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OSPAR List of Threatened and/or Declining Species and Habitats
| URI | http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/M22/current/ | 
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| Description | List of species and habitats that are considered to be priorities for protection by the OSPAR Commission (see https://www.ospar.org/work-areas/bdc/species-habitats/list-of-threatened-declining-species-habitats) | 
| Creator | OSPAR Commission | 
| Modified | 2021-12-07 | 
| Version Info | 2 | 
| Identifier | M22 | 
| Register Manager | British Oceanographic Data Centre | 
| Register Owner | OSPAR Commission | 
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| ID ↑ | Preferred Label ↑ | Definition ↑ | Date ↑ | 
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| allis_shad | Allis shad | The species "Allis shad" (Alosa alosa) as defined by the OSPAR Commission for the North-East Atlantic on the List of Threatened and/or Declining Species & Habitats. For more information, see https://www.ospar.org/work-areas/bdc/species-habitats/list-of-threatened-declining-species-habitats | 2018-07-13 | 
| angel_shark | Angel shark | The species "Angel shark" (Squatina squatina) as defined by the OSPAR Commission for the North-East Atlantic on the List of Threatened and/or Declining Species & Habitats. For more information, see https://www.ospar.org/work-areas/bdc/species-habitats/list-of-threatened-declining-species-habitats | 2018-07-13 | 
| azorean_barnacle | Azorean barnacle | The species "Azorean barnacle" (Megabalanus azoricus) as defined by the OSPAR Commission for the North-East Atlantic on the List of Threatened and/or Declining Species & Habitats. For more information, see https://www.ospar.org/work-areas/bdc/species-habitats/list-of-threatened-declining-species-habitats | 2018-07-13 | 
| azorean_limpet | Azorean limpet | The species "Azorean limpet" (Patella ulyssiponensis aspera) as defined by the OSPAR Commission for the North-East Atlantic on the List of Threatened and/or Declining Species & Habitats. For more information, see https://www.ospar.org/work-areas/bdc/species-habitats/list-of-threatened-declining-species-habitats | 2018-07-13 | 
| balearic_shearwater | Balearic shearwater | The species "Balearic shearwater" (Puffinus mauretanicus) as defined by the OSPAR Commission for the North-East Atlantic on the List of Threatened and/or Declining Species & Habitats. For more information, see https://www.ospar.org/work-areas/bdc/species-habitats/list-of-threatened-declining-species-habitats | 2018-07-13 | 
| basking_shark | Basking shark | The species "Basking shark" (Cetorhinus maximus) as defined by the OSPAR Commission for the North-East Atlantic on the List of Threatened and/or Declining Species & Habitats. For more information, see https://www.ospar.org/work-areas/bdc/species-habitats/list-of-threatened-declining-species-habitats | 2018-07-13 | 
| black_leg_kittiwake | Black-legged kittiwake | The species "Black-legged kittiwake" (Rissa tridactyla) as defined by the OSPAR Commission for the North-East Atlantic on the List of Threatened and/or Declining Species & Habitats. For more information, see https://www.ospar.org/work-areas/bdc/species-habitats/list-of-threatened-declining-species-habitats | 2018-07-13 | 
| blue_whale | Blue whale | The species "Blue whale" (Balenoptera musculus) as defined by the OSPAR Commission for the North-East Atlantic on the List of Threatened and/or Declining Species & Habitats. For more information, see https://www.ospar.org/work-areas/bdc/species-habitats/list-of-threatened-declining-species-habitats | 2018-07-13 | 
| bluefin_tuna | Bluefin tuna | The species "Bluefin tuna" (Thunnus thynnus) as defined by the OSPAR Commission for the North-East Atlantic on the List of Threatened and/or Declining Species & Habitats. For more information, see https://www.ospar.org/work-areas/bdc/species-habitats/list-of-threatened-declining-species-habitats | 2018-07-13 | 
| bowhead_whale | Bowhead Whale | The species "Bowhead Whale" (Balena mysticetus) as defined by the OSPAR Commission for the North-East Atlantic on the List of Threatened and/or Declining Species & Habitats. For more information, see https://www.ospar.org/work-areas/bdc/species-habitats/list-of-threatened-declining-species-habitats | 2018-07-13 | 
