Marine Institute welcomes new European strategy

The strategy is one of 65 key actions designed to support the implementation of an integrated maritime policy for the European Union.

Welcoming the publication, Marine Institute, CEO, Dr Peter Heffernan said that the strategy recognises the importance of the European maritime economy and the critical role of marine science and technology in its development.

The Marine Institute played a key role in the formulation of the very influential Galway (2004) and Aberdeen (2007) Declarations which paved the way for the new strategy.

Some of the challenges the Strategy points out include climate change and the impact of human activities on coastal and marine ecosystems.