This article is based on the contribution presented by the author in Marseille on March 25, 2025, during the First Conference of European Marine Academies. It provides an overview of current Belgian legislation on the protection of marine areas and highlights the role of these areas as critical infrastructures within the geopolitical context.
le Hardÿ de Beaulieu, J. (2025). Simultaneous protection of the marine environment and critical infrastructures: a dual challenge for State action at sea. The Belgian example. Academie Royale de Marine de Belgique. Communications, XLV(1), 90. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/260095 (Original work published 2025)