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Datasets
Marine Protected Areas (MPA) in EEA marine assessment areas, Ver. 2021SHPGDBESRI:RESTOGC:WMS
Published: 10 Feb 2023
Temporal coverage: 2021-2022
Archived or restricted datasets
Marine Protected Area (MPA) networks in MPA assessment areas, Ver. 2019SHPGDBESRI:RESTOGC:WMSArchived
Published: 9 Dec 2020
Temporal coverage: 2019