Mike Nesbitt of the UUP asked a question about the horse mussel reefs in Strangford Lough.
If it does, East Belfast could expand radically into current North Down and Strangford territory.
In May, Strangford assembly member David McNarry was expelled by a UUP disciplinary committee.
In May 2012, the UUP expelled David McNarry, its assembly member for Strangford.
He and his wife, Iris, who became Strangford MP in 2001, have three children.
Previously designated marine areas of protection include Strangford Lough, Rathlin Island, Red Bay and Murlough Bay.
Siemens is now backing SeaGen, the first commercial tidal system, deployed at Strangford Lough in Northern Ireland.
The complaint is over the protection and restoration of reefs of horse mussels on the bed of Strangford Lough.
Enter stage right David McNarry, Mr Nesbitt's Strangford running mate who has been expelled from the party for nine months.
The SDLP's John Dallat said the time for playing politics and juggling with the future of Strangford Lough was long past.
Either South Down MLA John McCallister or Strangford MLA Mike Nesbitt will be elected at the party's AGM on 31 March.
The Upper Bann seat of First Minister David Trimble and the Strangford constituency of UUP deputy leader John Taylor are being targeted by the party, he said.
In the light of the former Strangford MP's comments to Gareth Gordon I wondered whether history would have taken a different course if he had beaten David Trimble.
Agriculture implement fishing regulations and controls in Strangford Lough.
Joe Dorrian, who lives near Portaferry, on the other side of Strangford Lough, said that with his 0.2Mbps broadband speed, he had no chance of streaming videos for his children to watch.
Although it may be in the very early stages, if it is not dealt with it could have very serious consequences, not only for the economy, but also the ecology of Strangford Lough.
Martin Wright, managing director of Marine Current Turbines, said Strangford Lough had one of the strongest tidal currents in the British Isles and was therefore "a perfect location for us to test a pre-commercial device".
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Michelle McIlveen of the DUP referred to the importance of Strangford as a breeding ground for common and grey seals, and said the assembly should not underestimate the importance of the mussel beds as a filtration system and as a nursery for other species.
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