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ArcNet Priority Area for Conservation 44

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Created with Raphaël 2.1.43.69%of total ArcNetPAC area0100
Created with Raphaël 2.1.463.4%of the LargestPAC Area0100
Created with Raphaël 2.1.40.5%covered byexisting protected areas0100
Created with Raphaël 2.1.479CFsin the selected PAC0796
BenthosCoastal featuresFishesMarine mammalsSea ice biotaSeabirds
Thematic group diversity(% of the ArcNet total for each thematic group)9 %22.1 %16 %2.4 %7.1 %0 %

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CFs entirely within the PAC area

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CFs at least 25% within the PAC area

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CFs with their target entirely achieved in the PAC

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CFs with at least 50% of their target achieved in the PAC

CF ID CF Name Pro­por­tion in the PAC Con­ser­va­tion Target Cont­ri­bu­tion to ArcNet Tar­get Achie­ve­ment PAC’s Cont­ri­bu­tion to the Achie­ved Tar­get
7260 Benthic communities, South-West Greenland bank, Nuuk 100.0% 70.0% 142.9% 100.0%
5068 Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) feeding grounds, western North Atlantic 98.1% 12.0% 799.7% 99.7%
7259 Benthic communities, South-West Greenland bank, Sisimiut 89.6% 70.0% 128.0% 89.6%
7152 Benthic communities, III.4.1. Southwest Greenland shelf 85.5% 11.8% 692.8% 97.6%
5040 Bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus), Baffin Bay population, spring grounds 80.8% 72.0% 98.5% 98.0%
5056 Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) summer feeding grounds, West Greenland 80.7% 12.0% 635.6% 96.2%
7153 Benthic communities, III.4.1.1. Southwest Greenland medium and low profile shelf 80.6% 11.5% 648.4% 92.2%
6019 Long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis) wintering grounds, Greenland 80.0% 76.8% 95.1% 94.7%
5100 White-beaked dolphin (Lagenorhynchus albirostris) feeding grounds, western North Atlantic 78.1% 12.0% 595.5% 94.2%
7154 Benthic communities, III.4.1.2. Southwest Greenland glacial troughs 74.2% 16.6% 437.1% 75.6%
6059 Common eider (Somateria mollissima borealis) wintering grounds, West Greenland 69.1% 67.2% 97.5% 96.3%
3123 Polynya biological communities, West Greenland 68.2% 12.0% 562.8% 94.0%
6055 Common eider (Somateria mollissima borealis) wintering grounds, eastern North Atlantic 60.2% 67.2% 84.9% 84.6%
6071 King eider (Somateria spectabilis) moulting / migration stopovers, North American 50.2% 48.0% 95.0% 75.3%
7243 Kelp forests, West Greenland 50.1% 30.0% 145.5% 87.9%
3021 MIZ biological communities, April, Baffin Bay 45.8% 12.0% 372.7% 57.4%
5006 Beluga (Delphinapterus leucas), Baffin Bay stock, winter grounds 45.3% 48.0% 89.9% 46.0%
6058 Common eider (Somateria mollissima borealis) breeding / moulting grounds, West Greenland 43.7% 67.2% 57.6% 57.3%
7052 Cold water coral communities, North America and West Greenland 34.8% 50.0% 63.2% 42.0%
5060 Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeanglia) summer feeding grounds, westen North Atlantic 31.3% 24.0% 123.4% 56.4%
1003 Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus) winter grounds, Canadian Arctic Archipelago 30.7% 67.2% 43.4% 37.9%
6072 King eider (Somateria spectabilis) winetring grounds, North American 29.5% 48.0% 58.0% 50.0%
6018 Long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis) moulting / migration stopovers, Greenland 28.5% 76.8% 34.5% 34.4%
2064 Bearded seal (Erignatus barbatus) important habitats, Greenland 26.0% 24.0% 108.3% 30.3%
6052 Common eider (Somateria mollissima borealis) breeding / moulting grounds, Eeast Greenland 25.2% 67.2% 36.3% 36.1%
7240 Kelp forests, South Greenland 21.3% 15.0% 130.0% 76.6%
5038 Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) summer feeding grounds, western North Atlantic 21.3% 25.2% 78.6% 49.9%
5050 Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) summer feeding grounds, western North Atlantic 19.6% 26.4% 69.0% 36.6%
5102 Northern bottlenose whale (Hyperoodon ampullatu) summer feeding grounds, western North Atlantic 18.0% 12.0% 109.6% 36.1%
2007 Bearded seal (Erignatus barbatus) whelping grounds, Baffin Bay 16.8% 24.0% 67.1% 23.4%
6091 Little auk (Alle alle alle) breeding colonies foraging range buffer, Greenland and North America 16.3% 48.0% 32.8% 23.4%
5078 Narwhal (Monodon monoceros), Eclipse Sound stock, winter grounds / core area 16.1% 72.0% 20.2% 19.6%
4085 Fish communities, Labrador - Southern Greenland Zoogeographic Districts, Subarctic Transitional-Atlantic Province, Arctic Region 14.8% 8.6% 157.7% 33.2%
