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