European waters
Seas bordering the continent
European waters refers to the seas, oceans, and coastal areas under European jurisdiction or surrounding the European continent—the Mediterranean, North Sea, Baltic, Atlantic approaches, and others.
The term appears frequently in fishing regulations, maritime law, and environmental policy: Fishing quotas in European waters have been reduced.
It may also describe naval or military zones: The fleet patrolled European waters throughout the Cold War.
- Atlantic OceanSecond-largest marine body
- Danube RiverCentral European major waterway
- shipping lanesDesignated ocean travel paths
- Mediterranean SeaIntercontinental landlocked water body
- Aegean SeaEastern Mediterranean basin
Rhine River · Black Sea · biodiversity hotspots · continental shelf · tidal currents · offshore wind farms · Adriatic Sea · fishing industries · fishing quotas · Baltic Sea · Seine River · overfishing · marine pollution · oil spill · North Sea · channel crossing · Thames River · Volga River
European watersSouth Pacific
Ocean region near Oceania
Pacific Ocean · Antarctic waters · Southern Ocean · Indian Ocean · North Pacific
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