Marine Law and Ocean Policy Research Services Ltd (MLOPRS)

Marine Law and Ocean Policy Research Services Ltd is an SME registered in Ireland that provides research and consultancy services on the law of the sea and ocean related matters. Currently, the company employs three people and provides commissioned work in the common fisheries policy; international and regional fisheries law; the ecosystem approach; the European Integrated Maritime Policy; marine scientific research and maritime spatial planning. The Managing Director has participated in the work of the European institutions, the United Nations, the UNESCO/IOC’s Advisory Body of Experts on the Law of the Sea, various ICES Working Groups, the North-Sea Regional Advisory Council, the Government of Scotland, the Forum Fisheries Agency in the Pacific, the World Bank, and the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD). MLOPRS Ltd has participated in FP7 projects ODEMM and SOCIOEC as well as a range of specialist marine related projects for EU institutions and agencies worldwide.