Over the festive period the NIFCA office will be open on Christmas Eve, Thursday 27^th December and Friday 28^th December from 9am until 12 noon on each of those days. The office will reopen as normal at 9am on Wednesday 2^nd January.

A Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone.

Draft minutes from the NIFCA Quarterly General Meeting in October 2018 are now available to view in our downloads section HERE.

A new National Angling Strategy is being produced to shape the future of the sport – and your help is needed. The Environment Agency has commissioned research company Substance to research and develop a new National Angling Strategy for 2019-2024. Full details can be found HERE.

BYELAW 7: Prohibition of the use of Mobile Fishing Gear within the English section of the Berwickshire and North Northumberland Coast Special Area of Conservation (SAC)

Opening of soft grounds:

Defra have confirmed the making of the amendment to NIFCA byelaw 7 permitting fishing with mobile gear in specified areas only in the English Section of the Berwickshire and North Northumberland Coast Special Area of Conservation (SAC) – see the byelaw HERE

Please see Defra’s article related to catch-recording requirements for the attention of vessel owners and skippers HERE

For the information of all companies exporting Products of Animal Origin (POAO) including fish & shellfish to the EU and any companies selling to other companies for export – see THIS letter from the FSA.

REGISTER BY 12th DECEMBER WITH FSA/DEFRA