The Manx Government has been talking in the UK over the issue of wind turbines, trying to underline the problems Manx ferries could face with a proliferation of wind farms in the Irish Sea.
Officers have been to Bristol to speak with, amongst others, the Maritime Coastal Agency.
Officers from the MCA are due to arrive on the Island next month to give three presentations on the subject.
Infrastructure Minister David Cretney says dialogue is good.