View In:
  ArcGIS JavaScript
  EEA Discomap Portal
  ArcGIS Earth
  ArcGIS Pro
Service Description:  <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>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><P><SPAN>The dataset includes information on the MSFD regions and subregions, as agreed by the MSFD Committee in November 2016.</SPAN></P><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></P><P><SPAN>In the context of MSFD, the North-east Atlantic Ocean includes:</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>o The Greater North Sea, including the Kattegat and the English Channel</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>o The Celtic Seas</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>o The Bay of Biscay and the Iberian Coast</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>o Macaronesia</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>In the context of MSFD, the Iceland Sea, the Norwegian Sea, and the high seas are not included.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>In the context of MSFD, the Mediterranean Sea includes:</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>o The Western Mediterranean Sea</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>o The Adriatic Sea</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>o The Ionian Sea and the Central Mediterranean Sea</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>o The Aegean-Levantine Sea</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Map Name:  Regional seas around Europe
Legend
All Layers and Tables
Dynamic Legend
Dynamic All Layers
Layers: 
Description:  <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>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><P><SPAN>The dataset includes information on the MSFD regions and subregions, as agreed by the MSFD Committee in November 2016.</SPAN></P><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></P><P><SPAN>In the context of MSFD, the North-east Atlantic Ocean includes:</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>o The Greater North Sea, including the Kattegat and the English Channel</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>o The Celtic Seas</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>o The Bay of Biscay and the Iberian Coast</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>o Macaronesia</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>In the context of MSFD, the Iceland Sea, the Norwegian Sea, and the high seas are not included.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>In the context of MSFD, the Mediterranean Sea includes:</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>o The Western Mediterranean Sea</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>o The Adriatic Sea</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>o The Ionian Sea and the Central Mediterranean Sea</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>o The Aegean-Levantine Sea</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Copyright Text:   
Spatial Reference: 
3035
 (3035)
 LatestVCSWkid(0)
Single Fused Map Cache:  false
Initial Extent: 
XMin: -3655386.2922308305
YMin: 449849.36072544893
XMax: 1.041571319343083E7
YMax: 7129221.778874552
Spatial Reference: 3035
 (3035)
 LatestVCSWkid(0)
Full Extent: 
XMin: -123058.04140000045
YMin: 756321.5950000007
XMax: 6883384.942600001
YMax: 6822749.544600001
Spatial Reference: 3035
 (3035)
 LatestVCSWkid(0)
Units:  esriMeters
Supported Image Format Types:  PNG32,PNG24,PNG,JPG,DIB,TIFF,EMF,PS,PDF,GIF,SVG,SVGZ,BMP
Document Info: 
Title: Regional seas around Europe, Sep. 2022
Author: 
Comments: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>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><P><SPAN>The dataset includes information on the MSFD regions and subregions, as agreed by the MSFD Committee in November 2016.</SPAN></P><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></P><P><SPAN>In the context of MSFD, the North-east Atlantic Ocean includes:</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>o The Greater North Sea, including the Kattegat and the English Channel</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>o The Celtic Seas</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>o The Bay of Biscay and the Iberian Coast</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>o Macaronesia</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>In the context of MSFD, the Iceland Sea, the Norwegian Sea, and the high seas are not included.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>In the context of MSFD, the Mediterranean Sea includes:</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>o The Western Mediterranean Sea</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>o The Adriatic Sea</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>o The Ionian Sea and the Central Mediterranean Sea</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>o The Aegean-Levantine Sea</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Subject: Map shows the spatial extent of the regional seas around Europe.
Category: 
Keywords: European,sea,marine,marine,region,MSFD
AntialiasingMode: Fast
TextAntialiasingMode: Force
Supports Dynamic Layers:  true
MaxRecordCount:  2000
MaxSelectionCount:  2000
MaxImageHeight:  4096
MaxImageWidth:  4096
Supported Query Formats:  JSON, geoJSON, PBF
Supports Query Data Elements:  true
Min Scale:  0
Max Scale:  0
Supports Datum Transformation:  true
Child Resources:
  
Info
  Dynamic Layer
 
Supported Operations:
  
Export Map
  Identify
  QueryLegends
  QueryDomains
  Find
  Return Updates
  Generate KML