Marine Notices & Updates
Marine Notices & Updates will be available on this page as they are published.
Marine Notice No. 46 of 2024: 46-of2024-NISA-Geophysical-Surveys.pdf
PUBLIC NOTICE: The Maritime Area Planning Act 2021 and the European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011: MARA-Public-notice-extension.pdf
Marine Notice No. 68 of 2022
This Marine Notice supersedes Marine Notice No. 03 of 2022: 68-of-2023-NISA-Marine-Noticee.pdf
Marine Notice No. 68 of 2022
This Marine Notice supersedes Marine Notice No. 03 of 2022: 68-of-2022-Deployment-of-Metocean-Instrumentation.pdf
Marine Notice No. 74 of 2022. This Marine Notice supersedes Marine Notice No. 69 of 2022: 74-of-2022-North-Irish-Sea-Array-OWF-Geotechnical-Survey-Campaign-FIN.pdf
Marine Notice No. 69 of 2022: 69-of-2022.pdf
Marine Notice No. 68 of 2022, This Marine Notice supersedes Marine Notice No. 03 of 2022: 68-of-2022-amended.pdf
Marine Notice No. 64 of 2022: 64-of-2022-NISA-Benthic-Ecology-Survey-Export-Cable-Route-Area.pdf
Marine Notice No. 63 of 2022 Amended: 63-of-2022-NISA-geophysical-survey-of-Export-Cable-Route-Area-Rev01.pdf
Marine Notice No. 63 of 2022: 63-of-2022-NISA-geophysical-survey-of-Export-Cable-Route-Area.pdf
NISA has reached a critical milestone with geophysical surveys set to begin in late May 2022 and continue through June. The surveys will provide essential data on sea bed conditions to inform the project's design. See more: Marine Notice No. 27 of 2022
Surveys will be subject to weather conditions and a vessel called the Mercator will use various technologies to analyse the sea-bed such as multibeam echosounders, side scan sonars, magnetometers and sub-bottom profiling. The data will be used to inform indicative turbine location and potential cable corridors. The NISA project was granted a Foreshore Licence earlier this year which allows it to gather information and undertake preliminary site investigations to understand the conditions.
Statkraft has engaged an extremely experienced survey contractor to carry out these surveys, particularly in terms of carrying out surveys whilst sharing this marine space with the existing fishing operations. Throughout the surveys, Statkraft will continue to engage all those interested in the local and surrounding communities in the area. This includes extensive engagement with local fishing groups in Howth, Clogherhead, Skerries, Balbriggan, and surrounding areas.
From the earliest stages of this project, Statkraft has been committed to developing a project which would deliver successful coexistence with fisheries and support a sustainable local fishing community. During these surveys it will continue to work proactively towards this goal and promote continued sustainable fishing in the area.
Marine Notice No. 23 of 2022: marine-notice-23-of-2022.pdf
Marine Notice No. 03 of 2022 (amended): 03-of-2022-amended.pdf