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Marine waters used in Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD)

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Prod-ID: DAT-248-en

Created 14 Apr 2021 Published 16 Apr 2021 Last modified 15 Dec 2022

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Topics: Water and marine environment

This vector data set is the first public version released of the EU marine waters used for the implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD), submitted by the Member States to the European Commission. The Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) applies to all marine waters of EU Member States, which in Article 3 are defined as follows: (a) waters, the seabed and subsoil on the seaward side of the baseline from which the extent of territorial waters is measured extending to the outmost reach of the area where a Member State has and/or exercises jurisdictional rights, in accordance with the UNCLOS, with the exception of waters adjacent to the countries and territories mentioned in Annex II to the Treaty and the French Overseas Departments and Collectivities; and (b) coastal waters as defined by Directive 2000/60/EC, their seabed and their subsoil, in so far as particular aspects of the environmental status of the marine environment are not already addressed through that Directive or other Community legislation.

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EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (https://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA).

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This data set is a compilation of the layers submitted by Member States (in SHP format) to the European Commission as part of the implementation of the MSFD. For countries that haven't submitted the delimitation of their marine waters, the Marine Reporting Units used within the first reporting cycle (where the extent was limited to their waters) have been merged and dissolved.

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European Environment Agency (EEA)

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European Topic Centre on Inland, Coastal and Marine waters (ETC/ICM)

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