Informe El medio ambiente en Europa: Estado y perspectivas 2020

PART 2
FIGURE 6.6 The EU part of the regional sea surface area (km 2 ) and the area covered by MPAs in 2016
Baltic Sea 368 720 km 2 16.5 % North-East Atlantic Ocean 4 082 719 km 2 9.9 %
Black Sea 64 384 km 2
Western Mediterranean Sea
659 989 km 2
Ionian Sea and Central
Mediterranean Sea
240 068 km 2
Celtic Seas
930 900 km 2
14.2 %
11.7 %
19.6 %
Aegean-
Levantine
Sea
190 382 km 2
Macaronesia
1 857 164 km 2
14.2 %
Greater North Sea
incl. Kattegat and
English Channel
491 305 km 2
27.1 %
Bay of Biscay
and the Iberian Coast
803 350 km 2
3 %
Adriatic Sea
120 069 km 2
5.8 % 2.6 %
9.9 % 3.3 %
Note:
Sources:
The quadrants illustrate the relative size of the EU part of each regional sea as well as the proportion of MPAs within them. The dark
shading indicates the area covered by MPAs and the percentages are given in figures.
Agnesi et al. (2017) and EEA (2018c).
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