Koketrais sand bank protected area

Protected site 'Pyasachna banka Koketrais' (Koketrays/Koketrise sand bank), ~12.5 km east of Nessebar and ~6.5 km south of Cape Emine, 760 ha of Black Sea seabed protected for the sand bank and benthic fauna. Bottom trawling/dredging, mussel and rapana harvesting, sand extraction (without EIA) and pollution are prohibited. Official gazette boundary: pts ~42°38'–42°39.5'N, 27°52'–27°54'E (center used).