Doggerbank (nature reserve)

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The Doggerbank is a nature reserve in the area of ​​the German exclusive economic zone in the North Sea . It includes the German part of the Doggerbank , the largest flooded sandbank in the North Sea.

The nature reserve is around 1,692 km². It is congruent with the FFH area of the same name that was designated in 2007 . The area has been under nature protection since September 28, 2017.

The nature reserve is located in the North Sea in the so-called " duck's bill ". The Dogger Bank lies in this area at a depth of about 29 to 40 meters. Their sediments mostly consist of fine sand rich in flakes. There are also medium sand and small stones. On the slopes, the sands of the Dogger Bank merge into silty substrates in deeper water . The relatively shallow water depth leads to high biological production down to the ground. The sand biotopes are the habitat of various types of benthos , including numerous species on the German Red Lists. The area offers good growing conditions for fish populations. So come u. a. Plaice , cod , herrings , sole , gobies and sand eels can be found here. This makes the area a feeding habitat for sea ​​birds and marine mammals . In the nature reserve z. B. gannets , fulmar , black-backed gulls , kittiwakes and guillemots as well as porpoises and seals have been detected. Due to its location, the Doggerbank has a stepping stone function for the coastal, sandy shallow water biotopes of the entire North Sea.

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Doggerbank , Profiles of the Natura 2000 areas, Federal Agency for Nature Conservation . Retrieved April 18, 2018.
  2. ↑ Conservation goals for the FFH area “Doggerbank” in the German EEZ of the North Sea , Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, January 2008 (PDF file, 43.4 kB). Retrieved September 29, 2017.
  3. ↑ Standard data sheet (PDF file, 102 kB). Retrieved September 29, 2017.
  4. ↑ The Doggerbank Protected Area , Federal Agency for Nature Conservation. Retrieved April 18, 2018.

Coordinates: 55 ° 35 ′ 45 ″  N , 4 ° 10 ′ 3 ″  E