{ "name":"Marine/Regional_seas_around_Europe", "title":"Marine/Regional_seas_around_Europe", "type":"Map Service", "typeKeywords":["ArcGIS Server","Service","Map Service"], "description":"

The regional seas around Europe are the Baltic Sea, the Barents Sea, the Black Sea, the Iceland Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, the North-east Atlantic Ocean, the Norwegian Sea, and the White Sea.<\/SPAN><\/P>

The dataset includes information on the MSFD regions and subregions, as agreed by the MSFD Committee in November 2016.<\/SPAN><\/P>

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><\/P>

In the context of MSFD, the North-east Atlantic Ocean includes:<\/SPAN><\/P>

o The Greater North Sea, including the Kattegat and the English Channel<\/SPAN><\/P>

o The Celtic Seas<\/SPAN><\/P>

o The Bay of Biscay and the Iberian Coast<\/SPAN><\/P>

o Macaronesia<\/SPAN><\/P>

In the context of MSFD, the Iceland Sea, the Norwegian Sea, and the high seas are not included.<\/SPAN><\/P>

In the context of MSFD, the Mediterranean Sea includes:<\/SPAN><\/P>

o The Western Mediterranean Sea<\/SPAN><\/P>

o The Adriatic Sea<\/SPAN><\/P>

o The Ionian Sea and the Central Mediterranean Sea<\/SPAN><\/P>

o The Aegean-Levantine Sea<\/SPAN><\/P><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/DIV>", "extent":[[-3655386.2922308305,1.041571319343083E7],[449849.36072544893,7129221.778874552]], "url":"https://marine.discomap.eea.europa.eu/arcgis/rest/services/Marine/Regional_seas_around_Europe/MapServer" }