Draft FNP for Cockle in Dundalk Bay 2021-2025

Notice of Consultation

Draft Fisheries Natura Plan for Cockle in Dundalk Bay 2021-2025 and associated Appropriate Assessment documents

A public consultation is now underway on a draft Fisheries Natura Plan for Cockle in Dundalk Bay for 2021-2025 and the associated Appropriate Assessment documents.

The draft Fisheries Natura Plan (FNP) for cockle in Dundalk Bay, developed and submitted by the Fisheries Committee of the Dundalk Local Advisory Committee (LAC), follows on from previous 5 year plans. The Appropriate Assessment report has been prepared by the Marine Institute in keeping with the European Union (Birds and Natural Habitats) (Sea-fisheries) Regulations 2013.

The draft Plan and associated assessment report documents can be viewed in the following links:

• Determination on Appropriate Assessment (pdf 136Kb)    
• MI Appropriate Assessment Report Dundalk Cockle 2021-2025 (pdf 3,454Kb)    
  • Annex I – Draft Fisheries Natura Plan for Dundalk Bay 2021-2025 (pdf 206Kb)    
  • Annex II – Effects of Cockle Fishing on Habitats in Dundalk Bay (pdf 4,232Kb)    
  • Annex III – Review of the Dundalk Bay Cockle FNP 2016 – 2020 (pdf 2,635Kb)    
  • Annex IV: Distribution of waterbirds in relation to cockle fishing 2010 (pdf 4,867Kb)    
  • Annex V: Dundalk Bay Report on aerial surveys January 2019 (pdf 4,586Kb)    

If you wish to respond to this consultation, you are invited to complete same online here.

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You can also download and complete the Consultation Document, available at the link below:

• Consultation Document (pdf 910Kb)    

The completed consultation document can be returned via email or post.

Email:  inshore@agriculture.gov.ie    Subject: Draft FNP for Cockle in Dundalk Bay 2021-2025

Post to: Draft FNP for Cockle in Dundalk Bay 2021-2025
             Marine Programmes Division
             Department of Agriculture Food & Marine
             National Seafood Centre
             Clonakilty
             Co Cork, P85 TX47

Enquiries concerning this consultation to inshore@agriculture.gov.ie

The closing date for submissions is 5.30pm on Friday, 18 June 2021.

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All submissions and comments submitted to the Department for this purpose are subject to release under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act 2014 and the European Communities (Access to Information on the Environment) Regulations 2007- 2014. Submissions are also subject to Data Protection legislation.

Personal, confidential or commercially sensitive information should not be included in your submission and it will be presumed that all information contained in your submission is releasable under the Freedom of Information Act 2014.

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The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is collecting this data for the Consultation on the draft Fisheries Natura Plan (FNP) for Cockle in Dundalk Bay 2021 - 2025 and associated Appropriate Assessment documents. This data will be processed in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR EU 2016/679), the Data Protection Acts 1988-2018, the Freedom of Information Act 2014 and the DPER Consultation Principles and Guidance. Any additional personal data received as part of your submission will not be processed, shared, or retained and will be destroyed upon receipt. Publication to the Departments website of personal data associated with submissions will only take place where permission is received to do this. Further information on Data Protection can be found on our website https://www.gov.ie/en/organisation-information/ef9f6-data-protection 

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