Grasøyane Bird Sanctuary

The Grasøyane Bird Sanctuary (Norwegian: Grasøyane fuglefredningsområde) is a bird sanctuary and Ramsar site northeast of the island of Runde in the municipality of Ulstein in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The area was protected in 1981 together with three other bird sanctuaries in order to "take care of rich and interesting bird life and a bird habitat, especially with respect to seabirds,"[2] according to the conservation regulations. The four sites have a total area of 2.6 square kilometers (1.0 sq mi).

Grasøyane Bird Sanctuary
Grasøyane fuglefredningsområde
Map showing the location of Grasøyane Bird Sanctuary
Map showing the location of Grasøyane Bird Sanctuary
Map showing the location of Grasøyane Bird Sanctuary
Map showing the location of Grasøyane Bird Sanctuary
Nearest cityRunde
Coordinates62°25′23″N 5°44′50″E
Area150 ha (370 acres)
Established1981
Designated27 May 2013
Part ofRunde
Reference no.2164[1]

The area encompasses all of the islands, islets, and skerries in the Grasøya island group and the sea between the islands. The two largest islands are Grasøya and Skjærvøya. The Grasøya Lighthouse is located inside the protected area.

In 2013, the area was designated a Ramsar wetland site as one of five subareas of the Runde Ramsar Site.[3]

References
  1. "Runde". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. "Forskrift om vern for 4 fuglefredningsområder og vern av fuglelivet på og omkring Runde i Herøy og Ulstein kommunar, Møre og Romsdal". December 13, 1996. Retrieved August 3, 2017. ta vare på eit rikt og interessant fugleliv og fuglane sitt livsmiljø, serleg med omsyn til sjøfuglkoloniane
  3. Forvaltingsplan for Runde og Grasøyane fuglefredingsområde Goksøyrmyrane naturreservat Herøy og Ulstein kommunar. 2013. Molde: Fylkesmannen i Møre og Romsdal, p. 3.
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