nifca news winter 2025
Introducing NIFCA’s New-Look Annual Report
The Authority has released its refreshed Annual Report, a statutory requirement for all IFCAs. Each year we update the Secretary of State on our performance against the previous year’s Annual Plan, and this edition arrives in a new digital format with direct links to supporting data throughout. The report covers a year of steady progress and important change. It highlights updates in leadership within our governance structure, including the appointment of a new Chair – Amelia Handerson. It also outlines our work within Marine Protected Areas (MPA), most notably the pilot use of Remote Electronic Monitoring to manage trawling activity in the Coquet to St Mary’s Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ).
Fisheries management remains a core focus. This year saw the re- introduction of the lobster V- notching programme, continued data collection across local fisheries, and
collaborative work to refine Nephrops survey methods.
Our citizen science work also grew through the Sea Angling Species Challenge, which brought the public into the heart of local monitoring. NIFCA engagement stretched from community outreach to international links, including support for the annual science conference held in Gateshead.
READ OUR ANNUAL REPORT HERE
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