The European Atlas of the Seas is an easy to use and interactive web-based geographic application, providing general marine data and maritime information along with statistics on the European seas and coasts. The European Atlas of the Seas catalogue of maps covers various natural and socio-economic aspects and features in the marine and coastal regions of Europe.
The European Atlas of the Seas is a public window to access information and maps based data originating primarily from the European Commission and its agencies and from the European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet), covering topics such as nature, tourism, security, energy, passenger transport, sea bottom, fishing stocks and quotas, aquaculture, and much more. Its aim is to bring statistical data in a comprehensive visual way to a broad public and at the same time serve as a support for the marine policy and blue economy.
Some of the available layers are:
- Algae production;
- Aquaculture;
- Chemistry;
- Employment;
- Energy;
- Fisheries;
- Governance;
- Litter;
- Sea bottom;
- Sea life;
- Seabed habitats;
- Security;
- Spatial planning;
- Tourism;
- Trade;
- Transport.