The Royal Decree of 20 March 2026 establishing a marine spatial plan defines Seabed Integrity Zone_Top Art. 10. § 1.1°, Seabed Integrity Zone_Middle Art. 10. § 1.2°, Seabed Integrity Zone_Bottom Art. 10. § 1.3°, RAMSAR Art. 11, Zone with Ban on Bottom-Disturbing Recreational Fishing Art. 24. § 2, Flemish Banks Art. 8. § 1, Raan Flat Art. 8. § 3, SBZ1 Art. 8. § 5.1°, SBZ2 Art. 8. § 5.2°, SBZ3 Art. 8. § 5.3°, Marine Reserve_Top Art. 9. § 1.1°, Marine Reserve_Middle 2a Art. 9. § 1.2°, Marine Reserve_Middle 2b Art. 9. § 2, Marine Reserve_Bottom Art. 9. § 3 Please refer to the Belgian official gazette ("Moniteur belge/Belgisch Staatsblad") for official reference information.

The Royal Decree of 20 March 2026 establishing a marine spatial plan defines Dredging_S1 Art. 15. § 1.1°, Dredging_S2 Art. 15. § 1.2°, Dredging_Bridges and Roads Ostend Art. 15. § 1.3°, Dredging_Bridges and Roads Zeebrugge East Art. 15. § 1.4°, Dredging_Bridges and Roads Zeebrugge West Art. 15. § 1.5°, Dredging_Bridges and Roads Nieuwpoort Art. 15. § 1.6°, Dredging_Erosion Pit Zeebrugge Art. 15. § 1.7°, Dredging_Future Replacement S1 Art. 15. § 4.1°, Dredging_Second Future Replacement S1 Art. 15. § 4.2°, Dredging_Second Possible Replacement Zeebrugge East and Zeebrugge West Art. 15. § 6, Dredging_Possible Replacement Zeebrugge East and Zeebrugge West Art. 15. § 6, Dredging_Third Possible Replacement Zeebrugge East and Zeebrugge West Art. 15. § 6, Dredging_Future Replacement Bridges and Roads Nieuwpoort Art. 15. § 8 Please refer to the Belgian official gazette ("Moniteur belge/Belgisch Staatsblad") for official reference information.

The Royal Decree of 20 March 2026 establishing a marine spatial plan defines CIA Zone Art. 27. § 1 Please refer to the Belgian official gazette ("Moniteur belge/Belgisch Staatsblad") for official reference information.

The Royal Decree of 20 March 2026 establishing a marine spatial plan defines Sand and Gravel Extraction_Sector 1a Art. 19. § 1.1°, Sand and Gravel Extraction_Sector 4d Art. 19. § 1.10°, Sand and Gravel Extraction_Sector 5 Art. 19. § 1.11°, Sand Extraction_Sector 2kb Art. 19. § 1.2°, Sand Extraction_Sector 2br Art. 19. § 1.3°, Sand Extraction_Sector 2od Art. 19. § 1.4°, Sand and Gravel Extraction_Sector 3a Art. 19. § 1.5°, Sand and Gravel Extraction_Sector 3b Art. 19. § 1.6°, Sand and Gravel Extraction_Sector 4a Art. 19. § 1.7°, Sand and Gravel Extraction_Sector 4b Art. 19. § 1.8°, Sand and Gravel Extraction_Sector 4c Art. 19. § 1.9°, Extraction Search Zone Art. 19. § 4 Please refer to the Belgian official gazette ("Moniteur belge/Belgisch Staatsblad") for official reference information.

The Royal Decree of 20 March 2026 establishing a marine spatial plan defines Potential Expansion Port of Ostend Art. 16. § 2, Potential Expansion Port of Zeebrugge Art. 16. § 3 Please refer to the Belgian official gazette ("Moniteur belge/Belgisch Staatsblad") for official reference information.

The Royal Decree of 20 March 2026 establishing a marine spatial plan defines Oostdyck Radar Tower Art. 25. § 3 Please refer to the Belgian official gazette ("Moniteur belge/Belgisch Staatsblad") for official reference information.

The Royal Decree of 20 March 2026 establishing a marine spatial plan defines Protected Shipwrecks Art. 26. § 1 Please refer to the Belgian official gazette ("Moniteur belge/Belgisch Staatsblad") for official reference information.

The Royal Decree of 20 March 2026 establishing a marine spatial plan defines Shipping Routes_IMO Art. 14. § 2, Shipping_IMO Zones Art. 14. § 2, Separation Systems Art. 14. § 2, Other Routes and Currents KB Art. 14. § 2, Other Routes and Currents Non-KB Art. 14. § 2, Separation Line At Westhinder Art. 14. § 2.4°, Area to Avoid Art. 14. § 2.6°, Anchorage Area Oostdyck Art. 14. § 3.1°, Anchorage Area At Westhinder Art. 14. § 3.2°, Maritime Safety Research Zones - zone 1 Art. 14. § 5.1°, Maritime Safety Research Zones - zone 2 Art. 14. § 5.2°, Maritime Safety Research Zones - zone 3 Art. 14. § 5.3° Please refer to the Belgian official gazette ("Moniteur belge/Belgisch Staatsblad") for official reference information.

The Royal Decree of 20 March 2026 establishing a marine spatial plan defines Monitoring Area Thorntonbank Art. 23. § 10.1°, Monitoring Area Gootebank Art. 23. § 10.2°, Scientific Research Zone Art. 23. § 3, Search Zone for Scientific Research Reserve Art. 23. § 6, Zone Accessible for Scientific Research 1 Art. 23. § 8.1°, Zone Accessible for Scientific Research 2 Art. 23. § 8.1°, Calibration Area for Acoustic Instruments Art. 23. § 9 Please refer to the Belgian official gazette ("Moniteur belge/Belgisch Staatsblad") for official reference information.

This dataset represents the exact location of active telecommunication cables (verified in 2010) installed in the Belgian Part of the North Sea.