A new Marine Protected Area (MPA) strategy for Northern Ireland “must deliver real, tangible action”, a bird charity has said.

The updated strategy, launched by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Daera), should mean areas like Strangford Lough will be better protected in five years’ time.

Forty-eight MPAs have already been identified as part of an “ecologically significant” network of places “deserving of enhanced protection”.