Towards the end of April, NWIFCA officers surveyed the Flookburgh cockle bed in Morecambe Bay to look at the current state of the stock.

At the end of March, we said goodbye to Cath Dobson as she starts her well-deserved retirement.

You are invited to take part in a research study looking to understand mental health in the commercial fishing industry.

NWIFCA have finalised the Annual Plan for 2024-2025. To view the Annual Plan please follow the link below. Annual Plan 2024-2025

The online survey for our Netting Consultation is now open. This will be available until Monday 15th April 2024

Further to our consultation on the proposal to bring forward the district’s cockle fishery open season, the Authority’s members have approved the below resolution at an extraordinary meeting of our Technical, Scientific and Byelaws Sub-Committee (TSB) on 6th March: ‘The proposal is to open the cockle fishery from 1st July 2024, subject to satisfactory survey results in accordance with the methodology laid out in the report to TSB on 6th February 2024. Further, for the fishery to close on 28th February 2025. The sub-committee approves the resolution, subject to be understanding that the initiative is 12-month trial and that its outputs will be reviewed by TSB no later than February 2025.’ If you have any questions, please contact our office.

NWIFCA are hosting events across the district. The aim is to gather your thoughts and opinion regarding the regulation of netting throughout our district. All events are from 11am till 4pm How to participate in the event Option 1: Attend an in-person  To attend, please register for the event and book a time slot to speak with an officer by calling the office on 01524 727 970 or emailing [email protected] Time slots can be booked for individuals, or groups of up to five people if you would like to make your representation along with others. At the meeting, we will aim to answer any questions you have and get your thoughts on the proposal. We ask that all stakeholders wanting to attend an in-person event register by 9:00 am 19th March.  Option 2: Call our office If you cannot make one of the in-person events, you can call the office on 01524 727 970 Option 3: Online Survey We recognise not everyone has the time or access to attend an event. If you still want to have your say, you can fill out our online survey This will be open until Monday 5th April and available below:

Price drop on an Osprey Viper 7 meter mono-hull boat. Twin propellers, two Yamaha 100 hp.

DEFRA have opened the consultation on the conduct and operations of IFCAs. A statutory report by the Secretary of State into the conduct and operation of the ten Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities (IFCA’s) every four years, is prepared and laid before Parliament. This is the third report and will cover the period from September 2018 to September 2022.  The report will assess the IFCA’s against their five high level objectives set out in the IFCA Vision and Success Criteria document set out in the 2014-2018 Conduct and Operations Report on the IFCAs. Success Criterion 1: Communications and Engagement Success Criterion 2: Compliance and Enforcement Success Criterion 3: Management measures Success Criterion 4: Governance and Training Success Criterion 5: Evidence and Science Your opportunity to contribute to the report The feedback you provide in response to this consultation will contribute to the content of the third quadrennial conduct and operations report.This report will cover the period from September 2018 to the end of August 2022.  The evidence you provide should only relate to this period. This Citizen Space consultation invites contributions of evidence to a series of questions, structured around the IFCA Success Criteria. The Success Criteria form the basis…

The consultation for the NWIFCA 2024/25 cockle open season dates has now closed Thank you to all those who participated and provided feedback to the Authority. The results of the consultation will be presented and discussed at the Technical Science and Byelaw meeting on March 6th, and will be made available on the website.

The NWIFCA consultation on the 2024/25 District cockle open season will close at 3pm on Friday 23rd February.  For those who would like to contribute to the consultation, please respond by filling in the questionnaire using the link below: For further information behind the consultation, and how the information you provide will be used please see: