Department of Fish and Game Web Maintenance July 12-13

Draft List of Seabirds Likely to Benefit from the Establishment of Marine Protected Areas in California

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Species Shallow Depth (ft.) Deepest Depth (ft.) sm-mod adult home range (sm 0-5 km mod 10-20 km) Currently mod-large take Historically mod-large take Low Pop. Estimate (<40% unfished) Size structure shifted toward sm indiv life history trait vulnerable life stage to benefit (e.g., spawning activity, nursery area) habitat impacted (by human activity) Ecologically Important (keystone or habitat forming) Comments
Seabirds (breeding)
Brandt's Cormorant surface 50 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 potential for forage base increase, potential human disturbance reduction
Brown Pelican surface 10 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 potential for forage base increase, potential human disturbance reduction, downlisting under consideration
Common Murre surface 600 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 potential for forage base increase, potential human disturbance reduction
Double-crested Cormorant surface 50 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 potential for forage base increase, potential human disturbance reduction
Least Tern surface surface 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 potential for forage base increase, potential human disturbance reduction
Marbled Murrelet surface 100 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 Significant decline in California population (Only found in northern part of central coast),potential for forage base increase, potential human disturbance reduction
Pelagic Cormorant surface 50 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 potential for forage base increase, potential human disturbance reduction
Pigeon Guillemot surface 100 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 potential for forage base increase, potential human disturbance reduction
Rhinoceros Auklet surface 300 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 potential for forage base increase, potential human disturbance reduction
Seabirds (Migrant)
Grebe spp. (Western, Clark's) surface 30 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 potential for forage base increase
Loon spp. (Pacific and Red-necked) surface 50 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 potential for forage base increase
Northern Fulmar surface 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 potential for forage base increase
Red-necked Phalarope surface surface 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 potential for forage base increase
Scoter spp. (Surf, White-winged) surface 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 potential for forage base increase
Shearwater spp. (Sooty, Black-vented) surface 30 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 potential for forage base increase