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The following is a list of Authority members. Some members have also been appointed as members of the Byelaw and Permitting Sub-Committee (B&PSC). To find out more about the work of the B&PSC please click here. It is envisaged that this website page will be updated and expanded in due course, possibly to include profile information.
The Chair & Vice Chair/s
The Chair: Professor Mike Williams (MMO Appointee)
m.williams@devonandsevernifca.gov.uk
Vice Chair: Dr Pamela Buchan (MMO Appointee)
Pamela is also Chair of D&S IFCA’s Governance Working Group (GWG)
Buchan, Pamela <pb381@exeter.ac.uk
Local Authority Representatives
Councillor Alistair Dewhirst (Devon County Council) & B&PSC Member
alistair.dewhirst@devon.gov.uk
Councillor Ron Peart (Devon County Council)
Councillor Phillip Twiss (Devon County Council)
Councillor Stuart Hughes (Devon County Council)
Councillor Paul Crab (Devon County Council)
Councillor Bridget Petty (North Somerset Council)
Bridget.Petty@n-somerset.gov.uk
Councillor Nicole Amil (Torbay Council) & B&PSC Member
Councillor Keith Burchill (South Gloucestershire Council)
Keith.burchell@southglos.gov.uk
Councillor Alan Preest (Gloucestershire County Council)
alan.preest@gloucestershire.gov.uk
Councillor Paul Goggin (Bristol City Council)
cllr.paul.goggin@bristol.gov.uk
Councillor Bill Wakenham (Plymouth City Council) & B&PSC Member
Billl.wakenham@plymouth.gov.uk
Councillor Mike Murphy (Somerset Council)
General Members (appointed by the Marine Management Organisation)
Rachel Irish (MMO) & B&PSC Member
rachel.irish@marinemanagement.org.uk
01803 853383
D&S IFCA can put you in touch with the following Members by contacting the office.
Dr Emma Bean (Environment/Law) & Chair of the B&PSC (elected 22nd July 2021)
Professor Mike Williams (Environment/Law) & Vice Chair of the B&PSC (from 22nd July 2021)
Dr Pamela Buchan (Environment/Commercial Fishing) & B&PSC Member
Jon Dornom (Commercial Fisheries) & B&PSC Member
David Morgan (Commercial Fisheries) & B&PSC Member
Dave Saunders (Charter Angling) & B&PSC Member
Felicity Sylvester (Fisheries/Education) & B&PSC Member
Natasha Bradshaw (Environment)
Tom Birbeck (Recreational & Commercial Fishing)
Wayne Thomas (Recreational Fishing) & B&PSC Member
Caroline Acton (Marine Environment) & B&PSC Member
Mark Day (Commercial Towed Gear/Fisheries Education) & B&PSC Member
Guy Baker (Conservation & Science Communication) & B&PSC Member
Dr Simon Thomas (Angling) & B&PSC Member
Anthony McDowell (Recreational Fishing)
Statutory Members
Jay Boyle (Natural England) & B&PSC Member
Jay.Boyle@naturalengland.org.uk
07501 104337
Simon Toms (Environment Agency) & B&PSC Member
simon.toms@environment-agency.gov.uk
01208 265052
Page updated: 8th December 2022.