Call to support clean seas bid; VIEWS SOUGHT ON HOW TO CONSERVE KEY MARINE ZONES.Byline: MARTIN WILLIAMS Martin T. Williams (1924–1992) was born in Richmond, Virginia. He was a critic, specializing in jazz and American popular culture. He wrote for major jazz magazines, notably Down Beat, cofounded The Jazz Review MARINE experts are calling on fishermen and leisure companies to support the launch of a project aimed at protecting the Irish Sea Irish Sea, arm of the Atlantic Ocean, c.40,000 sq mi (103,600 sq km), 130 mi (209 km) long and up to c.140 mi (230 km) wide, lying between Ireland and Great Britain. It is connected with the Atlantic by the North Channel and (on the south) by St. George's Channel. . The Irish Sea Conservation Zone (ISCZ ISCZ International Society of Cryptozoology ) will be launched on Wednesday, October 14, following the creation of the Marine and Coastal Access Bill. The bill is designed to ensure "clean, healthy, safe, productive and biologically diverse oceans and seas", including the waters off North Wales North Wales (known in some archaic texts as Northgalis) is the northernmost unofficial region of Wales, bordered to the south by Mid Wales and to the east by England. . As part of this, the government has created special Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs). These are new marine protected areas (MPAs) which will help safeguard the marine habitats and wildlife and help to ensure the long-term sustainability of marine resources. The zone includes all waters beyond the area 15 miles off the coasts of Ireland and Wales, and the unveiling of plans will be in Liverpool Marina. Rowan Byrne, a marine and freshwater biologist from Dublin, is in charge of the project. He told the Daily Post: "Over the next few years, parts of the Irish Sea will be given environmental protection and activities that can damage important species and habitats may be restricted. "Significantly however, the social and economic impacts of any restrictions will be an important consideration. "The task of Irish Sea Conservation Zone is to help the people who use the Irish Sea make recommendations to the government on which parts of it should be protected, and what form that protection should take." Mr Byrne, who has over a decade of experience researching marine ecosystems and worked on some fascinating projects - including the blockbuster movie, Pirates of the Caribbean This article is about the franchise. For other, more specific uses, see Pirates of the Caribbean (disambiguation). For real pirates, see Piracy in the Caribbean. Pirates of the Caribbean - added: "This is the first time that such a 'stakeholder led' process has been used in the UK to help identify marine areas for protection. "Stakeholders including (but not restricted to) renewable energy developers, the oil and gas industry, recreational users, businesses (including fishermen), the shipping industry and conservationists will all be encouraged to have their say." Over the next few years, parts of the Irish Sea will be given environmental protection - the UK government is committed to establishing, by 2012, a network of Marine Protected Areas as part of the Marine Bill. The Irish Sea Conservation Zone is one of four regional projects. The others are Net Gain (North Sea), Finding Sanctuary (south west), Balanced Seas (south east). To find out more visit the website: www.irishseaconservation.org.uk. martin.williams@dailypost.co.uk CAPTION(S): Project Manager Rowan Byrne |
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