Prototype Indicative condition monitoring under active development. Not a regulatory assessment and not a substitute for national MSFD, HELCOM or OSPAR reporting.

Marine protected area monitoring

Condition monitoring for marine protected areas

Satellite sea-surface temperature, chlorophyll and salinity, assessed against each site's own 2000–2020 baseline, with species observations from OBIS and GBIF.

How conditions are calculated
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Boundaries © European Environment Agency (CDDA, CC BY 4.0). Ocean data: E.U. Copernicus Marine Service. Imagery: contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2015–2026. Biodiversity: OBIS and GBIF (indicative). Methods Sources