Between the dates of 8th – 25th June 2020 Inshore Fisheries Officers seized fishing gear from Whitley Bay, Newbiggin by the Sea, Low Newton and Berwick under section 264 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009. The gear...
The fact that hundreds of tonnes of crab are caught every year in Northumberland, and crab is devoured with relish by thousands of holidaymakers to this beautiful region, should make us think whether this natural resource can be lastingly...
The project between Blue Marine Foundation, Heriot Watt University and the Berwickshire Marine Reserve is intended to help build an understanding of the current interactions between fishers and seals within the south of Scotland and Northumberland, and inform any...
NIFCA are pleased to be able to share our 2019-20 Annual Research Report and 2020-21 Annual Research Plan. We hope you find them to be an interesting read.
At 09.30 on the 21st of May 2020 Inshore Fisheries Officers seized a Beach net set on Lyne Sands, under section 264 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009. This net was set in contravention of NIFCA byelaw...
