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Marine protected areas in Europe's regional seas

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Marine protected areas (MPAs) are geographically distinct zones for which protection objectives are set. They constitute a globally acknowledged system for safeguarding biodiversity and maintaining marine ecosystem services.

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Methodology:: See report Spatial Analysis of Marine Protected Area Networks in Europe’s Seas II, Volume A, 2017
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Owners:: European Environment Agency (EEA)
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Marine reserves form a subset of MPAs in which human impacts, such as resources
extraction and fisheries, are not permitted.

Networks of MPAs — collections of MPAs or marine reserves operating together at
various scales and covering a range of protection levels — work towards objectives
individual MPAs cannot achieve.

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Geographic coverage

Adriatic Sea Aegean Sea Bay of Biscay Celtic Sea Ionian Sea Macaronesia Marine Baltic sea Marine Black sea Marine Macaronesian/Atlantic ocean Marine Mediterranean sea Marine North sea Marine North-east Atlantic ocean