Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Wadden Sea' has mentioned 'Region' in the following places:
| Occurrence Sentence | Text Source |
|---|---|
| The area is typified by extensive tidal mud flats, deeper tidal trenches (tidal creeks) and the islands that are contained within this, a region continually contested by land and sea. | WIKI |
| Larger fish including rays, Atlantic salmon and brown trout are still present in several sections of the Wadden Sea, but others like European sea sturgeon only survive in the region through a reintroduction project. | WIKI |
| [13][14] European oyster once formed large beds in the region and was still present until a few decades ago, when extirpated due to a combination of disease and the continued spread of the invasive Pacific oyster, which now forms large beds in the Wadden Sea. | WIKI |
| [18][19][20] In early history, North Atlantic right whales and gray whales were present in region, perhaps using the shallow, calm waters for feeding and breeding. | WIKI |
| It has been theorized that they were hunted to extinction in this region by shore-based whalers in medieval times. | WIKI |
| [21][22] They are generally considered long-extinct in the region, but in the Netherlands a possible right whale was observed close to beaches on Texel in the West Frisian Islands and off Steenbanken, Schouwen-Duiveland in July 2005. | WIKI |
| Each of three countries has designated Ramsar sites in the region (see Wadden Sea National Parks). | WIKI |
| It is also a popular region for pleasure boating. | WIKI |