Canary Islands waters

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Canary Islands waters are the maritime zones surrounding the Canary Islands archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, significant for their strategic location, rich marine biodiversity, and role in regional shipping and naval operations.

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Canary Islands maritime area 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf marine ecoregion
maritime area
adjacentTo Moroccan Atlantic waters
Western Sahara Atlantic waters
borderDiscussionsWith Morocco
governedBy United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
hasBiodiversity rich marine biodiversity
hasClimateCharacteristic low seasonal temperature variability
mild water temperatures
hasEcosystemType subtropical marine ecosystem
hasFeature contiguous zone
continental shelf
exclusive economic zone
territorial sea
hasOceanographicFeature Canary Current
hasProtectedArea marine protected zones around Canary Islands
hasSovereignRightsOf Spain
hasStrategicImportanceFor naval operations
shipping routes between Europe Africa and the Americas
importantFor regional maritime security
search and rescue operations in the eastern Atlantic
influencedBy Canary Current
surface form: Canary Current upwelling system
inhabitedBySpecies cetaceans
endemic marine species of Macaronesia
pelagic fish
sea turtles
locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Macaronesia
locatedInExclusiveEconomicZoneOf Spain
monitoredBy Spanish Navy
partOf Spanish exclusive economic zone
patrolledBy Guardia Civil
surface form: Spanish Coast Guard
relatedTo Canary Islands
surface form: Canary Islands archipelago
subjectTo European Union fisheries policy
Spanish maritime law
supportsActivity commercial fisheries
maritime transport between islands
recreational diving
whale watching
surrounds Canary Islands
threatenedBy climate change
marine pollution
overfishing
shipping traffic accidents
usedFor fishing
international shipping
marine research
offshore energy exploration
tourism

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Spanish Navy operatesIn Canary Islands waters
Las Palmas Naval Base regionServed Canary Islands waters
this entity surface form: Canary Islands maritime area