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Connecting with Our Coast: RSA & Commercial fisher Events
At NIFCA, building strong relationships with recreational sea anglers and commercial fishers is an incredibly important part of our work. Through regular stakeholder events, we’re creating and encouraging open channels for dialogue, feedback, and shared understanding around the management of our inshore fisheries. Engaging with Recreational Sea Anglers NIFCA officers seek to regularly connect with recreational sea anglers at community events, specialist gatherings, and during routine patrols. These interactions are vital for promoting awareness of regulations, encouraging compliance, and listening to the concerns and ideas of the angling community. One flagship initiative is our Species Challenge, which invites anglers to share details of their catches. By working together, we’re helping to build a clearer picture of fish species across the district. We’ve taken part in the Angling Trust’s virtual Sea Angling Forums, as well as hosting a summer informal drop in event at our office in Blyth, offering updates on NIFCA’s work and creating
space for discussion around recreational sea angling priorities and the chance to meet with some of our staff and members. Supporting the Commercial Fishing Community Our Fisher Forum events aim to provide commercial fishers with a platform to speak directly with NIFCA officers about the challenges and realities they face. The sessions cover key topics such as the impact of severe weather, industry regulations like medical certification, and other pressing concerns. Past forums have been held in key coastal locations including Holy Island, Seahouses, Eyemouth, Amble, Blyth, and North Shields, continuing our commitment to meet fishers where they work. Looking Ahead We’ll continue to host and promote stakeholder events to ensure everyone, whether rod and line or commercial vessel, is informed, heard, and involved in shaping the future of our inshore waters. Dates for our upcoming Autumn and Winter events will be announced shortly. We hope to see you there.
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