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Critical Habitat Notes including justification for its importance as Critical Habitat Size (Total/ proposed for
CROATIA protection/zoning) + Location

Kvarneric/ Losinj Dolphin Reserve Resident T. truncatus; small population 1000 sq km (orig proposal)

Kornati National Park/ Kornati & 14 photo-IDs and opportunistic sightings only; further investigation and studies needed. 300 sq km
Murtar Sea (Central Adriatic) 600 sq km
400 sq km
Brijoni National Park Opportunistic sightings only; further investigation and studies needed. 480 sq km

SLOVENIA 47 photo-IDs of inshore T. truncatus ; further investigation and studies needed.
North Adriatic (Gulf of Trieste,
Slovenia)*

GREECE Resident T. truncatus with defined area comprising entire habitat for the population; natural laboratory for study (Bearzi,
2004; Bearzi et al. in press); second highest density of T. truncatus in the Mediterranean
Amvrakikos Gulf (NW Greece)
Includes D. delphis habitat
Eastern Ionian Sea and Gulf of
Corinth

Kalamos, open waters around (NW Resident T. truncatus and D. delphis
Greece: Ionian Sea)

Gulf of Saronikos and adjacent Includes D. delphis habitat
waters (Argo-Saronikos and
southern South Evvoikos Gulf)

Waters around Northern Sporades Includes D. delphis habitat

Northern Aegean Sea Includes D. delphis habitat

Southern Crete Proposed MPA

Dodekanese waters* Includes D. delphis habitat

North Dodecanese MPA Project

ITALY/FRANCE/MONACO/HIG

H SEAS

Pelagos Sanctuary for Rich pelagic diversity including baleen and toothed whales and dolphins, tunas, swordfish, sunfish, sharks and giant devil 87.492 sq km
Mediterranean Marine rays
Mammals***

Pelagos fin whale habitat - 43˚ + Feeding habitat with productive Meganyctiphanes norvegica, main fin whale food
8˚10'E***