2005 Strategic Environmental Assessment SEA6 Technical Report - Other users (Irish Sea)

This report is a contribution to the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA6) conducted by the Department of Trade and Industry (now Department of Energy and Climate Change). The SEA 6 area supports different users and activities, many of which are focussed in particular coastal and marine areas. It is a mixture of sparsely populated rural areas and highly developed centres of population. The primary contributors to the national and regional economies are tourism and leisure, oil and gas, ports and shipping and locally naval defence. The renewable energy sector is growing and may provide significant local opportunities for the port and local construction industries in the future. The report presents an overview of the coastal population of the SEA 6 area and the industries and activities using the SEA 6 area including: Oil and gas activity; Ports and shipping; Mariculture; Military activity; Telecommunication cables; Renewable energy; Aggregate extraction; Marine disposal; Tourism and leisure; Locally important activities; Coastal and marine archaeology; Coastal and marine management initiatives本报告是贸易和工业部（现能源与气候变化部）牵头开展的战略环境评价（Strategic Environmental Assessment，SEA6）项目的组成部分。SEA6覆盖区域承载了多元使用主体与开发活动，其中多数集中于特定的滨海与近岸海域。该区域兼具人口稀疏的乡村地带与人口高度密集的发达城区。支撑国家与区域经济的核心产业包括旅游休闲业、油气产业、港口航运业以及地方海防相关活动。可再生能源产业正蓬勃发展，未来有望为当地港口与建筑业带来可观的发展机遇。 本报告对SEA6覆盖区域的滨海人口以及使用该区域的各类产业与活动进行了概述，涵盖以下类别：油气作业、港口航运、海水养殖、军事活动、通信海底电缆、可再生能源、砂石开采、海洋倾倒、旅游休闲、地方特色活动、海岸与海洋考古以及海岸与海洋管理举措。