cb65bc84-4c7f-4f6d-bf54-ccdedba0e925 Main Contact Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs GIS Manager +353-1-8883242 +353-1-8883272 Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Belfast Upper Newtownards Road, Ballymiscaw BT4 3SB United Kingdom daeradirect.armagh@daera-ni.gov.uk https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/contact 2023-08-21T14:53:23.493Z ISDI Metadata Profile 1.2 EPSG Geodetic Parameter Dataset EPSG 2009-11-25 http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/29902 Northern Ireland Marine Conservation Zones N.I. Marine Conservation Zones 2013-01-01T00:00:00 2013-01-01T00:00:00 2013-01-01T00:00:00 PS.IE.EPA.PROT_NIMCZInshore The designation of Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs) safeguards vulnerable or unique marine species and habitats of national importance in the Northern Ireland inshore region based on an ecosystem approach. These MCZs fulfill the obligations on The Marine Act (Northern Ireland) 2013 (the "Act") to contribute to an ecologically coherent UK network of MPAs as well as wider biodiversity commitments at European and global level. MCZ is a new type of Marine Protected Area (MPA), designated in the Northern Ireland Inshore Region to protect nationally important habitats, species and geological/geomorphological features, while fully taking into account any economic, cultural or social consequences of doing so. The Act also allows the Department to make byelaws to protect MCZs from damage caused by unregulated activities such as anchoring, kite surfing, jet skiing etc. It is an offence to intentionally or recklessly destroy or damage a protected feature of an MCZ or to contravene a byelaw. For detailed information see - https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/articles/marine-conservation-zones This layer shows Marine Conservation Zone boundaries designated within the Northern Ireland Inshore Marine Area. Main contact Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Data Manager 0300 200 7852 0300 200 7852 Dundonald House Upper Newtownards Road Ballymiscaw Belfast BT4 3SB United Kingdom daeradirect.armagh@daera-ni.gov.uk http://gis.epa.ie/geoserver/EPA/wms?service=WMS&version=1.1.0&request=GetMap&layers=EPA:PROT_NIMCZINSHORE&styles=&bbox=307997.22020000033,315754.3662999999,365204.01070000045,460848.8892000001&width=330&height=768&srs=EPSG:29902&format=image%2Fpng thumbnail Protected sites GemetInspireTheme GEMET 2008-12-05 protection of animals protection of species protection of birds wildlife protection terrestrial ecosystem biodiversity ecological habitat ecology animal species wildlife sanctuary GEMET - Concepts, version 3.1 GEMET 2012-07-20 Marine conservation zones Environmental Protection Agency EPA 2017-03-22 Northern Ireland ISO 3166 ISO 2008-12-13 Data is for public use under Creative Commons CC-By 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ 50000 biota -10.47472 -6.01306 51.44555 55.37999 1980-01-01T00:00:00 2014-01-24T00:00:00 0 1014 An Ordnance Datum or OD is a vertical datum used by an ordnance survey as the basis for deriving altitudes on maps. A spot height may be expressed as AOD for "above ordnance datum". Usually mean sea level (MSL) is used for the datum. Malin Ordnance Datum Derivation of vertical height or depth (in metres) In the Republic of Ireland, OD for the Ordnance Survey of Ireland is Malin Ordnance Datum: the Mean Sea Level (MSL) at Portmoor Pier, Malin Head, County Donegal, between 1960 and 1969. 5731 EPSG Projection 5731 - Malin Head height Metres Derivation of Altitude OD based on Mean Sea Level, Malin Head 1960-1969 ESRI Shapefile 10.x Informatics Environmental Protection Agency Data Manager +353-53-9160600 +353-53-9160601 PO Box 3000 Johnstown Castle Estate Wexford Co. Wexford Ireland gis@epa.ie http://gis.epa.ie/geoserver/EPA/wms?service=WMS&version=1.1.0&request=GetMap&layers=EPA:PROT_NIMCZINSHORE&styles=&bbox=307997.22020000033,315754.3662999999,365204.01070000045,460848.8892000001&width=330&height=768&srs=EPSG:29902&format=image%2Fpng image/png Web Map Service WMS GetMap WMS GetMap INSPIRE Data Specification on Protected sites INSPIRE Data Specifications v3.2 2014-04-17 The INSPIRE Directive or INSPIRE lays down a general framework for a Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) for the purposes of European Community environmental policies and policies or activities which may have an impact on the environment. false COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services INSPIRE Interoperability Regulation 2010-12-08 Level of conformance with the COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services false The polygon that represents the boundary of Strangford Lough MCZ was originally the Marine Nature Reserve (MNR) boundary designated on 4th July 1995. However with the enactment of the Marine Act (Northern Ireland) 2013 all existing MRNs, designated under Article 20 of the Nature Conservation and Amenities Lands (Northern Ireland) Order, 1985, were to be treated as if it were a Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) designated under Section 13. This means that on the 18th September 2013,Strangford Lough MNR was re-designated as an MCZ. The boundaries are identical. PPRathlin, Waterfoot, Outer Belfast Lough and Carlingford Lough MCZs were designated on the 12th December 2016. The boundaries are subject to change if new verified evidence comes to light regarding the location or extent of the MCZ features which can include including habitats, species and geological/geomorphological features. For detailed lineage see the following - https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/articles/marine-conservation-zones