PROTECT BALTIC
An EU Mission Restore our Oceans and Waters project to preserve, revive and help the Baltic Sea thrive.
PROTECT BALTIC
An EU Mission Restore our Oceans and Waters project to preserve, revive and help the Baltic Sea thrive.
Explore Baltic Sea biodiversity with our interactive maps
SDMs and Community Clusters
Where does marine life thrive in the Baltic Sea? Discover the predicted distributions of hundreds of marine species, from fish and marine plants to benthic invertebrates, and explore 27 modelled ecological community and habitat types.
Developed using extensive species observations and environmental data, these interactive applications offer a fascinating insight into the Baltic Sea's biodiversity and provide valuable evidence to support marine protection, restoration and maritime spatial planning.
MPA Highlights
Vilm: an island shaped by nature
Just off the southern coast of Rügen, Germany, a small island rises from the shallow waters of the Greifswalder Bodden. Only 2.5 kilometres long and covering 94 hectares, Vilm brings together ancient forests, steep coastal cliffs, beaches, reedbeds, salt meadows and shallow Baltic waters within a remarkably small area.
Here, old trees are allowed to fall and decay. Cliffs erode and carry sediment along the coast. Birds nest in hollow trees and holes in the cliffs, while thousands of waterbirds gather on the surrounding waters during migration.
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