- Option 1
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[10.Also requests the Executive Secretary to explore options, ways and means with a view to undertaking scientific and technical analysis of the status of marine and coastal biodiversity in relation to the types and levels of human activity in areas described as meeting the EBSA criteria contained in the EBSA repository, and to report on progress to a future meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice];
- Option 2
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[10.alt.Also requests the Executive Secretary, in collaboration with States and international and intergovernmental organizations in their areas of competence, to explore options, ways and means with a view to tabulating information on the types and levels of human activities in areas described as meeting the EBSA criteria contained in the EBSA repository, and for use of that information in collaboration with those States and organizations in efforts to achieve the Aichi Biodiversity Targets and to report on progress to a future meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice];
- Option 3
- [10.ter.] *Note: There is an option to delete paragraph 10 entirely;
11.Requests the Executive Secretary, in collaboration with Parties, other Governments, relevant organizations, including regional seas conventions and action plans, and, where appropriate, regional fisheries management organizations with regard to fisheries management, to facilitate technical training, including the organization of regional and/or subregional capacity-building workshops on the compilation and use of scientific and technical information contained in the EBSA repository and information-sharing mechanism, 18 and other relevant information, with a view to contributing to the achievement of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, and to report on progress to a future meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice prior to the thirteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties;
12.Also requests the Executive Secretary, building upon the existing scientific guidance and drawing upon the lessons learned from the series of regional workshops to facilitate the description of areas meeting the EBSA criteria and views gathered from Parties and other Governments, to develop practical options for further work on the description of areas meeting the EBSA criteria, ensuring that the best available scientific and technical information and traditional knowledge are used and that the products are scientifically sound and up-to-date, and to report on progress to a future meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice prior to the thirteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties;
13.Further requests the Executive Secretary to address scientific gaps and capacity-building needs with regard to marine biodiversity in developing country Parties, in particular the least developed countries and small island developing States as well as countries with economies in transition, and recognizing the gaps in scientific information regarding the description of areas meeting the EBSA criteria, requests the Executive Secretary and encourages Parties to collaborate with other international scientific bodies including, inter alia, the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, to address knowledge gaps and lack of scientific information regarding the description of areas meeting the EBSA criteria;
14.Recalling paragraph 24 of decision XI/17, recognizes the importance of traditional knowledge as a source of information for describing areas meeting the EBSA criteria, and requests the Executive Secretary to facilitate the participation of indigenous and local communities, with a view to their full and effective participation in the process.
Annex
SUMMARY REPORT ON THE DESCRIPTION OF AREAS MEETING THE SCIENTIFIC CRITERIA FOR ECOLOGICALLY OR BIOLOGICALLY SIGNIFICANT MARINE AREAS 19
1.Pursuant to paragraph 36 of decision X/29 and paragraph 12 of decision XI/17, seven additional regional workshops were convened by the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, as follows:
(a)Southern Indian Ocean (Flic en Flac, Mauritius, 31 July to 3 August 2012); 20
(b)Eastern Tropical and Temperate Pacific (Galapagos, Ecuador, 28 to 31 August 2012); 21
(c)North Pacific (Moscow, Russian Federation, 25 February to 1 March 2013); 22
(d)South-Eastern Atlantic (Swakopmund, Namibia, 8 to 12 April 2013); 23
(e)Arctic (Helsinki, Finland, 3 to 7 March 2014); 24
(f)North-West Atlantic (Montreal, Canada, 24 to 28 March 2014); 25 and
(g)Mediterranean (Málaga, Spain, 7 to 11 April 2014). 26
2.Pursuant to paragraph 12 of decision XI/17, summaries of the results of these regional workshops are provided in tables 1 to 7 below, respectively, while full descriptions of how the areas meet the criteria for ecologically or biologically significant marine areas (EBSAs) are provided in the annexes to the respective reports of the workshops (UNEP/CBD/RW/EBSA/SIO/1/4, UNEP/CBD/RW/EBSA/ETTP/1/4, UNEP/CBD/EBSA/NP/1/4, UNEP/CBD/RW/EBSA/SEA/1/4, UNEP/CBD/EBSA/WS/2014/1/5, UNEP/CBD/EBSA/WS/2014/2/4, UNEP/CBD/EBSA/WS/2014/3/4).
