Steven Matthews (Wicklow, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

Finally, Mr. Cronin mentioned that the designation and the management plans are similar, or are to go in tandem with each other, which is something we would have learned from designating Natura sites, where we did not apply management plans to them. Essentially, we just have that line on the map.

Another issue is fragmentation and connectivity. Is the movement of species through the ecological corridors in the marine environment something that needs to be considered in MPAs? Is that also part of the management plans?