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North Bull Island — water body quality

near Bayside, Fingal

North Bull Island is a coastal water in Fingal, near Bayside, covering 2.1 km².

Official classification

Moderate

Assessed 2026

Moderate is the first Water Framework Directive class that falls short of the Directive’s objective: the biological communities here differ moderately from those expected in a near-natural water body of this type, so a programme of measures applies.

StretchStatus
North Bull IslandModerate

Overall status reflects the worst stretch (precautionary).

This water body

Type
Coastal water
Area
2.1 km²
County
Fingal
Location
53.3815, -6.1381
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