Natura 2000 coverage in Europe's seas
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European regional seas and sub regions (sensu MSFD) |
EU part of sea (km2) |
Area covered by Natura 2000 (km2) |
Total no of Natura 2000 sites |
% of EU waters covered by Natura 2000 |
% of 0-1 NM zone covered by Natura 2000 |
% of 1-12 NM zone covered by Natura 2000 |
% of 12 NM to END zone covered by Natura 2000 |
|
Baltic Sea |
368720 |
56039 |
851 |
15.2 |
32 |
16 |
9 |
|
North East Atlantic Ocean (NEAO) |
4082719 |
364751 |
1087 |
8.9 |
54 |
30 |
6 |
|
Celtic Seas |
930900 |
95747 |
446 |
10.3 |
52 |
25 |
6 |
|
Greater North Sea, incl. the Kattegat and the English Channel |
491305 |
117111 |
383 |
23.8 |
61 |
34 |
19 |
|
Bay of Biscay and the Iberian Coast |
803350 |
118489 |
202 |
14.7 |
60 |
34 |
13 |
|
Macaronesia |
1857164 |
33405 |
70 |
1.8 |
31 |
29 |
1 |
|
Mediterranean Sea |
1274892 |
85761 |
1211 |
6.7 |
43 |
14 |
2 |
|
Western Mediterranean Sea |
659989 |
52070 |
526 |
7.9 |
53 |
20 |
3 |
|
Ionian Sea and the Central Mediterranean Sea |
240068 |
13625 |
161 |
5.7 |
53 |
16 |
1 |
|
Adriatic Sea |
120069 |
6644 |
363 |
5.5 |
38 |
6 |
0 |
|
Aegean-Levantine Sea |
190382 |
13422 |
174 |
7.1 |
36 |
7 |
0 |
|
Black Sea |
64384 |
9156 |
44 |
14.2 |
84 |
51 |
6 |
|
Total |
5790715 |
515708 |
3191(1) |
8.9 |
44 |
21 |
5 |
(1) The total number of site polygons is lower than the sum of sites at regional/subregional level, because some sites span across different regions or subregions.
NM = nautical miles
The methodology and the procedure used for selecting the marine Natura 2000 sites from the 2017 tabular and spatial data are those illustrated in the EEA report 'Spatial analysis of marine protected area networks in Europe's seas' (2015).
Natura 2000 sites located outside the 200 NM in the North East Atlantic Ocean are not considered.
The table was produced by European Topic Centre on Inland, Coastal and Marine Waters, ETC/ICM.
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