Please note that our next Quarterly Meeting will be held at East Bedlington Community Centre, 16 & 17 Station Rd, Bedlington Station, NE22 7JN, on Monday 25th April 2022 at 1pm.

Agenda Items include: –
IFCO Reports on activity in the district, Environmental Report on NIFCA research, surveys and projects and an update on NIFCA byelaws.

If you would like to attend, please email nifca@nifca.gov.uk

We are pleased to confirm that the NIFCA office will reopen as usual from Monday 4th April, following its temporary closure this week.

We look forward to welcoming visitors again next week.

Unfortunately, due to staff sickness, the NIFCA office is closed from today. It is hoped that we will reopen week commencing Monday 4^th April and we will update the website to confirm next Friday 1^st April.

The NIFCA team can still be contacted by telephone on 01670 797 676, by email at nifca@nifca.gov.uk or on our contact page above, where we will be happy to help you with any queries you may have.

Thank you for your understanding at this challenging time.

We look forward to welcoming you back to the office soon.

Best wishes,

The NIFCA Team

Please see the link below to a press release from the SAGB/Seafish press regarding the joint project Developing Best practice Guidance on Crustacea Handling: SAGB Media release Developing best practice guidance on crustacea handling and despatch

Please follow this link to view the Frequently asked questions regarding the I-VMS roll out programme: iVMS FAQs

Congratulations Chief IFCO Mark Southerton who has been named the winner of this year’s Jon Green Award for Excellence! After taking over as Chief IFCO at the start of the pandemic, Mark has led the team through a very difficult 18-months with openness and care, as well as going above and beyond the call of duty in his new position, including acting as an IFCA representative on national task groups.

NIFCA Chair, Les Weller, was pleased to pass the award over to Mark who follows last year’s winner, Katy Smart, making him the second NIFCA employee to have his name added to the plaque.

This award is dedicated to former Deputy Chief IFCO, Jon green who gave many years of service to NIFCA and the Sea Fisheries Committee. Jon sadly passed away in 2020. We are pleased to be able keep his memory alive with this annual award, which is presented to hard-working colleagues, old and new.