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Critical Habitat Notes including justification for its importance as Critical Habitat Size (Total/ proposed for
protection/zoning) + Location
Cap de Garde Marine Reserve May include important habitat for T. truncatus.
Bancs des Kabyles (Jijel) Marine May include important habitat for T. truncatus. 434 sq km, of which 172 sq km is marine
Reserve
MOROCCO Park covers marine and terrestrial area with a substantial buffer zone roughly the same size as the park. Inventory and
planning are still at an early stage; cetacean distribution studies need to be done to determine habitat.
Al Hocemia National Park (Parc
National D’Al Hoceima)
SPAIN
ALBORAN SEA—GULF OF
VERA—STRAIT OF
GIBRALTAR
Northern Alboran Sea—Gulf of Primary route of movement and gene flow for cetacean populations between northeast Atlantic and the Med; resident T.
Vera—Strait of Gibraltar (Golfo de truncatus: highest density in the Mediterranean; greatest diversity and largest populations of cetaceans in the Med; highest 11,821 sq km (n. Alboran Sea)
Vera, Mar de Alborán y Estrecho encounter rate for G. melas in the Med; includes most important remaining habitat for D. delphis in the Med; strategic area
de Gibraltar)* for creating MPA cetacean networks in the western Med.
Entire Alboran Sea—Str. of Proposal was mainly for important highest density D. delphis area but it would provide all the benefits of the more restricted
Gibraltar*** critical habitat listed above for the Northern Alboran Sea.
Primary route of movement and gene flow for cetacean populations between northeast Atlantic and the Med; resident T. 1120 sq km; movement and gene flow
between NA and Med for some species
SAC: Strait of Gibraltar (Estrecho truncatus: closed population and highest density in the Mediterranean; resident populations of O. orca, G. melas and P. such as D. delphis
de Gibraltar - Barbate) macrocephalus; migration route for B. physalus; high densities of D. delphis and S. coeruleoalba; 1 of only 2 areas where
P. phocoena is found in the Med.
SAC: Island of Alboran (Isla de 774 sq km
Alborán)
SAC: Southern Almeria (Aguas 2534 sq km
Marinas del Sur de Almeria)
Área Oceánica del Sur de about 1700 sq km
Almeria**
SAC: Aguas Costeras del Sur de
Murcia
Aguas Oceánicas del Sur de
Murcia**
Waters off Malaga (south of Punta Predicted area of importance for D. delphis and T. truncatus based on habitat models (outside of SAC)
Calaburras)
Waters off Granada Predicted area of importance for D. delphis and T. truncatus based on habitat models for D. delphis (outside of SAC)
