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Page review/updated 19/06/2026
(Content of page updated: 19th June 2026)
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). This page also includes links to view Interests/Disclosable Pecuniary Interests.
THE CHAIR & VICE CHAIR/S
The Chair: Professor Mike Williams (MMO Appointee)
m.williams@devonandsevernifca.gov.uk
Please click here to view Disclosable Pecuniary Interests.
Vice Chair: Dr Pamela Buchan (MMO Appointee)
Buchan, Pamela <pb381@exeter.ac.uk
Please click here to view Disclosable Pecuniary Interests.
LOCAL AUTHORITY REPRESENTATIVES
To be Confirmed (Devon County Council)
Councillor Louise Wainwright (Devon County Council) & B&PSC Member
louise.wainwright@devon.gov.uk
Please click here to view Disclosable Pecuniary Interests.
Councillor Lynne Rowsell (Devon County Council)
Please click here to view Disclosable Pecuniary Interests.
Councillor Sara Wilson (Devon County Council) & B&PSC Member
Please click here to view Disclosable Pecuniary Interests.
Councillor Dermot McGeough (Devon County Council) & B&PSC Member
Please click here to view Disclosable Pecuniary Interests.
Councillor Annemieke Waite (North Somerset Council)
Annemieke.Waite@n-somerset.gov.uk
Please click here to view Disclosable Pecuniary Interests.
Councillor Andrew Strang (Torbay Council)
Please click here to view Disclosable Pecuniary Interests.
Councillor Jayne Stansfield (South Gloucestershire Council) & B&PSC Member
Jayne.Stansfield@southglos.gov.uk
Please click here to view Disclosable Pecuniary Interests.
Councillor Ashley Bowkett (Gloucestershire County Council)
ashley.bowkett@gloucestershire.gov.uk
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Councillor Fi Hance (Bristol City Council)
Please click here to view Disclosable Pecuniary Interests.
Councillor Josh McCarty (Plymouth City Council) & B&PSC Member
Please click here to view Disclosable Pecuniary Interests.
Federica Smith-Roberts (Somerset Council)
federica.smithroberts@somerset.gov.uk
Please click here to view Disclosable Pecuniary Interests.
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)
Please click here to view Disclosable Pecuniary Interests.
Professor Mike Williams (Environment/Law) & Vice Chair of the B&PSC (from 22nd July 2021)
Please click here to view Disclosable Pecuniary Interests.
Dr Pamela Buchan (Environment/Social Science) & B&PSC Member
Please click here to view Disclosable Pecuniary Interests.
Jon Dornom (Commercial Fisheries) & B&PSC Member
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David Morgan (Commercial Fisheries) & B&PSC Member
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Felicity Sylvester (Fisheries/Education) & B&PSC Member
Didi Alayli (Environment) & B&PSC Member
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Wayne Thomas (Recreational Fishing) & B&PSC Member
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Guy Baker (Conservation & Science Communication) & B&PSC Member
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Charlie Ziemann (Commercial Fishing) & B&PSC Member
Alistair Dewhirst (Environment) & B&PSC Member
Sarah Holmyard (Commercial Fishing, Aquaculture, and Marine Environment) & B&PSC Member
Mike Spiller (Recreational Angling) & B&PSC Member
Andrew Bell (Environment)
Please click here to view Disclosable Pecuniary Interests.
STATUTORY MEMBERS
Kate Sugar (Natural England) & B&PSC Member
Kate.Sugar@naturalengland.org.uk
Simon Toms (Environment Agency) & B&PSC Member
simon.toms@environment-agency.gov.uk
01208 265052