1. Progress on the initial ESA in Ireland for the MSFD
Stephen Hynes

2. The ESA in Ireland An economic analysis A social analysis
Irelands Ocean Economy Report
A social analysis
Defining Statistical Coastal Regions for Ireland and describing the socio-economic characteristics there in.
The cost of degradation of the marine environment
Compiling non-market marine ecosystem service data and scenario building

3. Economic Assessment (Ocean Economy)

4. Marine Services
€2162m
€949m
9014 FTE

5. Marine Resources
€974m
€381m
6427 FTE

6. Marine Sectors
€3401m
€1441m
17041 FTE

7. Spatial Distribution of the Marine Economy
Employment
Turnover

8. Social Assessment (Coastal Economy)

9. Shoreline ED

10. Relative Affluence Scores

11. The Cost of Degradation
Need to define the suite of non-market ecosystem goods and services from Irish marine waters
group following the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. Supporting, regulating, provisioning and cultural services
Little to no information on value of non-market marine ecosystem services in Ireland
Exploring the role Benefit Transfer might play
Cost of degradation of marine environmental status not yet covered in ESA
“What if” scenarios needed
Link with scientists to provide information for scenarios on likely change in ecosystems and their services into the future

12. Galway Bay ES Values

13. Related Outputs