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ArcNet Priority Area for Conservation 60

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Created with Raphaël 2.1.42.47%of total ArcNetPAC area0100
Created with Raphaël 2.1.442.4%of the LargestPAC Area0100
Created with Raphaël 2.1.40%covered byexisting protected areas0100
Created with Raphaël 2.1.469CFsin the selected PAC0796
BenthosCoastal featuresFishesMarine mammalsSea ice biotaSeabirds
Thematic group diversity(% of the ArcNet total for each thematic group)10.3 %3.8 %19.1 %6.1 %6.7 %3.4 %

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CFs entirely within the PAC area

13

CFs at least 25% within the PAC area

16

CFs with their target entirely achieved in the PAC

32

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
5021 Beluga (Delphinapterus leucas), Eastern Chukchi Sea stock, summer grounds / core areas 88.6% 72.0% 95.1% 93.2%
7004 Benthic biomass hotspot, north-eastern Chukchi Sea 73.2% 72.0% 96.6% 96.4%
7223 Kelp forests, East Chukchi Sea 71.7% 30.0% 138.3% 99.7%
3108 Polynya biological communities, Alaska 67.3% 12.0% 430.4% 97.9%
1016 Walrus (Odobaenus rosmarus divergens) Pacific population, feeding grounds 45.1% 72.0% 56.7% 47.7%
2001 Bearded seal (Erignatus barbatus) foraging areas, Chukchi Sea 38.7% 24.0% 154.3% 56.4%
7123 Benthic communities, II.2.1.3. Western Beaufort Sea outer shelf 37.3% 38.7% 71.2% 54.6%
9016 Polar bear (Ursus maritimus), Southern Beaufort Sea subpopulation, home range 37.0% 32.4% 100.3% 47.0%
7079 Benthic communities, I.2.1.3. Chukchi Sea banks and shoals 33.3% 19.1% 174.1% 99.4%
5020 Beluga (Delphinapterus leucas), Eastern Chukchi Sea stock, summer grounds 33.0% 48.0% 56.4% 56.3%
7084 Benthic communities, I.2.2.2. Chukchi Sea canyons 27.8% 24.0% 100.7% 90.7%
4078 Fish communities, Wrangel - Beaufort Zoogeographic District, High Arctic Shelf Province, Arctic Region 26.3% 16.4% 146.3% 48.0%
2038 Ringed seal (Phoca hispida) feeding grounds, Chukchi Sea 25.6% 24.0% 105.8% 41.5%
7020 Benthic communities, Beaufort bathyal Zoogeographic region 24.7% 2.0% 853.5% 48.5%
6050 Spectacled eider (Somateria fischeri) moulting grounds 22.8% 36.0% 33.6% 23.6%
2035 Ribbon seal (Histriophoca fasciata) feeding grounds, Chukchi Sea 22.3% 12.0% 172.4% 47.7%
7121 Benthic communities, II.2.1.1. Western Beaufort Sea inner shelf 20.3% 22.2% 65.9% 38.4%
2045 Ringed seal (Phoca hispida) whelping grounds, Chukchi Sea 19.5% 24.0% 74.2% 42.1%
7081 Benthic communities, I.2.1.5. Chukchi Sea shelf valleys 19.5% 20.3% 90.2% 44.6%
4013 Bering cisco (Coregonus laurettae), American populations, feeding/nursery grounds 19.0% 32.4% 46.0% 44.2%
5116 Beluga (Delphinapterus leucas), Eeastern Beaufort Sea stock, autumn grounds, core areas 17.7% 24.0% 65.5% 48.0%
5109 Bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus), Bering-Chukchi-Beaufort population, summer grounds / core areas 17.0% 86.4% 16.7% 16.0%
2008 Bearded seal (Erignatus barbatus) whelping grounds, Chukchi Sea 16.5% 24.0% 62.6% 41.7%
3030 MIZ biological communities, July, Chukchi Sea 16.3% 24.0% 63.7% 54.1%
5117 Beluga (Delphinapterus leucas), Eeastern Chukchi Sea stock, autumn grounds, core areas 16.3% 24.0% 54.4% 31.6%
1018 Walrus (Odobaenus rosmarus divergens) Pacific population, summer-autumn grounds 16.0% 24.0% 60.7% 26.0%
4005 Capelin (Mallotus villosus catervarius) spawning grounds, Alaska 15.8% 18.0% 65.5% 17.2%
7037 Benthic communities, Transitional Zoogeographic zone, Amerasian shelf 15.4% 10.6% 136.5% 82.8%
4022 Inconnu (Stenodus leucichthys nelma), American populations, feeding grounds 15.4% 32.4% 35.2% 21.5%
7122 Benthic communities, II.2.1.2. Western Beaufort Sea middle shelf 15.0% 18.1% 48.7% 23.7%
5105 Bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus), Bering-Chukchi-Beaufort population, autumn grounds 14.6% 28.8% 44.6% 35.1%
