Ms Attracta U? Bhroin:

I think that the term "water space" would probably be the appropriate term.

What was interesting and what we would particularly like to revert on is the reference and query concerning surveys so non-tangibles and the invasion of the airspace associated with that. We certainly would welcome very close regulation of seismic and sonar activity because that is a huge concern for us in terms of the impact on cetations. It is quite ironic in terms of the fact that we are pursuing offshore renewable energy on the basis of climate and, obviously, economic interest as well but we, potentially, risk major damage to cetations, which have a huge carbon sequestration potential and have a very significant role in the overall health of our oceans, their biodiversity and, indeed, atmospheric regulation. Certainly we would welcome clarity and regulation in this area but we need to be very clear about what is proposed. The earlier comment by Deputy McAuliffe asking us to look at this separately is very well warranted.