Ireland’s “first marine spatial planning portal” is now live at MarinePlan.ie.
The site links planning within the maritime area and the relevant policies for each marine sector or activity listed in the National Marine Planning Framework.
It covers three main areas, with maps for activities and policies as well as a list of activities in greater detail. There is also an information page showing all Government departments and agencies with a role in the maritime area.
The Activities Map will display marine activities which can be activated layer by layer by clicking the eye icon.
Users can learn more about the Environmental, Economic and Social sections of the framework’s overarching marine planning policies in the Activities section. Here users can also find more information about each sector or activity in the plan’s Key Sectoral/Activity Policies.
The Policies Map allows users to draw a shape on the map to select an area of interest and the relevant framework policies will be displayed. These can then be expanded to show the full policy wording or explored in more detail using the “More Info” link.
More information on the National Marine Planning Framework can be found on Gov.ie.