5115 Narwhal (Monodon monoceros) winter grounds, Baffin Bay 14.4% 24.0% 52.6% 26.7%
5104 Bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus), Baffin population, winter grounds 13.9% 24.0% 49.9% 24.7%
7155 Benthic communities, III.4.2. Southwest Greenland slope 12.6% 15.3% 75.4% 19.2%
6029 Glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus euceretes) breeding grounds 12.0% 12.0% 84.3% 19.4%
4056 American plaice (Hippoglossoides platessoides), European populations, home range 11.9% 3.0% 362.1% 23.1%
6101 Common murre (Uria aalge aalge) breeding colonies foraging range buffer 11.4% 36.0% 29.9% 21.1%
4048 Ogac (Gadus ogac ) feeding / nursery grounds 11.2% 12.0% 88.7% 22.1%
4028 Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), American populations, feeding / migration grounds 9.5% 12.0% 72.8% 23.4%
6034 Ivory gull (Pagophila eburnea) wintering grounds, Atlantic 9.4% 21.6% 39.3% 19.7%
6041 Ivory gull (Pagophila eburnea) postbreeding grounds, Canadian Arctic 9.3% 21.6% 41.8% 16.3%
7150 Benthic communities, III.3.1.2. Northwest Greenland glacial troughs 9.2% 8.8% 91.6% 15.1%
6015 Black guillemot (Cepphus grylle mandti) breeding grounds 7.6% 12.0% 57.2% 12.3%
4055 Shorthorn sculpin (Myoxocephalus scorpius), American populations, home range 7.0% 3.0% 217.6% 12.3%
7148 Benthic communities, III.3. 1. Northwest Greenland shelf 6.6% 11.5% 41.8% 10.3%
4032 Arctic skate (Amblyraja hyperborea) home range 6.5% 3.0% 196.2% 15.1%
7247 Seagrasses, Arctic 6.2% 30.0% 20.8% 11.5%
7171 Benthic communities, VII.1. Greenland Sea and Fram Strait basins and VII.1.1. rises (slope foot) 6.1% 14.0% 31.5% 26.2%
7163 Benthic communities, III.6.2. Southwest Greenland slope 6.0% 13.4% 36.9% 16.0%
6002 Little auk (Alle alle alle) wintering grounds 5.8% 24.0% 22.1% 15.3%
6049 Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla tridactyla) winter grounds 5.3% 32.4% 15.3% 15.3%
7149 Benthic communities, III.3.1.1. North Greenland medium and low profile shelf 5.2% 11.1% 22.9% 5.7%
2019 Harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) home range, North Atlantic 5.1% 6.0% 78.3% 11.9%
4029 Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus), American anadromous populations, feeding grounds 5.0% 38.4% 12.0% 10.4%
6031 Little auk (Alle alle alle) breeding colonies, Greenland and North America 4.9% 72.0% 6.7% 6.5%
6106 Thick-billed murre (Uria lomvia lomvia) breeding colonies foraging range buffer 4.8% 48.0% 9.4% 6.9%
4046 Thorny skate (Amblyraja radiata) home range 4.8% 7.2% 60.7% 11.4%
6075 Common murre (Uria aalge aalge) breeding colonies 4.6% 54.0% 8.5% 8.1%
7161 Benthic communities, III.6.1.1. Southeast Greenland medium and low profile shelf 4.6% 12.1% 35.7% 9.8%
7034 Benthic communities, north-western Greenland Zoogeographic region 4.6% 20.6% 18.5% 11.3%
5103 Bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus), Baffin population, spring-autumn grounds 4.6% 24.0% 17.1% 9.4%
7160 Benthic communities, III.6.1. Southeaste Greenland shelf 4.6% 10.4% 41.0% 10.1%
4059 Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) home range, Atlantic Arctic 4.4% 3.0% 131.6% 11.1%
4049 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) home range 4.2% 6.0% 65.7% 10.5%
5042 Bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus), Baffin Bay population, winter grounds 4.2% 48.0% 8.8% 6.0%
4045 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) feeding / migration grounds 4.2% 6.0% 63.6% 10.4%
5112 Arctic Cetaceans - beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas), bowhead (Balaena myscicetus), narwhal (Monodon monoceros) winter habitats, as predicterd by MIZ 4.1% 40.0% 9.5% 7.8%
6083 Thick-billed murre (Uria lomvia lomvia) wintering grounds 3.9% 24.0% 14.7% 10.3%
4017 Greenland Shark (Somniosus microcephalus) feeding / migration grounds 3.6% 21.6% 15.0% 8.8%
6099 Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla tridactyla) breeding colonies foraging range buffer 3.6% 64.8% 5.1% 5.1%
4003 Capelin (Mallotus villosus villosus) home range 3.3% 3.0% 103.5% 8.8%
4037 Glacial cod (Arctogadus glacialis) home range 3.1% 9.0% 31.6% 7.6%
6023 Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica naumanni) winter grounds 3.1% 24.0% 11.8% 9.6%
9002 Polar bear (Ursus maritimus), Baffin Bay subpopulation, home range 3.0% 32.4% 7.1% 5.8%
2044 Ringed seal (Phoca hispida) whelping grounds, Baffin Bay region 2.9% 24.0% 10.3% 5.0%
4053 Fourhorn sculpin (Myoxocephalus quadricornis), Eurasian populations, home range 2.9% 3.0% 91.3% 5.4%
6076 Common murre (Uria aalge aalge) wintering grounds 2.7% 18.0% 13.0% 7.0%
Updated: 2025-04-11 13:57