A multi-million pound Irish Government-backed marine research project is being extended to include mapping of Lough Foyle.
Lough Foyle,
The INFOMAR project, which will also include Lough Swilly, is recognised as the most valuable resource for marine research and development in Ireland and beyond.
It is part of a new Irish Government commitment which will see £12 million euro spent on the two North West loughs and four other areas over the next five years.
Covering some 125,000 square kilometres of underwater territory, the project is producing new mapping and integrated products covering the Irish maritime space.
It provides seabed surveys, which are used in all activities from planning for offshore renewable energy projects to ensuring shipping lanes are safely charted.
In the eight years since it began, the INFOMAR project has carried detailed surveys along the SouthWest, South and East coasts and completed mapping of most Irish bays and harbours.
It has identified new navigational charts, shipwreck maps and books and new Marine Special Areas of Conservation Data to underpin Foreshore Licensing
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