Southeastern Aegean Sea is located between Greece and Turkey.

On the Greek side, it includes Northwest Rhodes Island and its small islets, the strait of Rhodes, and continues to its Southwest side. The area is characterised by diverse coastal and benthic habitats, including a subtropical open sea environment and bays, sandy to muddy substrates, rocky shores, islets, and rivers that flow into the bays. The area overlaps with 5 Natura2000 sites, 2 Key Biodiversity Areas, and 1 Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Area.

Species for which the area was delineated:

Sharks:

• Smoothback Angelshark Squatina oculata
• Sandbar Shark Carcharhinus plumbeus

Factsheet Link: https://sharkrayareas.org/portfolio-item/southeastern-aegean-sea-isra/