Study sites
We focus on the marine protected areas that are designated in the German Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the North Sea; the Borkum Reef Ground, the Dogger Bank and the Sylt Outer Reef - Eastern German Bight. The latter also includes the Amrumbank, a sandbank off the island of Amrum.
In total, the areas cover around 28% of the German EEZ.
The areas are described in more detail here
Location of the three Protected Areas in the German EEZ of the North Sea and distribution of different habitat types according to the EUNIS habitat classification