5052 Gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) summer feeding grounds 14.3% 36.0% 35.2% 16.2%
7080 Benthic communities, I.2.1.4. Chukchi Sea shelf plains 13.7% 3.8% 327.9% 37.6%
5106 Bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus), Bering-Chukchi-Beaufort population, spring grounds 12.9% 57.6% 17.4% 17.2%
9001 Polar bear (Ursus maritimus), Arctic Basin subpopulation, home range 12.3% 26.4% 44.8% 44.6%
3004 Fast Ice biological communities, Chukchi Sea region 12.3% 6.0% 133.4% 20.1%
7077 Benthic communities, I.2.1.1. Chukchi Sea coastal domain 12.2% 26.8% 29.7% 27.5%
7130 Benthic communities, II.2.2.1. Western Beaufort Sea slope 11.9% 15.3% 40.0% 21.9%
5108 Bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus), Bering-Chukchi-Beaufort population, summer grounds 11.8% 28.8% 34.6% 21.4%
7082 Benthic communities, I.2.1.6. Chukchi Sea outer shelf with medium to high profile 11.4% 8.7% 123.6% 71.3%
1017 Walrus (Odobaenus rosmarus divergens) Pacific population, haulouts 10.9% 72.0% 12.2% 11.9%
4034 Taranetz’s charr (Salvelinus taranetzi) feeding grounds 10.4% 32.4% 26.6% 15.9%
8030 Biological communities, salt marshes, Beaufort Sea 10.4% 30.0% 20.0% 12.2%
9034 Polar bear (Ursus maritimus), Southern Beaufort Sea subpopulation, denning grounds 9.7% 64.8% 9.1% 9.1%
4016 Broad whitefish (Coregonus nasus), Euro-Asian populations, feeding grounds 9.2% 32.4% 21.7% 15.4%
4019 Vendace, Least cisco (Coregonus sardinellа), American populations, feeding grounds 8.9% 24.0% 28.8% 14.4%
4050 Pollock (Theragra chalcogramma) home range 8.7% 6.0% 130.4% 19.1%
3005 Fast Ice biological communities, Beaufort Sea region 8.1% 6.0% 94.3% 8.7%
4009 Arctic cisco (Coregonus autumnalis), American populations, feeding / nursery grounds 7.4% 38.4% 15.8% 11.6%
7042 Benthic communities, Transitional Zoogeographic zone, Beaufort Sea 6.8% 19.9% 22.2% 6.1%
6027 Glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus barrovianus) breeding grounds 6.4% 12.0% 35.2% 10.9%
2054 Spotted seal (Phoca largha) feeding grounds 6.2% 12.0% 34.7% 6.8%
7183 Benthic communities, VII.3.5. Makarov and Canada basin deep parts of canyons (below slope) 5.8% 23.1% 13.7% 9.8%
3032 MIZ biological communities, July, Beaufort Sea 5.3% 24.0% 14.6% 13.7%
4011 Lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) feeding grounds 4.7% 38.4% 9.3% 8.8%
4044 Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) home range 4.7% 3.0% 117.6% 8.0%
6010 Brent goose (Branta bernicla nigricans) breeding / moulting grounds, America 4.5% 24.0% 9.4% 6.6%
4070 Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii) range 4.4% 24.0% 14.9% 8.4%
6107 Horned puffin (Fratercula corniculata) breeding colonies foraging range buffer 4.4% 24.0% 14.9% 5.8%
2042 Ringed seal (Phoca hispida) whelping grounds, Beaufort Sea 4.1% 24.0% 11.8% 5.2%
4024 Chum Salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) home range 3.8% 6.0% 49.0% 5.8%
4006 Pacific rainbow smelt (Osmerus dentex) feeding / nursery grounds 3.3% 18.0% 15.4% 5.8%
4042 Saffron cod (Eleginus gracilis) home range 3.2% 6.0% 45.3% 6.7%
2005 Bearded seal (Erignatus barbatus) whelping grounds, Beaufort Sea 3.1% 24.0% 9.0% 5.2%
4023 Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha), native populations, feeding / migration grounds 2.9% 6.0% 40.8% 6.1%
7083 Benthic communities, I.2.2.1. Chukchi Sea slope 2.7% 15.0% 16.1% 9.6%
9004 Polar bear (Ursus maritimus), Chukchi Sea subpopulation, home range 2.7% 32.4% 6.8% 5.9%
4065 Halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides), home range, Pacific Arctic 2.6% 3.0% 78.0% 8.0%
4077 Fish communities, Laptev - East-Siberian Seas Zoogeographic District, High Arctic Shelf Province, Arctic Region 1.3% 12.0% 9.8% 5.2%
Updated: 2025-04-11 13:54