The RIFG network comprises 6 national groups where commercial fishers have a forum to explore local fisheries management initiatives, ensuring fishing businesses of all sizes have a strong voice in matters that affect them.
The Regional Inshore Fisheries Groups (RIFGs) are non-statutory bodies that aim to improve the management of fisheries in the 0-12 nautical mile zone of Scottish waters and to give commercial inshore fishers a strong voice in wider marine planning initiatives.
The East Coast RIFG coves the area from Inverness clockwise round the coast down to the national border with England in the east.
The North and Northwest RIFG cover north of covers from Ardnamurchan Point around to Inverness, including the Inner Hebrides north of Ardnamurchan Point.
The Southwest RIFG covers the area from the national border with England in the west to Ardnamurchan Point, including the Inner Hebrides south of Ardnamurchan Point.
The Outer Hebrides RIFG covers inshore waters from the baselines between the Butt of Lewis and Barra Head, as well as the sea out from St Kilda, the Flannan Isles, North Rona and Sula Sgeir.
The Orkney RIFG extends out to 12 miles around the isles and the waters surrounding Sule Skerry to the west
The Shetland RIFG extends out to 12 miles around the isles and operating separately to, but in close cooperation with, the Shetland Shellfish Management Organisation (SSMO).
FISHERY GROUPS
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KILOMETRES OF SCOTTISH COASTLINE
