Presidential Decree No. 209 establishing an Ecological Protection Zones in the North West Mediterranean, the Liguria Sea and the Tyrrhenian Sea. Country/Territory Italy Document type Regulation Date 2011 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana No. 293, 17 December 2011. Subject Sea, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Marine area Marine protected areas Management/conservation Ecosystem preservation Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Entry into force notes This Decree entered into force on 1 January 2012. Abstract This Decree sets up an Ecological Protection Zone in the North West Mediterranena Sea, the Ligurian Sea and the Tyrrhenian Sea, as delimited according to article 2. Article 3 specifies the protection measures that apply in this zone with a view to preserving the marine ecosystems. Full text Italian Website www.comune.jesi.an.it