| carbonate_mounds | Carbonate Mounds | The benthic habitat of "Carbonate Mounds" as defined by the OSPAR Commission for the North-East Atlantic on the List of Threatened and/or Declining Species & Habitats. For more information, see https://www.ospar.org/work-areas/bdc/species-habitats/list-of-threatened-declining-species-habitats | 2018-07-13 | 
| cod | Cod | The species "Cod" (Gadus morhua5) as defined by the OSPAR Commission for the North-East Atlantic on the List of Threatened and/or Declining Species & Habitats. For more information, see https://www.ospar.org/work-areas/bdc/species-habitats/list-of-threatened-declining-species-habitats | 2018-07-13 | 
| common_skate | Common Skate | The species "Common Skate" (Dipturus batis) as defined by the OSPAR Commission for the North-East Atlantic on the List of Threatened and/or Declining Species & Habitats. For more information, see https://www.ospar.org/work-areas/bdc/species-habitats/list-of-threatened-declining-species-habitats | 2018-07-13 | 
| coral_gardens | Coral Gardens | The benthic habitat of "Coral Gardens" as defined by the OSPAR Commission for the North-East Atlantic on the List of Threatened and/or Declining Species & Habitats. For more information, see https://www.ospar.org/work-areas/bdc/species-habitats/list-of-threatened-declining-species-habitats | 2018-07-13 | 
| cymodocea_meadows | Cymodocea Meadows | The benthic habitat of "Cymodocea Meadows" as defined by the OSPAR Commission for the North-East Atlantic on the List of Threatened and/or Declining Species & Habitats. For more information, see https://www.ospar.org/work-areas/bdc/species-habitats/list-of-threatened-declining-species-habitats | 2018-07-13 | 
| deep_sea_sponge_aggr | Deep-Sea Sponge Aggregations | The benthic habitat of "Deep-Sea Sponge Aggregations" as defined by the OSPAR Commission for the North-East Atlantic on the List of Threatened and/or Declining Species & Habitats. For more information, see https://www.ospar.org/work-areas/bdc/species-habitats/list-of-threatened-declining-species-habitats | 2018-07-13 | 
| dog_whelk | Dog whelk | The species "Dog whelk" (Nucella lapillus) as defined by the OSPAR Commission for the North-East Atlantic on the List of Threatened and/or Declining Species & Habitats. For more information, see https://www.ospar.org/work-areas/bdc/species-habitats/list-of-threatened-declining-species-habitats | 2018-07-13 | 
| european_eel | European eel | The species "European eel" (Anguilla anguilla) as defined by the OSPAR Commission for the North-East Atlantic on the List of Threatened and/or Declining Species & Habitats. For more information, see https://www.ospar.org/work-areas/bdc/species-habitats/list-of-threatened-declining-species-habitats | 2018-07-13 | 
| flat_oyster | Flat Oyster | The species "Flat Oyster" (Ostrea edulis) as defined by the OSPAR Commission for the North-East Atlantic on the List of Threatened and/or Declining Species & Habitats. For more information, see https://www.ospar.org/work-areas/bdc/species-habitats/list-of-threatened-declining-species-habitats | 2018-07-13 | 
| gulper_shark | Gulper shark | The species "Gulper shark" (Centrophorus granulosus) as defined by the OSPAR Commission for the North-East Atlantic on the List of Threatened and/or Declining Species & Habitats. For more information, see https://www.ospar.org/work-areas/bdc/species-habitats/list-of-threatened-declining-species-habitats | 2018-07-13 | 
| haploops | Haploops | The benthic habitat of "Haploops" as defined by the OSPAR Commission for the North-East Atlantic on the List of Threatened and/or Declining Species & Habitats. For more information, see https://www.ospar.org/work-areas/bdc/species-habitats/list-of-threatened-declining-species-habitats | 2021-12-06 | 
| harbour_porpoise | Harbour Porpoise | The species "Harbour Porpoise" (Phocoena phocoena) as defined by the OSPAR Commission for the North-East Atlantic on the List of Threatened and/or Declining Species & Habitats. For more information, see https://www.ospar.org/work-areas/bdc/species-habitats/list-of-threatened-declining-species-habitats | 2018-07-13 | 
| houting | Houting | The species "Houting" (Coregonus lavaretus oxyrinchus (Linn�us, 1758)) as defined by the OSPAR Commission for the North-East Atlantic on the List of Threatened and/or Declining Species & Habitats. For more information, see https://www.ospar.org/work-areas/bdc/species-habitats/list-of-threatened-declining-species-habitats | 2018-07-13 | 
