Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>In the Marine Strategy Framework Directive - MSFD (Directive 2008/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 establishing a framework for community action in the field of marine environmental policy), four marine regions are listed (Article 4): Baltic Sea, North-east Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea, among which the following two are further divided into four subregions each</SPAN><SPAN>. </SPAN><SPAN>Apart of these, there are other seas also surrounding Europe, namely the Norwegian, Iceland, Barents and White Seas.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Copyright Text: The layer has been developed by the European Topic Center on Inland, Coastal and Marine Waters, in collaboration with the European Environment Agency.
Value: Greater North Sea, incl. the Kattegat and the English Channel Label: Greater North Sea, incl. the Kattegat and the English Channel Description: N/A Symbol: