Northern Ireland is still waiting on its own Marine Plan ShaunaReports
I spent much of Thursday listening to experts from around the world tell the Fair Seas Ireland conference how vital the health of our oceans are in the fight against the climate and biodiversity crises.
It aims to designate 30% of the country’s oceans as MPAs by 2030 - with strict protections in place for 10% of their vast ocean area, which is around 10 times the size of Ireland’s land mass. According to the NBN Atlas we have five inshore Marine Conservation Zones. We also have two a little further out to sea. They are:
The sites have been designated MCZs to protect a range of features including birds, bottom dwelling sea creatures, sea grass and even sand, mud and deep sea beds.The Northern Ireland Marine Protection Area network also includes: But this draft plan was almost 10 years in the making when DAERA published its revised Statement of Public Participation in October 2022 - a document that had already been revised in 2013, 2015 and 2018.
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