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.

To find out more about what the Devon and Severn IFCA do click here

D&S IFCA Monitors Scallop Dredging in Salcombe

Enforcement Officers from the Devon and Severn IFCA recently conducted a patrol in and around Salcombe.

AIFCA News Release

The Association of IFCA's news release - Management of English Inshore Marine Protected Areas by the IFCAs

Bass Restrictions for 2019

In 2019 between the 1st April and 31st October the restrictions for catching bass by recreational fishers is one per person per day.

We are recruiting!

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the small environmental management team of the Devon & Severn IFCA

Severn and Somerset Netting Patrols

Devon and Severn IFCA Enforcement Officers have conducted patrols of the Severn Estuary

Live Wrasse Fishery Research Report 2018

Analysis of data collected during the second year of the fully documented fishery (2018) has been carried out.

D&S IFCA assists with classification sampling of Lyme Bay mussels

D&S IFCA officers are assisting the food and safety team at Torbay Council by witnessing mussel and water samples being taken

Defra Reports on the Conduct & Operation of D&S IFCA

The Conduct & Operation of all IFCAs between 2014 and 2018 has been set out in a recently published Defra report that you can now read.

Cockle Stock Assessment Surveys

Stock assessments have been carried out on cockle beds on the Exe and Teign Estuaries.

D&S IFCA Increases the Legal Size for Whelk

The Size of a whelk (the Minimum Conservation Reference Size) will increase from 45mm to 55mm in November 2018.