3.In paragraph 26 of decision X/29, the Conference of Parties noted that the application of the EBSA criteria is a scientific and technical exercise, that areas found to meet the criteria may require enhanced conservation and management measures, and that this can be achieved through a variety of means, including marine protected areas and impact assessments, and emphasized that the identification of ecologically or biologically significant areas and the selection of conservation and management measures is a matter for States and competent intergovernmental organizations, in accordance with international law, including the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
4.The description of marine areas meeting the criteria for ecologically or biologically significant marine areas does not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Nor does it have economic or legal implications; it is strictly a scientific and technical exercise.
RANKING OF EBSA CRITERIARelevance
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CRITERIA
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Location and brief description of areas | C1 | C2 | C3 | C4 | C5 | C6 | C7 |
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1. Agulhas Bank Nursery Area
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M | H | H | M | M | M | M |
2. Agulhas Slope and Seamounts
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M | H | M | H | H | H | H |
3. Offshore of Port Elizabeth
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H | H | H | M | H | H | L |
4. Protea Banks and Sardine Route
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M | H | M | M | M | M | L |
5. Natal Bight
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M | H | H | M | H | L | L |
6. Incomati River to Ponta do Ouro (Southern Mozambique)
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M | M | H | M | H | H | M |
7. Delagoa Shelf Edge, Canyons and Slope
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H | H | M | M | M | H | H |
8. Save River to San Sebastian (Central Mozambique)
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H | H | H | M | H | H | H |
9. Morrumbene to Zavora Bay (Southern Mozambique)
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H | H | H | M | H | H | L |
10. Quelimane to Zuni River (Zambezi River Delta)
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H | H | M | L | H | - | M |
11. Agulhas Front
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H | H | H | M | H | M | L |
12. Tanga Coelacanth Marine Park
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H | L | H | M | L | M | L |
13. Pemba-Shimoni-Kisite
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M | M | M | M | M | M | L |
14. Baixo Pinda – Pebane (Primeiras and Segundas Islands)
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M | M | M | M | M | H | M |
15. Zanzibar (Unguja) – Saadani
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M | M | M | M | M | M | M |
16. Rufiji – Mafia- Kilwa
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M | M | M | M | H | M | M |
17. Watamu Area
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H | M | M | M | M | M | M |
18. Pemba Bay - Mtwara (part of the Mozambique Channel)
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H | M | M | H | H | H | L |
19. Mozambique Channel
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H | H | H | H | H | M | H |
20. The Iles Éparses (part of the Mozambique Channel)
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M | H | M | H | H | M | H |
21. Lamu-Kiunga Area
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H | M | M | M | M | M | L |
22. Walters Shoals
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H | M | L | L | L | M | H |
23. Coral Seamount and Fracture Zone Feature
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H | M | - | H | - | H | M |
24. Northern Mozambique Channel
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M | H | H | H | H | H | L |
25. Moheli Marine Park
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H | H | H | H | H | H | H |
26. Prince Edward Islands, Del Cano Rise and Crozet Islands
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H | H | H | H | H | H | H |
27. Southern Madagascar (part of the Mozambique Channel)
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H | H | H | M | H | H | H |
28. Tromelin Island
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H | H | H | H | H | H | H |
29. Mahe, Alphonse and Amirantes Plateau
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H | H | H | M | H | H | L |
30. Atlantis Seamount
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H | M | H | H | M | H | M |
31. Blue Bay Marine Park
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H | H | M | H | - | H | H |
32. Saya de Malha Bank
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H | H | - | - | H | - | H |
33. Sri Lankan Side of Gulf of Mannar
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L | H | H | H | H | H | L |
34. Central Indian Ocean Basin
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H | H | M | L | L | M | - |
35. Rusky
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H | - | - | H | - | - | L |
36. Fool’s Flat
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H | - | - | H | - | - | H |
37. East Broken Ridge Guyot
