Sea basin
Country
Habitats: coastal/offshore
Single MPA or MPA network
Designation type
Size (km2)
North East Atlantic Ocean
France
Coastal
Single MPA
Natura 2000
443 km²
Main pressures on the environment
Fishing and Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing
Tourism and recreation
Climate change
Dredging and dumping
Best practices from this site
National authorities, scientific experts, sectoral groups and environmental actors were strongly involved in working groups for the development of governance measures. The co-management of the MPA with a committee of fishermen was key to improve the involvement of fishers in the MPA. The assessment of the conservation measures is carried out using a dashboard including indicators that also respond to others public policies (MSFD, OSPAR ...). This process resulted in the IUCN Green List label.
Contact
French Office for Biodiversity
Maella Sicard
maella.sicard@ofb.gouv.fr