Area important because of the occurrence of iconic species/habitats for the local community#
Description#
It is an area with iconic coastal or marine species (seals, whales, an emblematic shorebird, etc.), or habitats highlighted by the local population (for example, a natural monument).
WWF (2022) Assessing the balance between nature and people in European Seas: Maritime Spatial Planning in the North-East Atlantic Ocean. WWF European Policy Office, WWF-Portugal, WWF-Spain. Available at https://wwfeu.awsassets.panda.org/downloads/wwf_north_east_atlantic_msp_assessment_2022.pdf
WWF European Policy Office (2022a) Maritime Spatial Planning in the North-East Atlantic – Technical Annex. WWF European Policy Office, Belgium. Available at https://wwfeu.awsassets.panda.org/downloads/wwf_north_east_atlantic_msp_assessment_2022___technical_annex.pdf
WWF European Policy Office (2022b) Maritime Spatial Planning in the North Sea – Technical Annex. WWF European Policy Office, Belgium. Available at https://wwfeu.awsassets.panda.org/downloads/wwf_north_sea_msp_assessment_2022___technical_annex.pdf
IMO PSSAs;
ACCOBAMS-ECS-WK. (2017). Inputs to the ACCOBAMS ongoing effort to map human threats on cetaceans in the Mediterranean and Black Seas. ThreatReport, 31st ECS Conference (30th April 2017, Middelfart, Denmark).
SPAMI List - RAC/SPA. (2020). Protocol concerning specially protected areas and biological diversity in the Mediterranean, Annex I: Common criteria for the choice of protected marine and coastal areas that could be included in the SPAMI list. https://www.rac-spa.org/sites/default/files/annex/annex_1_en.pdf
MSFD Annex III Table 1 - MSFD - Directive 2008/56/EC. (2008). 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 (Marine Strategy Framework Directive).