Ireland's UN SDGs - Goal 14 Life Below Water 2021

Key Findings

• Key Findings
• Introduction

Overview - Life Below Water in Ireland

• Life Below Water

Management

• SDG 14.1.1 (a) Index of Coastal Eutrophication and (b) Plastic Debris Density
• SDG 14.2.1 Number of Countries Using Ecosystem-Based Approaches to Managing Marine Areas
• SDG 14.3.1 Average Marine Acidity (Ph) Measured at Agreed Suite of Representative Sampling Station
• SDG 14.4.1 Proportion of Fish Stocks Within Biologically Sustainable Levels

Conservation

• SDG 14.5.1 Coverage of Protected Areas in Relation to Marine Areas
• SDG 14.6.1 Degree of Implementation of International Instruments Aiming to Combat Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing
• SDG 14.7.1 Sustainable Fisheries as a Proportion of GDP in Small Island Developing States, Least Developed Countries and all Countries

Policy

• SDG 14.a.1 Proportion of Total Research Budget Allocated to Research in the Field of Marine Technology
• SDG 14.b.1 Degree of Application of a Legal/Regulatory/Policy/Institutional Framework Which Recognizes and Protects Access Rights for Small-Scale Fisheries
• SDG 14.c.1 Number of Countries Making Progress in Ratifying, Accepting and Implementing Through Legal, Policy and Institutional Frameworks, Ocean-Related Instruments that Implement International Law, as Reflected in the United Nation Convention on the Law of the Sea, for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of the Oceans and their Resources

Background Notes

• Data Sources
• Ireland's Population Distribution
• Regions
• Acronyms
• Tier Classifications for Global UN SDG Indicators

Annex

• SDG Policy Map
• Goal 14 Targets and Indicators