Abstract
A review is given on available knowledge about the southern Baltic banks situated totally or partially within the Polish Exclusive Economic Zone. Particular concern is given to benthic vegetation and benthic fauna, however ichthyofauna and avifauna are also considered. The southern Baltic banks have a potential for commercial exploitation. Identification and selection of potential off-shore marine protected areas is done following criteria of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and other international organisations. The Slupsk Bank is a unique area within the Polish Baltic banks, worthy of designation as an open sea HELCOM Baltic Sea Protected Areas (BSPA) and as a reference area for phytobenthic studies. The Odra Bank, recognised as an important wintering area for birds, is considered as a second BSPA candidate.
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Andrulewicz, E., Wielgat, M. Selection of southern Baltic banks – future marine protection areas. Hydrobiologia 393, 271–277 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1003587626056
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