(1)The harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) is a strictly protected species according to Annex IV to Council Directive 92/43/EECnote, which lists all cetaceans as species of Union interest in need of strict protection, and it is listed in Annex II to that Directive as species of Union interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation.
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