Nida-Pērkone Marine Protected Area

Marine Natura 2000 site (Special Protection Area + Special Area of Conservation, ~367 km2, 100% marine) off the SW coast of Latvia near Liepāja, stretching south toward the Lithuanian border by Nida/Pērkone, protecting reef habitats and seabed biotopes. As a protected marine territory it restricts mechanical damage to the stony seabed, commercial algae/mollusc harvesting and certain watercraft; recreational underwater hunting is NOT explicitly banned by the area's protection rules, but spearfishers should treat it as a sensitive habitat area and verify the individual protection rules before diving.