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DEVON AND SEVERN IFCA

Brixham Laboratory,

Freshwater Quarry,

Brixham,

Devon

TQ5 8BA

Tel: 01803 854648

Office email : office@devonandsevernifca.gov.uk

You can click here which will help you find our Office.

Any personal data that you provide will be held securely and not shared.

Reporting Suspicious Fishing Activity

You have options how to report suspicious or illegal fishing activity, including the use of a website form that enables you to report anonymously without leaving your contact details. Please visit our “Reporting Illegal Fishing” website page to use this form. We also have an (Incident Line) Tel: 07740175479 or email: intel@devonandsevernifca.gov.uk

However you choose to report an incident to us, it helps if you give us detail. If possible please include the location, date & time and a description of what you saw, such as vessels, vehicles, fishing gear and people.

Exemptions to Byelaws

Please contact us if you wish to apply for an exemption (also known as an authorisation or dispensation). More detail, including details of the exemptions/authorisation request form is set out on our Exemptions website page which you can view here. There is a dedicated email address that you can use for exemptions/authorisation requests – email: exemptions@devonandsevernifca.gov.uk

Contacting Specific Officers or Members of the Authority

You can use the following mobile telephone numbers and email addresses to contact individual officers. There are also links provided below to view Declarations of Interest forms completed by Officers. If you wish to contact a member of the Authority please click here.

Chief Officer (Mat Mander)                                        07515 050888 

Email: m.mander@devonandsevernifca.gov.uk

To view the Declaration of Interest form (October 2026) for M. Mander please click here.

Deputy Chief Officer (Sarah Clark)                            07515 050887        

Email: s.clark@devonandsevernifca.gov.uk

To view the Declaration of Interest form (October 2026) for S. Clark please click here.

Principal Policy Officer (Neil Townsend)                    Home Office: 01626 331589 & Mobile: 07590 224011

Email: n.townsend@devonandsevernifca.gov.uk

To view the Declaration of Interest form (October 2026) for N. Townsend please click here.

Finance & Administration Manager (Olga Pepper)     07395 358172

Email: o.pepper@devonandsevernifca.gov.uk

To view the Declaration of Interest form (October 2026) for O. Pepper please click here.

Permits & Queries (email) – (we also have the on-line application facility)

Please use this email – 

permits@devonandsevernifca.gov.uk

Senior Enforcement Officer (Gavin Mayhew)             07590 224010

Email: g.mayhew@devonandsevernifca.gov.uk

To view the Declaration of Interest form (October 2026) for G. Mayhew please click here.

Enforcement Officer (Jon Norman)                            07860 270879

Email: j.norman@devonandsevernifca.gov.uk

To view the Declaration of Interest form (October 2026) for J. Norman please click here.

Enforcement Officer (Ben Mitson)                              07596 894023

Email: B.Mitson@devonandsevernifca.gov.uk

Enforcement Officer (Callum Bedford)                       07355 031606

Email: C.Bedford@devonandsevernifca.gov.uk

To view the Declaration of Interest form (October 2026) for C. Bedford please click here.

Enforcement Officer (Bradly Harris)                        07850 096030

Email: b.harris@devonandsevernifca.gov.uk

To view the Declaration of Interest form (October 2026) for B. Harris please click here.

Senior Environment Officer (James Stewart)            07720 683624

Email: j.stewart@devonandsevernifca.gov.uk

To view the Declaration of Interest form (October 2026) for J. Stewart please click here.

Environment Officer (Lauren Parkhouse)                  07740 175480

Email: l.parkhouse@devonandsevernifca.gov.uk

To view the Declaration of Interest form (October 2026) for L. Parkhouse please click here.

Environment Officer (Sarah Curtin)                  07590 224014

Email:  s.curtin@devonandsevernifca.gov.uk

(Sarah’s normal working hours are Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday)

To view the Declaration of Interest form (October 2026) for S. Curtin please click here.

Marine Development Officer/Environment Officer (Nadine Hanlon)           07928 620630

Email: N.Hanlon@devonandsevernifca.gov.uk

To view the Declaration of Interest form (October 2026) for N. Hanlon please click here.

Web Site Queries (Neil Townsend)

Email: n.townsend@devonandsevernifca.gov.uk