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M | - | - | M | - | - | H |
38. South of Java Island
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- | H | H | - | H | - | - |
39. Due South of Great Australian Bight
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Location and brief description of areas | C1 | C2 | C3 | C4 | C5 | C6 | C7 |
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1. Área de Agregación Oceánica del Tiburón Blanco del Pacifico Nororiental (North-East Pacific White Shark Offshore Aggregation Area)
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H | H | H | L | L | - | - |
2. Clipperton Atoll
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H | H | M | M | M | M | M |
3. Santuario Ventilas Hidrotermales de la Cuenca De Guaymas (Guaymas Basin Hydrothermal Vents Sanctuary)
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H | H | M | M | H | H | M |
4. Ecosistema Marino Sipacate-Cañón, San José (Sipacate-Cañón Marine Ecosystem of San José)
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M | H | H | M | H | H | M |
5. Golfo de Fonseca (Gulf of Fonseca)
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H | M | M | H | - | M | M |
6. Dorsal Submarina de Malpelo (Malpelo Ridge)
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H | H | H | M | M | H | H |
7. Upwelling System of Papagayo and adjacent areas
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H | H | H | H | H | - | - |
8. Corredor Marino del Pacifico Oriental Tropical (Eastern Tropical Pacific Marine Corridor)
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M | H | H | M | M | M | L |
9. Zona Ecuatorial de Alta Productividad (Equatorial High-Productivity Zone)
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H | L | L | - | H | L | L |
10. Archipiélago de Galápagos y Prolongación Occidental (Galápagos Archipelago and its Western Extension)
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H | H | H | H | H | H | M |
[11. Cordillera de Carnegie – Frente Ecuatorial (Carnegie Ridge – Equatorial Front) 27
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H | H | H | M | H | H | M |
[12. Golfo de Guayaquil (Gulf of Guayaquil) 28
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H | H | H | H | H | H | L |
[13. Sistema de Surgencia de la Corriente Humboldt en Perú (Humboldt Current Upwelling System in Peru) 29
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H | H | H | L | H | H | L |
[14. Centros de Surgencia Permanentes y Aves Marinas Asociadas a la Corriente de Humboldt en Perú (Permanent Upwelling Cores and Important Seabird Areas of the Humboldt Current in Peru) 30
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H | H | H | L | H | M | M |
15. Sistema de Surgencia de la Corriente de Humboldt en el Norte de Chile (Northern Chile Humboldt Current Upwelling System)
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H | H | M | H | H | M | - |
16. Sistema de Surgencia de la Corriente de Humboldt en Chile Central (Central Chile Humboldt Current Upwelling System)
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H | H | H | - | H | H | M |
17. Sistema de Surgencia de la Corriente de Humboldt en el Sur de Chile (Southern Chile Humboldt Current Upwelling System)
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H | H | - | H | H | M | L |
[18. Dorsal de Nazca y de Salas y Gómez (Salas y Gómez and Nazca Ridges) 31
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L | H | H | H | M | H | H |
19. Montes Submarinos en el Cordón de Juan Fernández (Juan Fernández Ridge Seamounts)
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H | H | M | M | M | M | M |
20. Convergencia de la Deriva del Oeste (West Wind Drift Convergence)
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H | H | M | M | H | H | M |
21. Área de Alimentación del Petrel Gris en la Sur del Dorsal del Pacífico Este (Grey Petrel Feeding Area in the South-East Pacific Rise)
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M | H | M | M | - | - | - |
Location and brief description of areas | C1 | C2 | C3 | C4 | C5 | C6 | C7 |
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1. Peter the Great Bay
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H | H | H | H | H | H | M |
2. West Kamchatka Shelf
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M | H | H | M | H | H | M |
3. Southeast Kamchatka Coastal Waters
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- | H | H | M | M | H | M |
4. Eastern Shelf of Sakhalin Island
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M | H | H | M | H | H | M |
5. Moneron Island Shelf
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M | M | - | L | H | L | H |
6. Shantary Islands Shelf, Amur and Tugur Bays
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H | M | H | H | H | H | H |
7. Commander Islands Shelf and Slope
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H | H | H | H | H | H | M |
8. East and South Chukotka Coast
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M | H | H | H | M | H | H |
9. Yamskie Islands and Western Shelikhov Bay
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M | H | H | H | H | H | H |
10. Alijos Islands
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L | L | - | M | H | H | H |
11. Coronado Islands
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L | M | L | M | H | H | L |
12. Guadalupe Island
