Baltic Sea Protected Areas Database

The HELCOM BSPA Database is designed to centralise relevant information on the Baltic Sea Protected Areas. The database includes general information on the sites and lists of species, habitats, biotopes and biotope complexes. Lists are based on EC Birds and Habitats Directives (Annex I and II); HELCOM Red List of Marine and Coastal Biotopes and Biotope Complexes of the Baltic Sea, Belt Sea and Kattegatt (HELCOM 1998); and HELCOM list of threatened and/or declining species and habitats/biotopes of the Baltic Sea Area (HELCOM 2006). The database is a tool for Contracting Parties to manage and develop the BSPAs.