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. This year, the team will: Complete the review of netting resulting in the revocation of the current Fixed Engines byelaw which will be replaced by a Netting Permit byelaw. 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.
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