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L | H | M | M | H | H | M |
13. Upper Gulf of California Region
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H | H | H | M | H | M | L |
14. Midriff Islands Region
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H | H | H | H | H | H | H |
15. Coastal Waters Off Baja California
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L | H | H | H | M | M | H |
16. Juan de Fuca Ridge Hydrothermal Vents
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H | H | - | H | H | M | M |
17. North-east Pacific Ocean Seamounts
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H | M | L | H | H | H | H |
18. Emperor Seamount Chain and Northern Hawaiian Ridge
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M | M | L | M | M | M | L |
19. North Pacific Transition Zone
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L | H | H | L | H | M | M |
20. Focal Foraging Areas For Hawaiian Albatrosses During Egg-Laying And Incubation
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M | H | H | H | H | L | L |
Location and brief description of areas | C1 | C2 | C3 | C4 | C5 | C6 | C7 | ||||||||||
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1. Coastal habitats of the neritic zone of Mauritania and the far north of Senegal
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H | H | H | M | H | M | - | ||||||||||
2. Cold-water coral reefs off Nouakchott
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M | M | - | M | - | M | M | ||||||||||
3. Permanent upwelling cell in northern Mauritania
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H | H | M | - | H | H | L | ||||||||||
4. Timiris Canyon system
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H | M | M | H | H | M | M | ||||||||||
5. Cayar Seamount
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H | M | M | - | M | M | L | ||||||||||
6. Cayar Canyon
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H | M | M | M | M | H | L | ||||||||||
7. Saloum Delta
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M | L | M | M | M | H | M | ||||||||||
8. Mouth of the Casamance River
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M | M | M | M | M | M | L | ||||||||||
9. Island of Boavista
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H | H | H | H | H | H | M | ||||||||||
10. Santa Luzia, Raso and Branco complex
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H | M | H | H | M | M | H | ||||||||||
11. Santo Antão north-west region
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H | M | H | M | H | M | - | ||||||||||
12. Bijagos archipelago
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H | H | H | H | H | H | M | ||||||||||
13. Rio Pongo
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L | M | M | M | M | H | L | ||||||||||
14. Great Meteor Seamount
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H | - | L | M | H | M | L | ||||||||||
15. Yawari Complex
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M | M | H | L | M | M | - | ||||||||||
16. Rivercess-Greenville Turtle-Breeding Ground
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H | H | H | H | M | - | M | ||||||||||
17. Tabou Canyon and Seamount
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H | H | H | M | H | H | M | ||||||||||
18. Abidjan Canyon and Trou sans Fond
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H | H | M | M | H | M | L | ||||||||||
19. Shrimp and sardine route from Tabou to Assinie
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H | H | H | M | H | H | M | ||||||||||
20. The EEZ off the coast of Côte d’Ivoire
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M | H | H | M | H | M | M | ||||||||||
21. Agbodrafo coastal and marine habitat
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M | H | H | H | H | H | L | ||||||||||
22. Bouche du Roi-Togbin
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H | H | H | H | M | M | L | ||||||||||
23. Togo-Benin cross-border marine area
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L | H | H | H | M | M | L | ||||||||||
24. Kribi-Campo
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H | M | M | M | - | - | L | ||||||||||
25. Lagoa Azul and Praia das Conchas
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H | H | H | H | H | H | H | ||||||||||
26. Ilhas Tinhosas
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H | H | H | H | H | H | H | ||||||||||
27. Mayumba marine and coastal area
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H | H | H | H | H | H | H | ||||||||||
28. North-west continental shelf
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H | H | L | M | M | M | H | ||||||||||
29. Muanda coastal and marine area
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M | M | H | M | M | H | - | ||||||||||
30. Equatorial tuna production area
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H | H | M | M | H | M | M | ||||||||||
31. Area of convergence of the Canary and Guinea currents
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H | H | H | M | H | H | M | ||||||||||
32. Ramiros-Palmerinhas Coastal Area
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M | H | H | M | M | M | M | ||||||||||
33. Kunene-Tigress
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H | H | M | M | M | H | M | ||||||||||
34. Namibian Islands
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L | H | H | H | M | L | M | ||||||||||
