Natura 2000 coverage in Europe's seas

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Natura 2000 data refers to information reported by Member States in 2017. Europe's seas are defined by the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) marine regions and subregions.

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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