| iberian_guillemot | Iberian guillemot | The species "Iberian guillemot" (Uria aalge albionis, Uria aalge ibericus) as defined by the OSPAR Commission for the North-East Atlantic on the List of Threatened and/or Declining Species & Habitats. For more information, see https://www.ospar.org/work-areas/bdc/species-habitats/list-of-threatened-declining-species-habitats | 2018-07-13 | 
| intertidal_mudflats | Intertidal Mudflats | The benthic habitat of "Intertidal Mudflats" as defined by the OSPAR Commission for the North-East Atlantic on the List of Threatened and/or Declining Species & Habitats. For more information, see https://www.ospar.org/work-areas/bdc/species-habitats/list-of-threatened-declining-species-habitats | 2018-07-13 | 
| mytilus_edulis_beds | Intertidal Mytulis edulis Beds on Mixed & Sandy Sediments | The benthic habitat of "Intertidal Mytulis edulis Beds on Mixed & Sandy Sediments" as defined by the OSPAR Commission for the North-East Atlantic on the List of Threatened and/or Declining Species & Habitats. For more information, see https://www.ospar.org/work-areas/bdc/species-habitats/list-of-threatened-declining-species-habitats | 2018-07-13 | 
| ivory_gull | Ivory gull | The species "Ivory gull" (Pagophila eburnea) as defined by the OSPAR Commission for the North-East Atlantic on the List of Threatened and/or Declining Species & Habitats. For more information, see https://www.ospar.org/work-areas/bdc/species-habitats/list-of-threatened-declining-species-habitats | 2018-07-13 | 
| kelp_forests | Kelp Forests | The benthic habitat of "Kelp Forests" as defined by the OSPAR Commission for the North-East Atlantic on the List of Threatened and/or Declining Species & Habitats. For more information, see https://www.ospar.org/work-areas/bdc/species-habitats/list-of-threatened-declining-species-habitats | 2021-12-06 | 
| leafscale_gulper | Leafscale gulper shark | The species "Leafscale gulper shark" (Centrophorus squamosus) as defined by the OSPAR Commission for the North-East Atlantic on the List of Threatened and/or Declining Species & Habitats. For more information, see https://www.ospar.org/work-areas/bdc/species-habitats/list-of-threatened-declining-species-habitats | 2018-07-13 | 
| leatherback_turtle | Leatherback Turtle | The species "Leatherback Turtle" (Dermochelys coriacea) as defined by the OSPAR Commission for the North-East Atlantic on the List of Threatened and/or Declining Species & Habitats. For more information, see https://www.ospar.org/work-areas/bdc/species-habitats/list-of-threatened-declining-species-habitats | 2018-07-13 | 
| lesser_black-backed | Lesser black-backed gull | The species "Lesser black-backed gull" (Larus fuscus fuscus) as defined by the OSPAR Commission for the North-East Atlantic on the List of Threatened and/or Declining Species & Habitats. For more information, see https://www.ospar.org/work-areas/bdc/species-habitats/list-of-threatened-declining-species-habitats | 2018-07-13 | 
| little_shearwater | Little shearwater | The species "Little shearwater" (Puffinus assimilis baroli (auct.incert.)) as defined by the OSPAR Commission for the North-East Atlantic on the List of Threatened and/or Declining Species & Habitats. For more information, see https://www.ospar.org/work-areas/bdc/species-habitats/list-of-threatened-declining-species-habitats | 2018-07-13 | 
| littoral_chalk_comm | Littoral Chalk Communities | The benthic habitat of "Littoral Chalk Communities" as defined by the OSPAR Commission for the North-East Atlantic on the List of Threatened and/or Declining Species & Habitats. For more information, see https://www.ospar.org/work-areas/bdc/species-habitats/list-of-threatened-declining-species-habitats | 2018-07-13 | 
| loggerhead_turtle | Loggerhead Turtle | The species "Loggerhead Turtle" (Caretta caretta) as defined by the OSPAR Commission for the North-East Atlantic on the List of Threatened and/or Declining Species & Habitats. For more information, see https://www.ospar.org/work-areas/bdc/species-habitats/list-of-threatened-declining-species-habitats | 2018-07-13 | 
| long_snouted_seahors | Long-snouted seahorse | The species "Long-snouted seahorse" (Hippocampus guttulatus) as defined by the OSPAR Commission for the North-East Atlantic on the List of Threatened and/or Declining Species & Habitats. For more information, see https://www.ospar.org/work-areas/bdc/species-habitats/list-of-threatened-declining-species-habitats | 2018-07-13 | 
