Nationalpark Schleswig-Holsteinisches Wattenmeer

To preserve the Wadden Sea, including certain adjoining offshore areas, as a transitional area from land to sea, characterized by the constant alternation of high and low tides, which is primarily responsible for ensuring undisturbed natural processes, in particular as a habitat for seals, grey seals and porpoises, as well as round mouths and several species of fish.

Species of Concern: Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus); Harbour Seal (Phoca vitulina); Common Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena); Eurasian Otter (Lutra lutra)

Restrizioni

A. In the National Park, any actions beyond the expressly permitted measures and uses that could lead to the destruction, damage, alteration or lasting disturbance of the protected area or its components are prohibited. In particular, it is not permitted to:
1. carry out interventions in nature and the landscape within the meaning of the State Nature Conservation Act, carry out blasting or drilling,
2. remove or alter the habitats and refuges of animals or the locations of plants, remove plants or plant parts, introduce plants of non-native species, or release animals of species that do not have their habitat in the National Park,
3. stalk wild animals, disturb them with noise or otherwise, injure them, kill them, damage them, their eggs, or other developmental stages, or take them, or let dogs run off-leash,
4. set up tents or other mobile accommodations, store any kind of objects, or set up mobile homes for overnight stays,
5. drive or ride on the land and mudflats with any kind of vehicle, including carriages and bicycles, or hovercraft or amphibious vehicles,
6. hunt, unless it is for hunting protection or coastal protection measures,
7. to harvest cockles and razor clams; furthermore, it is not permitted to fish for other mussels without a permit based on the mussel resource management program,
8. to construct and operate wind turbines.
B. Maritime users must behave on federal waterways in the National Park in such a way that nature and the landscape, as well as flora and fauna, are not damaged or disturbed or impaired more than is unavoidable under the circumstances. The following measures also apply:
(1) It is prohibited to navigate federal waterways with ground-effect vehicles, hovercraft, and seaplanes.
(2) It is prohibited to navigate federal waterways:
1. with watercraft pulled by a kite or wing, in particular kitesurfing and wingsurfing, unless a permit zone has been designated,
2. with motor-driven water sports equipment, in particular water bobs, personal watercraft, or powered surfboards, unless suitable motor-driven water sports equipment is used as an escort vehicle for rescue purposes in water sports training or regattas,
3. with motor-driven watercraft towing water skis or other floating devices for sports and recreational purposes,
4. with watercraft towing a kite or parachute.
(3) Furthermore, it is prohibited to:
1. run aground with watercraft in the General Protection Areas or in the Special Protection Areas, unless a permit zone has been designated, or
2. navigate in Special Protection Areas outside the fairways, during the respective protection periods for seals, birds, or seagrass meadows, except for the designated protected area waterways and protected area routes.
(4) Unless otherwise specified, it is prohibited to travel with a motor-powered watercraft faster than 12 knots over ground.
(5) By way of derogation from (4), it is prohibited to navigate with a motor-powered watercraft:
1. faster than 16 knots over ground in fairways outside the Special Protection Areas,
2. faster than 8 knots over ground in the Special Protection Areas outside the fairways located there and subject to the permissibility of navigation outside the Protection times.
(6) By way of derogation from (4) and subject to (5), it is prohibited to sail motor-powered a watercraft seaward of the baseline at a speed exceeding 16 knots over ground.
(7) By way of derogation from (6), (4) and (5) apply within a radius of three nautical miles from the northern baseline point near Amrum and within a radius of three nautical miles from the baseline point near Eiderstedt.
(8) For the transport of goods and persons, a commercially used watercraft may operate at up to 24 knots over ground only:
1. in high-speed corridors,
2. in fairways, provided that it is a passenger ship that is located off the 15 February 1995, has been used for at least six months in the Wadden Sea or Heligoland trade.
(9) The authorization to operate a passenger ship pursuant to (8) 2 up to 24 knots shall be transferred from the previous passenger ship to the passenger ship used in the corresponding trade area and which, at the time of keel laying or at the start of conversion work, uses the best available technology with regard to wave formation and emissions. This must be documented by an expert opinion from a scientific research institute located in a Member State of the European Union or a Contracting State to the Agreement on the European Economic Area and a member of the Advisory Board of the International Towing Tank Conference Association, or from a recognized classification society. The first use of the replacement vessel may not take place later than 36 months after keel laying or after the start of conversion work.

Consentito

A. In addition to coastal protection measures, sheep grazing, and the extraction of clay and sand, the following remain permitted in the National Park:
1. Measures for the supply and disposal of the islands and Halligen;
2. Measures to avert an imminent danger to human life and health;
3. The fulfillment of the statutory duties of the Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration and accident prevention measures, including maritime rescue and disaster control;
4. Measures for postal and telecommunications services;
5. Protection, maintenance, and development measures of the authority responsible for the National Park and the long-term observations authorized by it, including research work;
6. Use and maintenance of legally constructed structures, tourist facilities, roads, and paths;
7. Navigation by watercraft in accordance with and in accordance with the legal regulations issued pursuant to this Act;
8. Clearing of tidal channels used for inland drainage or harbor access, using technical means Device.
B. The following exceptions and exemptions to the navigation restrictions apply:
(1) The prohibitions on running aground and navigation in General Protection Areas or Special Protection Areas do not apply to navigation:
1. for the performance of sovereign tasks, if this is necessary for their fulfillment,
2. for the monitoring and repair of pipelines and cables after timely notification to the locally competent electricity and shipping police authority,
3. for maritime rescue operations,
4. for research purposes of state research institutions of the Federal Government, the states or a Member State of the European Union,
5. with watercraft in the lawful exercise of commercial fishing, and
6. in the event of distress at sea or to avoid other dangers to life and limb.
(2) The speed limits do not apply to navigation:
1. for the performance of sovereign tasks, if this is necessary for their fulfillment,
2. for maritime rescue operations,
3. in the event of distress at sea or to avoid other dangers to life and limb.
(3) The prohibitions and speed limits do not apply in the 'Elbe fairway' federal waterway.