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<td><span style="color: #808080;"><em><strong>Title:</strong></em></span> Briefing Paper No.12: Small Island: Big Marine Challenges Ahead for the Blue Economy</td>
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<td><span style="color: #808080;"><em><strong>Publication Date: </strong></em><span style="color: #000000;">September 2013</span></span></td>
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<td><span style="color: #888888;"><em><strong>Authors: </strong></em></span>Dr. Heather Ritchie</td>
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<td style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #888888;"><strong><em>Summary:</em></strong></span> This paper investigates the issues arising for the island of Ireland resulting from two different Marine Spatial Planning jurisdictions and regulatory traditions. The paper looks at how Marine Spatial Planning can be better deployed to address the pressing issues facing the island of Ireland’s energy needs.</td>
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<strong><span style="color: #888888;">Related documents:</span></strong>
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 	<li><a href="http://iclrd.org/web2/library/briefing-papers/">Briefing Paper series</a></li>
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