SUCCESS CRITERIA
MANAGEMENT REVIEW & DEVELOPMENT
The development of management measures for the sustainable exploitation of sea fisheries resources is central to the remit of NIFCA. As such, NIFCA are responsible for all aspects of the development of measures from the collection and collation of best available evidence, communication and consultation with stakeholders, development of options for management measures within byelaws, drafting byelaws, completion of associated impact assessments, and review and monitoring of each management measure. NIFCA has adopted a formal Byelaw Review Procedure to ensure all byelaws and associated permit conditions are reviewed at least once every three years, or in accordance with statutory requirements. The procedure provides a clear, evidence-based framework for internal review, assessment against defined core questions, and reporting to the Technical & Scientific Sub- Committee and Authority where required. This approach ensures that NIFCA’s regulatory framework remains necessary, proportionate, aligned with national policy, and transparent to stakeholders. This year, the team will: Review the following byelaws in line with the NIFCA Byelaw Review Procedure: Dredges Crustacea Conservation Crustacea and Molluscs Permitting and Pot Limitation Review the Coquet to St Mary’s MCZ Trawl Management Plan developed under the Trawling byelaw. The team will also work to understand how changes in the landscape of national fisheries management through FMPs can align with future changes to NIFCA byelaws. MONITORING OF CODES OF CONDUCT NIFCA enforces voluntary measures through regular monitoring of activity under its codes of conduct. This includes periwinkle and bait collection activities in designated estuarine and intertidal areas. NIFCA will patrol and monitor activity levels to assess compliance with both codes of conduct.
TECH & SCI SUMMARIES
NIFCA BYELAWS
NIFCA CODES OF CONDUCT
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