| lophelia_pertusa_rf | Lophelia pertusa Reefs | The benthic habitat of "Lophelia pertusa Reefs" as defined by the OSPAR Commission for the North-East Atlantic on the List of Threatened and/or Declining Species & Habitats. For more information, see https://www.ospar.org/work-areas/bdc/species-habitats/list-of-threatened-declining-species-habitats | 2018-07-13 | 
| maerl_beds | Maerl Beds | The benthic habitat of "Maerl Beds" as defined by the OSPAR Commission for the North-East Atlantic on the List of Threatened and/or Declining Species & Habitats. For more information, see https://www.ospar.org/work-areas/bdc/species-habitats/list-of-threatened-declining-species-habitats | 2018-07-13 | 
| modiolus_modiolus_bd | Modiolus modiolus beds | The benthic habitat of "Modiolus modiolus beds" as defined by the OSPAR Commission for the North-East Atlantic on the List of Threatened and/or Declining Species & Habitats. For more information, see https://www.ospar.org/work-areas/bdc/species-habitats/list-of-threatened-declining-species-habitats | 2018-07-13 | 
| northern_right_whale | Northern Right Whale | The species "Northern Right Whale" (Eubalena glacialis) as defined by the OSPAR Commission for the North-East Atlantic on the List of Threatened and/or Declining Species & Habitats. For more information, see https://www.ospar.org/work-areas/bdc/species-habitats/list-of-threatened-declining-species-habitats | 2018-07-13 | 
| ocean_quahog | Ocean Quahog | The species "Ocean Quahog" (Artica islandica) as defined by the OSPAR Commission for the North-East Atlantic on the List of Threatened and/or Declining Species & Habitats. For more information, see https://www.ospar.org/work-areas/bdc/species-habitats/list-of-threatened-declining-species-habitats | 2018-07-13 | 
| ridges_hydro_vents | Oceanic Ridges with Hydrothermal Vents | The benthic habitat of "Oceanic Ridges with Hydrothermal Vents" as defined by the OSPAR Commission for the North-East Atlantic on the List of Threatened and/or Declining Species & Habitats. For more information, see https://www.ospar.org/work-areas/bdc/species-habitats/list-of-threatened-declining-species-habitats | 2018-07-13 | 
| orange_roughy | Orange roughy | The species "Orange roughy" (Hoplostethus atlanticus) as defined by the OSPAR Commission for the North-East Atlantic on the List of Threatened and/or Declining Species & Habitats. For more information, see https://www.ospar.org/work-areas/bdc/species-habitats/list-of-threatened-declining-species-habitats | 2018-07-13 | 
| ostrea_edulis_beds | Ostrea edulis Beds | The benthic habitat of "Ostrea edulis Beds" as defined by the OSPAR Commission for the North-East Atlantic on the List of Threatened and/or Declining Species & Habitats. For more information, see https://www.ospar.org/work-areas/bdc/species-habitats/list-of-threatened-declining-species-habitats | 2018-07-13 | 
| porbeagle | Porbeagle | The species "Porbeagle" (Lamna nasus) as defined by the OSPAR Commission for the North-East Atlantic on the List of Threatened and/or Declining Species & Habitats. For more information, see https://www.ospar.org/work-areas/bdc/species-habitats/list-of-threatened-declining-species-habitats | 2018-07-13 | 
| portuguese_dogfish | Portuguese dogfish | The species "Portuguese dogfish" (Centroscymnus coelolepis) as defined by the OSPAR Commission for the North-East Atlantic on the List of Threatened and/or Declining Species & Habitats. For more information, see https://www.ospar.org/work-areas/bdc/species-habitats/list-of-threatened-declining-species-habitats | 2018-07-13 | 
| roseate_tern | Roseate tern | The species "Roseate tern" (Sterna dougallii) as defined by the OSPAR Commission for the North-East Atlantic on the List of Threatened and/or Declining Species & Habitats. For more information, see https://www.ospar.org/work-areas/bdc/species-habitats/list-of-threatened-declining-species-habitats | 2018-07-13 | 
| sabel_spinulosa_rf | Sabellaria spinulosa Reefs | The benthic habitat of "Sabellaria spinulosa Reefs" as defined by the OSPAR Commission for the North-East Atlantic on the List of Threatened and/or Declining Species & Habitats. For more information, see https://www.ospar.org/work-areas/bdc/species-habitats/list-of-threatened-declining-species-habitats | 2018-07-13 | 
