Mangrove Cover and Composition (Essential Ocean Variable) in European jurisdictional waters (2025)
This layer shows the current known extent and distribution of Mangroves in jurisdictional waters of EU Member States, the United Kingdom (UK) and Norway in the Caribbean Sea, collated by EMODnet Seabed Habitats in 2025. Independent countries in the area were also included to provide a broader picture. The purpose was to produce a data product that would provide the best compilation of evidence for the essential ocean variable (EOV) known as Mangrove cover and composition (sub-variable: Mangrove fringe width and area), as defined by the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS). Mangroves provide essential habitat and nursery areas for many marine fauna, functione as carbon storage, and shelter the coasts from erosion and storm fluxes. This data product is an update of the previous mangrove cover created in 2023 and will be updated with additional data as it becomes available.
Data and resources
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Mangrove Cover and Composition (Essential Ocean Variable) in European jurisdictional waters (2025)HTML Open
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Report detailing the construction of the Essential Ocean Variable data product: Mangrove cover and composition (2025)HTML Open
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Mangrove Cover and Composition (Essential Ocean Variable) in European jurisdictional waters (2025)HTML Open
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Mangrove Cover and Composition (Essential Ocean Variable) in European jurisdictional waters (2025)HTML Open
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ZIP (File Geodatabase / Shapefile)ZIP Open
Additional information
| Temporal extent | 2025-07-24 – ongoing |
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| Date (creation) | 2025-08-31 |
| Status | onGoing |
| Update frequency | asNeeded |
| Metadata language | en |
| License | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 |
| Source metadata | ISO 19115 XML |
| Last updated | 2026-11-04 |
| Created | 2026-11-04 |
| API | package_show |