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North-Western Mediterranean Sea PSSA
Data and Resources
Additional Info
| Field | Value |
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| Original title | |
| Original abstract | |
| Topic category |
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| Sub category | IMO's Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas (PSSAs) |
| Resource language | English |
| Domain area |
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| Owner | EEA,IHO |
| Provider | EEA |
| Data portal | TOOLS4MSP |
| Presentation form | Map (map represented in raster or vector form) |
| Spatial representation | Vector - polygon |
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| Web services | |
| Derives from | |
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| Temporal extent | 2023-10-24 |
| Spatial extent | |
| Data accessibility | Access use and constraints defined by EEA here (https://sdi.eea.europa.eu/catalogue/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/a60e171d-e2a8-4dc5-a765-c2bdabbdbce6) applies, in particular the disclaimer "This map serves as a working tool only and shall not be considered as an official or legally-binding map representing marine borders in accordance with international laws. This map shall be used without prejudice to the agreements that will be concluded between Member States or between Member States and non-EU states in respect of their marine borders.". |
| Validation level | Official data |
| Additional information | The layer has been created starting from the dataset "MSFD regions and subregions - version 2, Oct. 2022" (available from the EEA geospatial data catalogue https://sdi.eea.europa.eu/catalogue/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/a60e171d-e2a8-4dc5-a765-c2bdabbdbce6) and the geographical coordinates contained in the document "Designation of the North-Western Mediterranean Sea as a particularly seansitive sea area", Annex 20 of the resolution MEPC.380(80) (adopted on 7 July 2023), and described also here: https://www.marineregulations.news/mepc-380-80-designation-of-the-north-western-mediterranean-sea-as-a-particularly-sensitive-sea-area/ |
| Metadata completeness | Complete |
| Notes |
Additional info - MSP - Environment
Species, habitats, ecosystems, pressures
| Field | Value |
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| MSFD Classes | |
| MSFD Descriptors/Criteria | |
| Non MSFD Classes | |
| WFD |
Additional info - MSP - Oceanographic and CC
Physics, biochemistry, EOV, ECV
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| Variables |
Additional info - MSP - Conservation
Protected areas, OECM, IBA, EBSA, CCH, IMMA, ...
| Field | Value |
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| Types | Potential Other Effective area-based Conservation Measures (OECMs) |
| Zonation | No |
Additional info - MSP - Maritime activities
Aquaculture, fishing, transport, energy, ...
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| Activity types |
Additional info - MSP - Coastal & Land use and planning
Land use, land cover, planning (strategic, coordination, operational)
| Field | Value |
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| Types |
Additional info - MSP - Socio-economic
Living and non-living resources, shipping, tourism, energy, ...
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| Value types | |
| Categories |
Additional info - MSP - Ecosystem Services
Provisioning, regulation & maintenance, cultural
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| CICES classes |
Additional info - MSP - Legal, Governance & Planning
Strategic, legislation, planning, administrative, enforcement
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| Themes | |
| Functions | |
| Who is in charge? |
Additional info - MSP - Relevance
Relevance of the dataset / resource in supporting the MSP process at different spatial scales and temporal frames
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| Relevance (spatial and temporal) |
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