As of 2022, only 9.4 percent of the Mediterranean Sea was considered a Marine Protected Area (MPA). The Western Mediterranean was the subregion where most MPAs were concentrated, with almost 22 percent of its surface protected.
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Share of the Mediterranean Sea covered by Marine Protected Areas (MPA) as of 2022, by subregion
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Plan Bleu. (October 3, 2022). Share of the Mediterranean Sea covered by Marine Protected Areas (MPA) as of 2022, by subregion [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1611713/coverage-of-mpa-in-the-mediterranean-by-subregion/
Plan Bleu. "Share of the Mediterranean Sea covered by Marine Protected Areas (MPA) as of 2022, by subregion." Chart. October 3, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1611713/coverage-of-mpa-in-the-mediterranean-by-subregion/
Plan Bleu. (2022). Share of the Mediterranean Sea covered by Marine Protected Areas (MPA) as of 2022, by subregion. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1611713/coverage-of-mpa-in-the-mediterranean-by-subregion/
Plan Bleu. "Share of The Mediterranean Sea Covered by Marine Protected Areas (Mpa) as of 2022, by Subregion." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1611713/coverage-of-mpa-in-the-mediterranean-by-subregion/
Plan Bleu, Share of the Mediterranean Sea covered by Marine Protected Areas (MPA) as of 2022, by subregion Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1611713/coverage-of-mpa-in-the-mediterranean-by-subregion/ (last visited June 13, 2025)
Share of the Mediterranean Sea covered by Marine Protected Areas (MPA) as of 2022, by subregion [Graph], Plan Bleu, October 3, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1611713/coverage-of-mpa-in-the-mediterranean-by-subregion/
