Especially the coastal zone is one of the most fertile seas in the world.

However, coastal zone management is an integral part of the terms of reference, he told the conference.

The Republic's move to develop marine-management systems may prove far too limited if confined to the narrow coastal zone.

The country boasts a breathtaking geography, with a Caribbean coastal zone, a mountainous region, vast cattle-rich plains and jungles.

The State's only integrated coastal zone management initiative under EU guidelines has been wound up due to lack of Government support.

The Government has been urged to implement an integrated coastal zone management system which would permit sailing tourism to achieve full potential.

Over this coastal zone there falls a balm distilled from the great ocean, as gentle showers and refreshing dews bathe the land.

The Minister for the Marine, Mr Fahey, is to appoint a top senior civil servant in his Department to handle coastal zone management.

Both sides were also discussing working together on gas production in the Brega area, a coastal zone where Libya's state industry is producing gas.

Kerry county councillors yesterday voted to grant planning permission to a one-off rural house in a highly protected area in a designated coastal zone.

The environment of the Bohai Sea is under enormous pressure because of rapid economic and urban development associated with increased population inhabiting the coastal zone.

Under the quota system, commercial fishermen will be given a specific number of tags depending on the district or coastal zone in which they work.

The Palestinian Authority (PA) claims Israel's increased restrictions on the flow of goods and people are worsening poverty in the impoverished coastal zone.

Barak rejected Western criticism that the Gaza blockade was creating any hardship in the coastal zone packed with 1.5 million people.

With 40 percent of the Mediterranean's 46,000-km coastline already covered in concrete, action is necessary to manage the coastal zone, Mifsud said.

Coastal zones are often densely populated and pressure for land intense.