DAERA Inshore Marine Conservation Zones Northern Ireland 2016

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

本地理信息系统图层描述了5个海洋保护区（MCZ）的边界；其中4个于2016年12月由《北爱尔兰海洋法》（2013年）指定，斯特兰福德湖海洋自然保护区据此自动成为海洋保护区，该规定属于上述法规的第13条。海洋保护区（MCZ）是一种新型的海洋保护区域（MPA），在北爱尔兰近海区域设立，旨在保护对国家具有重要意义的栖息地、物种以及地质/地貌特征，同时充分考虑由此产生的经济、文化或社会后果。拉思林、沃特福德、外贝尔法斯特湾和卡拉灵福特湾的海洋保护区于2016年12月12日经过全面咨询后设立。海洋保护区多边形使用海洋保护区指定指南（https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/publications/guidance-selection-and-designation-marine-conservation-zones-mczs-northern-Ireland）进行了数字化，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验证证据，边界可能发生变化，这些特征可能包括栖息地、物种和地质/地貌特征。更多信息请查阅：https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/publications/marine-conservation-zones-northern-ireland-inshore-region-0