- 3.5.1 Overview of Transitional and Coastal Risk Assessments

The risk procedures applied to Irish marine (transitional and coastal) water bodies are similar to the river and lake risk assessment procedures, involving a combination of both pressure and impact assessments. The analysis includes abstraction, flow regulation and morphological pressures and also incorporates impact data from national marine monitoring datasets. The marine analysis also considered other pressures such as the effects of alien species, fishery activities and information in relation to compliance with the standards set in other directives to protect the environment.