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Critical Habitat Notes including justification for its importance as Critical Habitat Size (Total/ proposed for
Migration corridor for fin whales and possibly other species; also includes T. truncatus habitat protection/zoning) + Location
Cetacean Migration Corridor
(Corredor de Migración de 16,659 sq km
Cetáceos)
SAC: Cabo de Creus y Cañón de
Palamós
SAC: Costa Norte de Mallorca y
Menorca y Canal
SAC: Sureste de Mallorca y
Cabrera

Balearic Islands

SAC: Sur de Formentera
SAC: Islas Columbretes

SAC: Costa Norte de Alicante

SAC: Sur de la Isla de Tabarca Active breeding ground for sperm whales (presence of mature males as well as calves) with relatively high density
Cañones del Maresme
Waters south of Ibiza

Waters south of Mallorca Active breeding ground for sperm whales (presence of mature males as well as calves) with relatively high density

Waters south of the Mallorca Active breeding ground for sperm whales (presence of mature males as well as calves) with relatively high density
channel Active breeding ground for sperm whales (presence of mature males as well as calves) with relatively high density
Waters south of the Menorca
channel

Waters east and north of Menorca Active breeding ground for sperm whales (presence of mature males as well as calves) with relatively high density

TURKISH WATERS except BS

Turkish Straits System (Istanbul Unique waterway connecting Aegean Sea and Black Sea, thus playing a role in the relationships of Aegean and Black sea No size proposals, but overall sizes are as
Strait - Marmara Sea - Canakkale populations of three cetacean species; feeding ground for cetaceans during fish migration period in spring and autumn. follows: Instanbul Strait: 31 km long x 1.6
Strait) km wide on avg ( 0.7-3.5 km); Marmara
Sea: 295 km long, up to 1390 m deep with
surface area of 11,500 sq km; Canakkale
Strait (Dardanelles): 63 km long x 1.3 km
wide at narrowest part.

Saros Bay Rich feeding ground for cetaceans in the North Aegean Sea; may play significant role in migration from Black Sea 10 sq km (Öztürk suggestion)
15 sq km (Öztürk suggestion)
Sea cliff off Fethiye (Med coast) Deep sea only 2 nm off Fethiye may be good feeding ground for sperm whales (seen regularly May-July) 10 sq km (Öztürk suggestion)

Kemer—Antalya coast (Med coast) Dolphin habitat; sperm and fin whales seen occasionally.