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Global Dataset of Important Marine Mammal Areas - IMMAs (IUCN MMPATF) [Draft]

Waters identified as Important Marine Mammal Areas (IMMAs), candidate IMMAs (cIMMAs) or areas of interest (AoI). "Important Marine Mammal Areas (IMMAs) are defined as discrete portions of habitat, important to marine mammal species, that have the potential to be delineated and managed for conservation. IMMAs consist of areas that may merit place-based protection and/or monitoring. ‘Important’ in the context of the IMMA classification refers to any perceivable value, which extends to the marine mammals within the IMMA, to improve the conservation status of those species or populations" (from https://www.marinemammalhabitat.org/immas/)

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Additional Info

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Original abstract
Topic category
  • biological_characteristics
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Resource language English
Domain area
  • worldwide
Owner IUCN-MMPATF
Provider
Data portal
Presentation form
Spatial representation
Coordinate reference system
    Web services
      Derives from
      Derived datasets
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      Temporal extent
      Spatial extent
      Data accessibility The IMMA spatial dataset compiled by the IUCN-MMPATF is made publically available by request under a User Licence Agreement for non-commercial use in a GIS compatible Shapefile (.shp) format to use in GIS mapping software. Please note that we do not provide shapefiles for cIMMAs or AOIs.
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      Additional info - MSP - Environment

      Species, habitats, ecosystems, pressures

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        MSFD Descriptors/Criteria
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            WFD

            Additional info - MSP - Oceanographic and CC

            Physics, biochemistry, EOV, ECV

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            Variables

              Additional info - MSP - Conservation

              Protected areas, OECM, IBA, EBSA, CCH, IMMA, ...

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              Types
                Zonation

                Additional info - MSP - Maritime activities

                Aquaculture, fishing, transport, energy, ...

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                Activity types

                  Additional info - MSP - Coastal & Land use and planning

                  Land use, land cover, planning (strategic, coordination, operational)

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                  Types

                    Additional info - MSP - Socio-economic

                    Living and non-living resources, shipping, tourism, energy, ...

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                        Categories

                        Additional info - MSP - Ecosystem Services

                        Provisioning, regulation & maintenance, cultural

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                        CICES classes

                          Additional info - MSP - Legal, Governance & Planning

                          Strategic, legislation, planning, administrative, enforcement

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                            Functions
                              Who is in charge?

                              Additional info - MSP - Relevance

                              Relevance of the dataset / resource in supporting the MSP process at different spatial scales and temporal frames

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                              Relevance (spatial and temporal)