Abstract
This Offshore Renewable Energy Strategic Action Plan presents a vision for the delivery of offshore renewable energy in Northern Ireland waters. It contains actions to facilitate the opportunities and also address the challenges of offshore development. It also aims to strike a balance between economic, social and environmental needs through an approach that realizes the ambition for renewable energy and associated economic development but minimizes impacts on the environment, other marine users and consumers. This Plan, which has been endorsed by the Executive, sets the framework for development.