|Irish Sea Region|
The Irish Sea Region (ISR) connects the 2 EU Member States of the UK and Ireland and includes the regions of Northwest England, Wales, West Scotland, Northern Ireland, the East and South of Ireland and the Isle of Man.
The ISR effectively acts as a member state border zone with characteristics different from those of a land border. The ISR has a population of over 15 million people and a combined GDP of approximately €450 billion and is of high importance to the future economic, social and environmental development of its constituent cities and regions. Given its significance it is important that this border zone becomes a focal point for co-operation between the island regions of Ireland, Isle of Man and the UK
The Irish Sea Region is a hive of activity for many functions and sectoral interests in the areas of spatial planning, navigation routes and port activity, fishing, tourism and recreation, conservation and environmental management, military activity, oil and gas resources, coastal defence, dredging, renewable energy and mari-culture.