35. Orange Cone
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H | H | M | M | M | M | M | ||||||||||
36. Orange Shelf Edge
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L | M | H | M | M | H | H | ||||||||||
37. Childs Bank
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H | L | M | H | L | M | H | ||||||||||
38. Namaqua Coastal Area
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L | M | H | M | H | L | H | ||||||||||
39. Cape Canyon and Surrounds
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M | H | H | H | H | M | M | ||||||||||
40. Browns Bank
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H | H | H | M | M | L | M | ||||||||||
41. Namaqua Fossil Forest
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H | - | - | H | M | - | - | ||||||||||
42. Namib Flyway
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M | H | H | M | H | M | L | ||||||||||
43. Benguela Upwelling System
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H | H | H | M | H | H | M | ||||||||||
44. Walvis Ridge
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H | H | M | M | - | M | M | ||||||||||
45. Subtropical Convergence Zone (STCZ)
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M | H | H | M | M | M | L |
Location and brief description of areas | C1 | C2 | C3 | C4 | C5 | C6 | C7 |
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[1. The Marginal Ice Zone and the Seasonal Ice-Cover Over the Deep Arctic Ocean 32
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H | H | M | H | H | M | H |
[2. Multi-year Ice of the Central Arctic Ocean 33
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H | M | M | H | L | L | H |
3. Murman Coast and Varanger Fjord
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M | H | H | H | H | H | M |
4. White Sea
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H | H | M | H | M | H | H |
5. South-eastern Barents Sea (the Pechora Sea)
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M | H | M | H | H | M | M |
6. Coast of Western and Northern Novaya Zemlya
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M | H | - | M | H | - | M |
7. North-eastern Barents–Kara Sea
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M | H | H | H | H | - | H |
8. Ob-Enisey River Mouth
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H | H | M | M | H | L | M |
9. Great Siberian Polynya
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H | H | M | H | H | M | H |
10. Wrangel-Gerald Shallows and Ratmanov Gyre
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M | H | H | H | H | H | H |
11. Coastal Waters of Chukotka
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M | H | H | H | H | H | H |
Location and brief description of areas | C1 | C2 | C3 | C4 | C5 | C6 | C7 |
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[1. Labrador Sea Deep Convection Area 34
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H | M | - | M | L | L | M |
[2. Seabird Foraging Zone in the Southern LabradorSea 35
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M | H | M | M | M | M | M |
[3. Orphan Knoll 36
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H | - | - | H | L | H | H |
[4. Slopes of the Flemish Cap and Grand Bank 37
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H | M | H | H | M | H | M |
[5. Southeast Shoal and Adjacent Areas on the Tail of the Grand Bank 38
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H | H | H | M | H | H | L |
[6. New England and Corner Rise Seamounts 39
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H | H | - | M | - | H | M |
[7. Hydrothermal Vent Fields 40
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H | H | - | H | H | H | H] |
Location and brief description of areas | C1 | C2 | C3 | C4 | C5 | C6 | C7 |
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1. Northern Adriatic
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M | H | H | M | H | M | L |
2. Jabuka/Pomo Pit
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H | H | M | M | H | M | L |
3. South Adriatic Ionian Straight
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H | H | H | H | M | H | M |
4. Algerian-Tunisian Margin
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H | M | H | H | H | M | H |
5. Alboran Sea and Connected Areas 42
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H | H | H | H | M | H | M |
6. North-western Mediterranean Pelagic Ecosystems
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H | H | H | H | H | H | M |
7. North-western Mediterranean Benthic Ecosystems
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H | M | H | H | M | H | M |
8. Sicilian Channel
|
M | H | H | H | M | H | L |
9. Gulf of Gabès
|
H | M | H | H | M | M | M |
10. Gulf of Sirte
|
M | H | H | H | H | H | H |
11. Nile Delta Fan
|
H | H | H | H | H | H | M |
12. East Levantine Canyons (ELCA)
|
H | H | H | H | - | H | M |
13. North-East Levantine Sea
|
M | H | H | M | - | - | - |
14. Akamas and Chrysochou Bay
|
H | H | H | H | - | M | M |
15. Hellenic Trench
|
H | H | H | H | H | - | - |
16. Central Aegean Sea
|
M | H | H | M | L | H | M |
17. North Aegean
|
H | H | M | L | H | H | L |
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17Not including the areas in the annex that are bracketed, pending the conclusion of the required national processes or consultations, as indicated by the footnotes to those areas.
