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An Online Evening with FinVision introducing a new juvenile fish project
Have you ever wanted to take a peek below an estuary's surface? Join us for an evening with the FinVision Team to introduce an exciting new project that aims to identify important habitats for juvenile fish of recreationally important species like bass and mullet, using hi-tech cameras. Thursday, November 30 - 18:00 - 19:30 GMT Online. Please book here. Understanding which types of habitat are...
Opportunity to manage Sussex’s inshore fisheries and conservation
The MMO has a general member vacancy in the Sussex IFCA and seeks to appoint to fill this vacancy and create a reserve list for any future vacancies. Members of an IFCA committee work in a team with others, helping to ensure that: • the use of sea fisheries resources is carried out in a sustainable way and is balanced with the need to protect the marine environment or promote its recovery from,...
Consultation on Managing Quota in 2023 and Beyond
ENDS Power List Top 100 Environmental Professionals
ENDS (Europe's environmental news and information service) today published the inaugural Power List of the Top 100 Most Influential Environmental Professionals that have made the greatest impact in the past two years. ENDS state that “The individuals who made the...
Deadline Extended! IFCA General Members Recruitment
Deadline Extended! IFCA General Members Recruitment - 13 February 2023 The Marine Management Organisation has extended the deadline for IFCA general member applications until 28th February. Follow this link to their website to learn more and to apply! Want to learn...
Fisheries Management Plans Engagement Events
AIFCA Briefings Invitation to Tender
AIFCA presented at Coastal Futures 2023
On Wednesday 25th and Thursday 26th January 2023, at Royal Geographical Society, London Tony Tomlinson MBE, Chairman of the Association of IFCAs presented at the Coastal Futures Conference. Coastal Futures is the largest ocean conference of its kind in the UK,...
Updates on Fisheries Management Plans
Upcoming and current MMO Vacancies
Deadline for Applications is 13th February 2023 The Marine Management Organisation has several current and upcoming general member vacancies in the ten regional Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities (IFCA) across England. MMO will be seeking to appoint to...
Ocean and Coastal Future for theNext Decade
25th & 26th January 2023 CoastalFutures2023 Our Ocean and Coastal Future for theNext Decade The two-day conference will be held in-person at the Royal Geographical Society in London and live-streamed to reach a wider audience than ever before. Alongside leading...
Communication and Engagement Project
The Association of Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities (AIFCA) are in the process of developing the following contract; Communication and engagement capacity building project. We would be grateful if you could provide a quotation for the services as...
Policy paper published on Fisheries Management Plans
Defra and the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) published a policy paper on Fisheries Management Plans (FMPs) on 1 September. This can be read here. FMPs will be evidence-based action plans, developed in collaboration with the fishing sector and other...
New Remote Electronic Monitoring Report
Fisheries Industry Science Partnerships (FISP) scheme
Fisheries Industry Science Partnerships (FISP) scheme July 2022 The Fisheries Industry Science Partnerships (FISP) scheme, part of the £100m UK Seafood Fund, will open on 1 August. Bidding will be open until midday on 5 September. A final round is also planned for...
New Role for AIFCA on the UK Gear Forum
The AIFCA has accepted a position on the UK Gear Forum. The UK Gear Forum discusses and advance sustainability (economic, environmental and social) in all (mobile and static) wild capture fisheries, through the lens of selective gear innovations. The Forum’s work...
Advancing Knowledge Award for Chief Officer
The Chief Officer was awarded Bournemouth Universities Advancing Knowledge Award. The judges summed up Robert Clark’s achievements by saying: “Robert has demonstrated a significant impact on his industry and on leading environmental issues in the sector. He has...
Have your say on HPMAs in the North
AIFCA Speaks at Fisheries and Protected Areas APPG Event
Towards Regional Inshore Fisheries Management Plans
Opportunities for Change. A new report by the New Economics Foundations considers the development of Fisheries Management Plans and the opportunities to support inshore fisheries. The Association of Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities (AIFCA) commissioned...
it is only by leading, championing and managing a sustainable marine environment and inshore fisheries that we can be successful as an Association.