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Abstract
In 2013, the Socio Economic Marine Research Unit (SEMRU) began the extensive task of data collection and analysis of
Ireland’s ocean economy. Marine socio-economic data are not readily available in Ireland; however, it is essential in
determining the value of the ocean economy in order to realise its full potential. This report is part of a series of economic
reports and it provides an accurate and realistic monitoring of the ocean economy over time. It presents a complete and
comparable sectoral profile, which allows us to observe progress on the targets set out in the Government’s Integrated
Marine Plan (IMP) for Ireland - Harnessing Our Ocean Wealth (HOOW) (2012). The reference year of this report is
2010.