News - NIFCA

September 2023

NIFCA QUARTERLY MEETING, 23rd October 2023

Please note that our next Quarterly Meeting will be held at The Hub, Seahouses Sports & Community Centre, Stone Close, Seahouses, NE68 7YL on...

August 2023

Fishers and NIFCA co-design FMP response

An article in this week’s Fishing News summarises the work by Sarah Coulthard on behalf of NIFCA to explore fisher’s ideas about what should...

July 2023

Commercial Fisher fined for Breaching Fisheries Legislation

On Thursday the 22nd of June at North Tyneside Magistrates Court, Mr Charles “Michael” Denton of Atlee Terrace, Newbiggin by the Sea, was found...

April 2023

Fisheries Management Plans – Independent Evaluation Survey

FMPs have been developed nationally and include the Crab and Lobster FMP developed by Seafish and Defra. They aim to deliver sustainable fisheries in...

March 2023

Defra Consultation on Spatial Management Measures for Industrial Sandeel Fishing

Defra are considering new spatial management measures to provide additional resilience and protection for the North Sea sandeel stocks to reduce the impacts of...

Read more about Give your views on the anticipated national crab and lobster fisheries management plan (FMP) and proposed increase in lobster minimum landing size.

March 2023

Give your views on the anticipated national crab and lobster fisheries management plan (FMP) and proposed increase in lobster minimum landing size.

Dear Fisher, NIFCA in collaboration with Newcastle University are conducting a survey to gather views from potters in the NIFCA region on the national...