Sylt Outer Reef - Eastern German Bight

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The Sylt Outer Reef - Eastern German Bight is a nature reserve in the area of ​​the German exclusive economic zone and the continental shelf in the North Sea . The nature reserve is part of the coherent European ecological network Natura 2000 and combines the FFH area Sylt Outer Reef and the bird reserve Eastern German Bight .

Nature reserve

The nature reserve was designated by ordinance on September 28, 2017. It has an area of ​​560,300 hectares and is located in the southern North Sea. The protected area includes the outer grounds in front of Sylt and Amrum and the moraine ridges of the north-eastern flanks of the Elbe glacial valley .

To the east it borders on the FFH area "National Park Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea and Adjacent Coastal Areas", which is also designated as a bird sanctuary "Ramsar Area SH Wadden Sea and Adjacent Coastal Areas" and within the National Park " Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea " and the biosphere reserve " Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea and Halligen " lies, to the south it borders on the bird sanctuary "Seevogelschutzgebiet Helgoland".

The recreational fishing is banned in many parts of the reserve. The Butendiek offshore wind farm is located within the nature reserve. The DanTysk offshore wind farm borders directly on the nature reserve in the north, and the Amrumbank West offshore wind farm in the south. Further wind parks in the immediate vicinity of the nature reserve are planned.

FFH area Sylt Outer Reef

The fauna-flora-habitat area Sylt outer reef is registered under the number 1209-301 and covers 531,429 hectares. The standard data sheet describes the area as: representative sandbank, moraine ridges with numerous stone reefs, concentration area for harbor porpoises, which is decisive for the size of the area, high ecological value for seals and fish (Annex II Habitats Directive), many guideline species.

The habitat types are protected : flooded sandbanks and reefs .

Be protected Appendix II species : gray seal , harbor seal , harbor porpoise , feint (fish) and river lamprey .

The Sylt outer reef area is characterized by different habitat types. Around 87 km² are submerged sandbanks, including the Amrumbank and 154 km² of reefs. The reefs are unique in the offshore areas of the German North Sea. Here z. B. sea ​​carnation , edible sea urchin , dead sea hand and sea ​​squirts , leaf moss and sponges . The sanctuary is of particular importance to the harbor porpoise. The harbor porpoise is the most common in the entire North Sea.

Eastern German Bight Bird Sanctuary

Satellite image of the German Bight

The bird sanctuary SPA Eastern German Bight is registered under the number 1011-401 and covers 313,513 hectares. It is located in the German Bight west of the North Frisian Wadden Sea and north of the island of Helgoland . In the north it is bounded by the border of the German exclusive economic zone with the Kingdom of Denmark , the western border runs in an approximately north-south direction at a distance of up to 43.2 nautical miles from the coastline of Schleswig-Holstein and extends to position 7 ° 13 'E. Die the eastern and southern boundary follows the boundary of the territorial sea in front of the North Frisian Islands and around Heligoland.

The standard data sheet describes the bird sanctuary as: Structural grounds in front of Sylt and Amrum (incl. Elbe glacial valley ) as an internationally important resting, feeding and wintering area for sea birds, many guideline species.

The Appendix I species are protected : black-throated diver , red-throated diver , little gull , common tern , arctic tern , sandwich tern .

Be protected migratory birds : razorbills , fulmars , herring gull , common gull , gull , gull , black-headed gull , common scoter , gannets , crested grebes , kittiwake , guillemot .

The former Eastern German Bight nature reserve of the same name, designated on September 24, 2005, was 313,500 hectares and was incorporated into the newly designated Sylt Outer Reef - Eastern German Bight nature reserve on September 28, 2017 .

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  1. ↑ § 1 Ordinance on the establishment of the nature reserve "Sylt Outer Reef - Eastern German Bight" (NSGSylV)
  2. ↑ § 2 Ordinance on the establishment of the nature reserve "Sylt Outer Reef - Eastern German Bight" (NSGSylV)
  3. ^ NTP SH Wadden Sea and adjacent coastal areas , profiles of the Natura 2000 areas, Federal Agency for Nature Conservation. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
  4. ^ Ramsar area SH Wadden Sea and adjacent coastal areas , profiles of the Natura 2000 areas, Federal Agency for Nature Conservation. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
  5. ↑ Heligoland sea bird sanctuary , profiles of the Natura 2000 areas, Federal Agency for Nature Conservation. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
  6. ↑ Profiles of the Natura 2000 areas. Federal Agency for Nature Conservation , accessed on April 21, 2020 .
  7. ^ The protected area Sylt Außenriff , Federal Agency for Nature Conservation. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
  8. ↑ Profiles of the Natura 2000 areas. Federal Agency for Nature Conservation , accessed on April 21, 2020 .
  9. ^ The bird sanctuary of the Eastern German Bight , Federal Agency for Nature Conservation. Retrieved April 18, 2018.

Coordinates: 54 ° 46 ′ 59 ″  N , 7 ° 14 ′ 30 ″  E