Northern Ireland Environment Link
Coastal Zone Talk

Thu 25th March 2010, Coastal Zone Portrush

The Green Blue is an environmental awareness initiative by the British Marine Federation and the Royal Yachting Association.

It is for everyone who enjoys getting out on the water, or whose livelihood depends on boats and watersports. It demonstrates how working towards an environmentally self-regulating boating community, we can save money, avoid red tape and safeguard the waters and marine habitats that we all enjoy for the future.

The Green Blue endeavours to educate and inform the recreational boating community about our environmental impacts, emphasising how we can avoid or minimise these impacts. The programme consists of both academic research and practical projects - focusing on oil and fuel, cleaning and maintenance, anti-fouling and marine paints, waste management, resource efficiency and effects on marine wildlife.

Speaker Profile

Eric Bann works as a Coastal and Marine Conservation Officer for the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) but is also a qualified Offshore Yachtmaster, a Yachtmaster Instructor and a regional volunteer for the Green Blue initiative.

Time:
7.30pm