Resources

Use the documents, presentations and reports on this page to find out more about the Irish Sea and our project to identify areas of it for environmental protection.

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Download our PowerPoint presentation about marine conservation zones	1 MB
Read the word-for-word report of our county workshop in Cheshire	614 KB
Read the word-for-word report of our county workshop in Merseyside	4 MB
Read the word-for-word report of our county workshop in Lancashire (part 1)	3 MB
Read the word-for-word report of our county workshop in Lancashire (part 2)	2 MB
Read the word-for-word report of our county workshop in Cumbria (part 1)	4 MB
Read the word-for-word report of our county workshop in Cumbria (part 2)	2 MB
Download our leaflet on the Irish Sea Conservation Zone project	704 KB
Find out how our important stakeholder group was set up	92 KB
Find out about the different kinds of Marine Protected Areas that will make up the UK's network	332 KB
Read the full report on our first Regional Stakeholder Group meeting	1 MB
Read the full report from the second of our Regional Stakeholder Group meetings	493 KB
Download our quick reference version of the important ecological guidance for setting up Marine Conservation Zones.	2 MB
Read the guidance on locating Marine Conservation Zones in areas with existing or planned marine activities, such as wind farms.	676 KB

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Featured

Highlights

First progress report

Our Regional Stakeholder Group's first progress report showing potential Marine Conservation Zones is now available to download.
Interactive map launches

Our new interactive map makes it easier for you to tell us which parts of the Irish Sea are important to you.
Stakeholder group

Find out how Marine Conservation Zones will be recommended in the Irish Sea.
How to have your say

Find out how you can have your say on Marine Conservation Zones in the Irish Sea.
Marine Conservation Zones

What are Marine Conservation Zones, where will they be and who chooses them?

What's New

Quick reference guide published

A new easier-to-use version of the key guidance for Marine Conservation Zones has been published.
New marine protection announced

Fifteen new Marine Protected Areas were created today, designed to protect important habitats and species.
Co-location guidance

New guidelines say that Marine Conservation Zones could provide ‘win-win’ situations.

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Resources

Highlights

First progress report

Interactive map launches

Stakeholder group

How to have your say

Marine Conservation Zones

What's New

Quick reference guide published

New marine protection announced

Co-location guidance

Get Involved

Newsletter

Newsletter

Primary links

Resources

Highlights

What's New