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NEIFCA appoints new Chairperson The North East Inshore Fishery & Conservation Authority (NEIFCA) has appointed Professor Mike Elliott as the new Chairperson to the Authority. Mike has been an active […]
IFCA Reform is Vital: NFFO Chairman, Paul Gilson, discusses what has happened to fuel conflicts between fishermen and their local IFCAs and what might be done about it. In recent […]
Lost gear code of practice for Norfolk MCZ. Fishing gear that is left at sea for extended periods, for example because it is lost, snagged or not tended to can […]
Crab lobster die-off. The disturbing scenes of thousands of crabs and lobsters washed up on the beaches on the Yorkshire and Teeside beaches have caused widespread alarm and major media […]
SW Marine Pioneer project draws to a close. A Marine Pioneer research project in partnership with Devon & Severn Inshore Fisheries & Conservation Authority (IFCA) and the North Devon Biosphere […]
MMO looking to recruit new members to IFCA. Each IFCA needs members who will take a balanced approach to caring for our seas, assessing the priority and importance of all […]
Fisherman convicted of assaulting fishery officer. On 12th October 2020 at Mid and South East Northumberland Magistrates Court sitting at Bedlington, Michael William Denton was found guilty of assaulting a […]
Officers Seize illegal Net and Other Fishing Gear From Westward Ho, according to an article published on the Devon and Severn IFCA Website. On Bank Holiday Friday the 8th May 2020, […]
Campaign to raise awareness of non-native lobster. Cefas has launched a campaign to raise awareness within the UK fishing community of the threat to native species from the non-native species […]
Patrols Monitor Scallop Fisheries in the South West . Since the Salcombe Harbour scallop fishery opened from the 16th December (as the 15th December was a Sunday), officers from Devon and Servern […]
MMO looking to recruit three new members. The MMO is looking to recruit three members to the North Western Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (IFCA). Each IFCA needs members who […]
Research into SW England crawfish. Devon and Severn Inshore Fisheries & Conservation Authority (IFCA), Cornwall IFCA and Isles of Scilly IFCA hav received £5,752 from Seafish to aid research work […]
Crawfish research programme. Sighting of juvenile spiny lobsters (or crawfish) have increased since 2014 after many decades of reduced populations, in particular along the Devon coast. In April 2019, D&S […]
Torbay Seagrass Surveys 2019. Seagrass is a feature of the Torbay Marine Conservation Zone. They are an important habitat for juvenile fish and cuttlefish lay their eggs in them. Species […]
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