Northern Ireland Inshore Marine Conservation Zones

This GIS layer describes the boundaries of 5 Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs); 4 were designated in December 2016, under the Marine Act (Northern Ireland) 2013 and Strangford Lough Marine Nature Reserve automatically became an MCZ under this section 13 of the afore mentioned legislation. An 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. Rathlin, Waterfoot, Outer Belfast Lough and Carlingford Lough MCZs were designated on the 12th December 2016 after a full consultation process. The MCZ polygons were digitised to bound the protected features identified within the MCZ using the guidelines for MCZ designation (https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/publications/guidance-selection-and-designation-marine-conservation-zones-mczs-northern-Ireland).

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. Further information can be found at:
https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/publications/marine-conservation-zones-northern-ireland-inshore-region-0
https://portal.medin.org.uk/portal/start.php#details?tpc=010_81af4f4d6a75a80a6eda4dfdcb305ea8

本地理信息系统图层描述了五个海洋保护区（MCZs）的边界；其中四个于2016年12月根据《2013年北爱尔兰海洋法》及《斯特兰福德湖海洋自然保护区法案》第13条的规定设立；斯特兰福德湖海洋自然保护区据此自动成为海洋保护区。海洋保护区（MCZ）是一种新型的海洋保护区域（MPA），旨在北爱尔兰近海区域保护具有国家重要性的栖息地、物种以及地质/地貌特征，同时充分考虑由此产生的经济、文化或社会影响。拉思林、沃特福德、外贝尔法斯特海峡和卡林福德海峡的海洋保护区于2016年12月12日经过全面咨询程序后设立。海洋保护区的多边形区域根据海洋保护区设立指南（https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/publications/guidance-selection-and-designation-marine-conservation-zones-mczs-northern-Ireland）进行了数字化处理，以界定MCZ内所识别的保护特征。若出现关于MCZ特征位置或范围的新的经证实证据，则边界可能会发生变化，这些特征包括栖息地、物种以及地质/地貌特征。更多详细信息可查阅：https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/publications/marine-conservation-zones-northern-ireland-inshore-region-0，https://portal.medin.org.uk/portal/start.php#details?tpc=010_81af4f4d6a75a80a6eda4dfdcb305ea8。