| salmon | Salmon | The species "Salmon" (Salmo salar) as defined by the OSPAR Commission for the North-East Atlantic on the List of Threatened and/or Declining Species & Habitats. For more information, see https://www.ospar.org/work-areas/bdc/species-habitats/list-of-threatened-declining-species-habitats | 2018-07-13 | 
| sea_lamprey | Sea lamprey | The species "Sea lamprey" (Petromyzon marinus) as defined by the OSPAR Commission for the North-East Atlantic on the List of Threatened and/or Declining Species & Habitats. For more information, see https://www.ospar.org/work-areas/bdc/species-habitats/list-of-threatened-declining-species-habitats | 2018-07-13 | 
| sea-pen_burrow_megf | Sea-Pen & Burrowing Megafauna Communities | The benthic habitat of "Sea-Pen & Burrowing Megafauna Communities" as defined by the OSPAR Commission for the North-East Atlantic on the List of Threatened and/or Declining Species & Habitats. For more information, see https://www.ospar.org/work-areas/bdc/species-habitats/list-of-threatened-declining-species-habitats | 2018-07-13 | 
| seamounts | Seamounts | The benthic habitat of "Seamounts" as defined by the OSPAR Commission for the North-East Atlantic on the List of Threatened and/or Declining Species & Habitats. For more information, see https://www.ospar.org/work-areas/bdc/species-habitats/list-of-threatened-declining-species-habitats | 2018-07-13 | 
| short_snouted_seahor | Short-snouted seahorse | The species "Short-snouted seahorse" (Hippocampus hippocampus) as defined by the OSPAR Commission for the North-East Atlantic on the List of Threatened and/or Declining Species & Habitats. For more information, see https://www.ospar.org/work-areas/bdc/species-habitats/list-of-threatened-declining-species-habitats | 2018-07-13 | 
| spotted_ray | Spotted Ray | The species "Spotted Ray" (Raja montagui) as defined by the OSPAR Commission for the North-East Atlantic on the List of Threatened and/or Declining Species & Habitats. For more information, see https://www.ospar.org/work-areas/bdc/species-habitats/list-of-threatened-declining-species-habitats | 2018-07-13 | 
| stellers_eider | Steller's eider | The species "Steller's eider" (Polysticta stelleri) as defined by the OSPAR Commission for the North-East Atlantic on the List of Threatened and/or Declining Species & Habitats. For more information, see https://www.ospar.org/work-areas/bdc/species-habitats/list-of-threatened-declining-species-habitats | 2018-07-13 | 
| sturgeon | Sturgeon | The species "Sturgeon" (Acipenser sturio) as defined by the OSPAR Commission for the North-East Atlantic on the List of Threatened and/or Declining Species & Habitats. For more information, see https://www.ospar.org/work-areas/bdc/species-habitats/list-of-threatened-declining-species-habitats | 2018-07-13 | 
| thick_billed_murre | Thick-billed murre | The species "Thick-billed murre" (Uria lomvia) as defined by the OSPAR Commission for the North-East Atlantic on the List of Threatened and/or Declining Species & Habitats. For more information, see https://www.ospar.org/work-areas/bdc/species-habitats/list-of-threatened-declining-species-habitats | 2018-07-13 | 
| thornback_skate | Thornback skate / ray | The species "Thornback skate / ray" (Raja clavata) as defined by the OSPAR Commission for the North-East Atlantic on the List of Threatened and/or Declining Species & Habitats. For more information, see https://www.ospar.org/work-areas/bdc/species-habitats/list-of-threatened-declining-species-habitats | 2018-07-13 | 
| white_skate | White skate | The species "White skate" (Rostroraja alba) as defined by the OSPAR Commission for the North-East Atlantic on the List of Threatened and/or Declining Species & Habitats. For more information, see https://www.ospar.org/work-areas/bdc/species-habitats/list-of-threatened-declining-species-habitats | 2018-07-13 | 
| zostera_beds | Zostera Beds | The benthic habitat of "Zostera Beds" as defined by the OSPAR Commission for the North-East Atlantic on the List of Threatened and/or Declining Species & Habitats. For more information, see https://www.ospar.org/work-areas/bdc/species-habitats/list-of-threatened-declining-species-habitats | 2018-07-13 | 
| nea_spurdog | [Northeast Atlantic] spurdog | The species "[Northeast Atlantic] spurdog" (Squalus acanthias) as defined by the OSPAR Commission for the North-East Atlantic on the List of Threatened and/or Declining Species & Habitats. For more information, see https://www.ospar.org/work-areas/bdc/species-habitats/list-of-threatened-declining-species-habitats | 2018-07-13 |