18Not including the areas in the annex that are bracketed, pending the conclusion of the required national processes or consultations, as indicated by the footnotes to those areas.
19The designations employed and the presentation of material in this note do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.
20Report and documentation available at: http://www.cbd.int/doc/?meeting=EBSA-SIO-01.
21Report and documentation available at: http://www.cbd.int/doc/?meeting=EBSA-ETTP-01.
22Report and documentation available at: http://www.cbd.int/doc/?meeting=EBSA-NP-01.
23Report and documentation available at: http://www.cbd.int/doc/?meeting=EBSA-SEA-01.
24 Report and documentation available at: http://www.cbd.int/doc/?meeting=EBSAWS-2014-01.
25 Report and documentation available at: http://www.cbd.int/doc/?meeting=EBSAWS-2014-02.
26Report and documentation available at: http://www.cbd.int/doc/?meeting=EBSAWS-2014-03.
27Not including areas under the jurisdiction of Peru, pending the conclusion of its required national processes.
28Not including areas under the jurisdiction of Peru, pending the conclusion of its required national processes.
29Not including areas under the jurisdiction of Peru, pending the conclusion of its required national processes.
30Not including areas under the jurisdiction of Peru, pending the conclusion of its required national processes.
31Not including areas under the jurisdiction of Peru, pending the conclusion of its required national processes.
32Iceland needs to have further consultation regarding the description of the areas meeting the EBSA criteria due to timing of the workshop as well as not being able to participate in the workshop and fully review the scientific data.
33Iceland needs to have further consultation regarding the description of the areas meeting the EBSA criteria due to timing of the workshop as well as not being able to participate in the workshop and fully review the scientific data.
34Iceland needs to have further consultation regarding the description of the areas meeting the EBSA criteria due to timing of the workshop as well as not being able to participate in the workshop and fully review the scientific data.
35Iceland needs to have further consultation regarding the description of the areas meeting the EBSA criteria due to timing of the workshop as well as not being able to participate in the workshop and fully review the scientific data.
36Iceland needs to have further consultation regarding the description of the areas meeting the EBSA criteria due to timing of the workshop as well as not being able to participate in the workshop and fully review the scientific data.
37Iceland needs to have further consultation regarding the description of the areas meeting the EBSA criteria due to timing of the workshop as well as not being able to participate in the workshop and fully review the scientific data.
38Iceland needs to have further consultation regarding the description of the areas meeting the EBSA criteria due to timing of the workshop as well as not being able to participate in the workshop and fully review the scientific data.
39Iceland needs to have further consultation regarding the description of the areas meeting the EBSA criteria due to timing of the workshop as well as not being able to participate in the workshop and fully review the scientific data.
40Iceland needs to have further consultation regarding the description of the areas meeting the EBSA criteria due to timing of the workshop as well as not being able to participate in the workshop and fully review the scientific data.
41The expert from Malta did not agree with other workshop participants regarding scientific information for certain biodiversity included in the EBSA description for the areas in the vicinity of Malta.
42Refer to paragraph 47 of the report of the eighteenth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice.