Tomorrow (Friday, May 9) will see the unveiling of a new coastal management strategy for Cork Harbour.

The strategy, which is being launched by Micheál Martin, Minister for Enterprise, Trade & Employment, at the Sirius Arts Centre, Cobh, aims to bring all those involved in the development, management and use of Cork Harbour together in a framework which 'encourages the integration of their interests and responsibilities to achieve common objectives in a sustainable manner'.

This strategy, a culmination of over three years work, is based on a voluntary partnership between key management agencies and local stakeholders including Port of Cork, Irish Naval Service, Local Authorities, Government Departments, Chamber of Commerce, Fáilte Ireland, community development agencies and the IDA.

Commenting on the launch, Jeremy Gault, Deputy Director CMRC & Corepoint Project Manager, said, "Producing the strategy has been an exhausting but worthwhile task that would not have been possible without the support of the joint co-ordinators of the Planning Policy Unit of Cork County Council".

In addition to the Strategy, an Action Plan will be developed for the period 2008 to 2011 based on priorities identified from this Strategy document. This will form the next step in the implementation process and funding has already been secured to facilitate this through an additional EU project.

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