HELCOM MPA database
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Dataset description
HELCOM Marine Protected Areas database (HELCOM MPA database) contains following information:
The HELCOM MPA database contains information related to each MPA described in MPA fact sheets, which contains general information on the MPA, management plans, species, biotopes, biotope complexes as well as pressures and human activities related to the MPA. The HELCOM MPA database can be access from http://mpas.helcom.fi
Spatial data on areas of MPAs, described in a separate shapefile: http://metadata.helcom.fi/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/d27df8c0-de86-4d13-a06d-35a8f50b16fa
The designation of HELCOM MPAs is based on the HELCOM Recommendation 15/5 (1994).
The data contained in HELCOM MPA database is reported by HELCOM Contracting Parties and has been collected since 2007 to HELCOM BSPA (Baltic Sea Protected Areas) database. The database was updated to Oracle database solution in ECONET project during 2015 and gradually updated as new information becomes available.
The content of HELCOM MPA database is verified annually in HELCOM State & Conservation meetings.
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