Best International Practice In Marine Protected Areas on Oireachtas Committee Agenda

18th May 2026

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Protected waters: The Oireachtas Joint Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs will hear international experts on Marine Protected Areas at Leinster House on May 19th Credit: Afloat

The Joint Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs is due to discuss best international practices in Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) at its meeting today (Tues 19).

The meeting at 11am in Committee Room 2 of Leinster House, Dublin, will hear from:

Representatives of Sussex Kelp Recovery Project

Belinda Bramley, Co-Founder and Director of the Protected Areas Foundation

Prof Mark John Costello, Faculty of Biosciences and Aquaculture, Nord University Norway

The committee, chaired by Conor McGuinness (SF), has 14 members, nine from the Dáil and five from the Seanad.

The meeting in Committee Room 2 can be viewed live on Oireachtas TV.

Committee proceedings can also be viewed on the Houses of the Oireachtas Smartphone App, available for Apple and Android devices.

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