Over 70 submissions were received from a broad range of stakeholders, including members of the public, coastal community groups, environmental NGOs, sports bodies, stakeholder representative bodies, fisheries organisations, energy providers, Local Authorities, and public sector bodies. Annex 1 of the Public Consultation Report provides a list of those who responded to the consultation.
All the responses relating to this consultation represent a valuable source of information and will be used to inform further work in developing marine planning in Northern Ireland.