Environment Protection

The coastal and marine environment requires careful management in order to protect its long term health and conserve its rich biodiversity against pressures from human activity and development. National and international legislation is driving forward new approaches to marine planning, regulation and management.

Authoritative and consistent information, regularly maintained, is essential to understanding our seas. Having access to the best available data, together with tools and expertise to analyse and interpret this information effectively, will deliver better science and improved evidence based decision making.