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.
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 11, 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 11, 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 11, 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 11, 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/
