New French Anchoring Regulations & Posidonia Seagrass

New French Anchoring Regulations & Posidonia Seagrass

New local regulations have been signed all along the French coast to protect endangered marine plant species, most notably Posidonia. These decrees identify the areas where anchoring is prohibited with two key objectives for the Mediterranean.

France: end of anchorage restrictions

France: end of anchorage restrictions

The Maritime Prefecture of the Mediterranean has definitively abolished the restrictions on stopping and anchoring ships flying extra-Schengen and foreign flags in French Mediterranean waters. With the entry into force of the new Decree…