Benthic habitats of the Baltic Sea

The data set provides the geometries of the benthic habitats of the Baltic Sea, which were the basis for the assessment of the seabed as part of the status assessment according to Article 8 and Article 10 of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD, ) in 2018 (https:// www.meeresschutz.info/reports-art-8-10.html?file=files/meeresschutz/reports/art8910/cycle18/status_report_Ostsee_2018.pdf). The data set contains the Broad Habitat Types (BHT) and Other Habitat Types (OHT) that were intersected for this purpose. BHTs designated as widespread benthic habitats in the 2018 status reports correspond to EUNIS Level 3 benthic biotope classes according to COM Decision 2017/848. OHTs designated as particularly protected benthic habitats in the 2018 status reports correspond to other benthic habitat types according to COM Decision 2017/848 848. As such, Germany in 2018 u. a. the two FFH habitat types sandbanks (EU code 1110) and reefs (EU code 1170) were included in the data sets and assessed.