The Angling Trust: The Channel Island of Sark has become the first place in the UK to ban the controversial wrasse fishery supplying live wrasse to the Scottish salmon farming industry where they are used as cleaner fish removing sea lice from farmed salmon. The Angling Trust has been calling for a UK-wide ban on […]
Defra: ‘Report to Parliament about inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities (IFCAs) conduct and operation Closes 4 Sep 2018 Opened 24 Jul 2018 Contact ifca-consultation@defra.gsi.gov.uk Overview We are asking for evidence on how well IFCAs have worked to meet their duties in the last 4 years (September 2014 to September 2018). Why We Are Consulting We are seeking […]
This article is in part a response to the research study published a year ago. The Ecologist: Governing Marine Protected Areas: Lyme Bay Horatio Morpurgo The scientific case for Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) is now overwhelming. The bigger question is how can they be managed more effectively? HORATIO MORPURGO reports. When conservation and utilitarian aims […]
Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities (IFCAs) are transforming the face of inshore fisheries and conservation management. AIFCAs Since their inception in 2011, the IFCAs have demonstrated a “can do” attitude and sought to deliver value for money by managing stakeholder led decisions to support local communities. At the same time the IFCAs are working towards […]
Defra: A review report has been published by Defra on the conduct and operations of the ten English Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities (IFCAs) over the four year period to 31 August 2014. This meets the requirements of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 for a report on the IFCAs’ work in their first […]