Devon & Severn IFCA Will lead, champion & manage a sustainable marine environment & inshore fisheries,

by successfully securing the right balance between social, environmental and economic benefits to ensure healthy seas, sustainable fisheries and a viable industry.

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D&S IFCA’s Mariculture lecture at Plymouth University

D&S IFCA Environment Officer Oliver Thomas gave a two-hour lecture on Wednesday 30th October 2019 on the Sustainable Aquaculture MSc programme to Plymouth University students.

D&S IFCA and Applied Genomics Collaboration

D&S IFCA Officers trained to assist with sampling work using the patrol vessel David Rowe

South West IFCAs receive Seafish Authority funding for Spiny Lobster work

Devon and Severn IFCA, Cornwall IFCA and Isles of Scilly IFCA has received £5,752 from Seafish to aid research work into the movement, growth rates and larval settlement of spiny lobsters (crawfish) in the coastal waters of South West of England.

Edible Crab Science Meeting

Devon and Severn IFCA attended an Edible (Brown) Crab Science Meeting in London on 23rd October 2019

Reminder to all Mobile Fishing Permit Holders

D&S IFCA would like to remind all Mobile Fishing Permit Holders of their obligation to ensure their Vessel Monitoring System is fully operational.

Response to Exmouth Marina Dredge Licence Variation

Devon and Severn IFCA has responded to a Variation on the Marine Licence to Dispose of Dredge Material from Exmouth Marina at Sea

Catch and Release of Bass Starts on 1st November

As of midnight tonight, all bass caught by recreational fishermen must be returned to the sea immediately if caught.

A New Byelaw to Manage Hand Working Fishing Activity?

D&S IFCA’s Byelaw and Permitting Sub Committee set to discuss different options to manage the use of crab tiles, bait digging and many other hand gathering types of fishing activity.

Market Inspections and reported Illegal Bass Fishing

Devon and Severn IFCA enforcement officers focus on evening fish market inspections & bass compliance in the Bigbury-on-Sea area.

Update to Fishers - Hydrographic Survey Work to be conducted in the D&S IFCA District

The 19-metre survey vessel Northern Wind is set to conduct hydrographic survey work to update Admiralty Charts in the Ilfracombe to Minehead area

Exemptions Byelaw 2019 To Be Confirmed?

The Exemptions Byelaw 2019 enters its quality assurance phase before consideration by the Secretary of State

Baseline report for Skerries Angling Zone now complete

D&S IFCA has produced a baseline report on the temporal and spatial use of the Skerries Bank Angling Zone by different fisheries user groups.

Teign Estuary Mussel Surveys

D&S IFCA completes its annual mussel surveys within the closed public mussel beds of the Teign Estuary