To have your say on Marine Conservation Zones in the Irish Sea project area you need to make your comments or information known to the stakeholder group.

Marine Conservation Zones in the Irish Sea project area will be recommended by a stakeholder group made up of a broad cross section of people with interests in the Irish Sea.

The stakeholder group will consider comments and information gathered from the wider community of sea users, and there are a number of ways you can contribute your information and concerns.

You can:

• Contact your sector spokesperson on the stakeholder group via the Irish Sea team (please specify who you want to contact and we will forward your email. Click here for a list of members of the stakeholder group).
• Comment on the first progress report, which shows the first draft of potential Marine Conservation Zones in the Irish Sea (note that these are liable to change in later progress reports). Please use the downloadable form to make any comments.
• Tell us which parts of the Irish Sea are important to you by filling out our questionnaires and maps, which capture data on local activities. Our liaison officers can help with this.
• Use the our online interactive map to tell us which parts of the Irish Sea are important to you.

You can also contact our liaison officers, who can attend meetings, give presentations and pass your comments and information onto the stakeholder group on your behalf (contact details below).

And you can keep informed by checking our website and signing up for our email or postal newsletter.

Contacts

To find out more about the stakeholder group and how you can have your say on Marine Conservation Zones in the Irish Sea, contact:

Cheshire, Merseyside, Wales and the Isle of Man
Chris Egan
07891 842 282
c.egan@irishseaconservationzones.org.uk

Lancashire, Greater Manchester and Northern Ireland
Laura Bates
07891 842 228
l.bates@irishseaconservationzones.org.uk

Cumbria and Scotland
Stephen Manning
07772 550 127
s.manning@irishseaconservation.org.uk