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Sea basin
Country
Habitats: coastal/offshore
Single MPA or MPA network
Designation type
Size (km2)
North East Atlantic Ocean
Belgium
Coastal
Single MPA
Natura 2000
282 km²
Main pressures on the environment
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Maritime traffic
Tourism and recreation
Infrastructure development (coastal and offshore)
Main Challenges
In these three Belgian MPAs, the most important challenge is to co-define and implement effective conservation measures within each sites.
Contact
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Royal Belgian Institute for Natural Sciences
Steven Degraer
steven.degraer@naturalsciences.be