Devon and Severn Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority

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The Devon and Severn Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority is a regional English body responsible for managing and conserving inshore marine fisheries and habitats along the coasts of Devon and the Severn Estuary.

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instanceOf Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority ⓘ
public body ⓘ
regulatory authority ⓘ
aimsTo balance sustainable fisheries with marine conservation ⓘ
support local coastal communities dependent on fishing ⓘ
conducts fisheries research and surveys ⓘ
cooperatesWith Environment Agency ⓘ
Marine Management Organisation ⓘ
Natural England ⓘ
local councils in its district ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
creates local fisheries byelaws ⓘ
hasGoverningBodyType committee of local authority and appointed members ⓘ
hasHeadquartersIn Devon ⓘ
hasMemberType Marine Management Organisation appointees ⓘ
commercial and recreational fishing representatives ⓘ
environmental and scientific members ⓘ
local authority representatives ⓘ
hasScope management of Marine Protected Areas in its district ⓘ
marine nature conservation within its district ⓘ
jurisdiction England ⓘ
legalBasis Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 ⓘ
manages inshore fisheries within 6 nautical miles of the coast ⓘ
operatesIn Bristol Channel inshore waters ⓘ
Devon coast ⓘ
Severn Estuary ⓘ
south‑west England inshore waters ⓘ
partOfSystem English Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities network ⓘ
regulates commercial fishing activities ⓘ
inshore marine fisheries ⓘ
recreational sea angling ⓘ
responsibleFor conservation of marine habitats ⓘ
enforcement of local fisheries byelaws ⓘ
marine environmental protection within its district ⓘ
monitoring of inshore fish stocks ⓘ
sustainable exploitation of sea fisheries resources ⓘ
subjectTo oversight by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs ⓘ
uses patrol vessels for enforcement ⓘ
shore‑based enforcement officers ⓘ
website https://www.devonandsevernifca.gov.uk/ ⓘ

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