The objective of this meeting is to review inshore interim measures, introduced in May 2024 in response to pressure on the crab and lobster stock, within the wider Inshore Fisheries Management Improvement Programme

There will be a range of representatives from the Scottish government’s Marine Directorate, fishermen, fishing associations, RIFG chairs and other stakeholders.

Hybrid meeting 17 February 2025 and note attached.

Agenda and note attached for meeting on 31 January 2025.

Previous minutes also attached.

Please contact Alasdair Macleod for further details at OHRIFG1@outlook.com.

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This meeting of the Orkney Regional Inshore Fisheries Group will be held at the Stromness Nav School and online, through a Teams link (below) All commercial fishermen are invited.

Katy McDonald Principle Marine Survey Maritime and Coastguard Agency, Aberdeen will be attending. Any complex questions for the surveyor should be summited in advance to the Chair, Phil Bennett, by phone on 07305 212429 or by email, orkneyrifg@gmail.co.uk

An agenda will follow but items from the meeting held on 22/10/2024 will be rolled forward. One of the subjects for discussion will be the priorities for Orkney within future marine planning and these will be included in discussions with relevant Marine Directorate departments and Scottish ministers.

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Hybrid meeting taking place on 07 January 2025.

Note attached.

Meetings held in Tarbert, Stornoway, Benbeccula, Barra, please see attached for details and agenda.

Summary of meetings will be attached soon or please contact OHRIFG1@outlook.com

For a link to attend remotely please email shetlandrifg@gmail.com

This meeting of the Orkney Regional Inshore Fisheries Group will be held at the Stromness Nav School and online, through a Teams link (below) All commercial fishermen are invited.

A surveyor from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency will be attending. Any questions for the surveyor should be summited in advance to the Chair, Phil Bennett, by phone on 07305 212429 or by email, orkneyrifg@gmail.co.uk

One of the subjects for discussion will be the priorities for Orkney within future marine planning and these will be included in discussions with relevant Marine Directorate departments and Scottish ministers.

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FMAC Inshore Subgroup Meeting #7

Tuesday 27th August – 14:00 until 16:00 via MS Teams

Agenda

1. Welcome, introductions & review of actions:
2. Marine Directorate update:
3. Razor clam scientific trial:
4. Inshore fisheries improvement project:
5. AOB
6. Close

This meeting of the Orkney Regional Inshore Fisheries Group will be held at the Stromness Nav School and all commercial fishermen are invited.

A surveyor from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency will be attending. Any questions for the surveyor should be summited in advance to the Chair, Phil Bennett, by phone on 07305 212429 or by email, orkneyrifg@gmail.co.uk

Jack Farnham, Development Manager, West of Orkney Windfarm, will be attending and share a presentation about the construction phase of the project. This will include the methods which will be employed to bury the transmission cables etc and he will answer any questions fishermen may have.

If any fishermen are unable to attend in person, but would like to be involved, they can contact Phil, by email, for a virtual link to the meeting orkneyrifg@gmail.co.uk

An agenda will be published nearer the time

Description

FMAC Inshore Subgroup Meeting #6

Tuesday 04th July – 10:00 until 12:00 via MS Teams

Agenda

1. Welcome, introduction and general update from the Marine Directorate

2. The inshore roadmap - a look back and a look ahead at a wider suite of measures

3. Any other business

4. Closing remarks

Attached are Note, Presentations and Terms of Reference.

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Agenda and previous minutes attached for last 2 meetings.

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This meeting of the Orkney Regional Inshore Fisheries Group will be held at the Stromness Nav School and all commercial fishermen are invited.

Katie Cubbon, the Community Catch Orkney Pilot Scheme Coordinator will be attending. Katie will deliver a presentation about the Community Catch Scheme, the potential benefits for local fishermen and be available to answer any questions fishermen may have.

Also attending will be a surveyor from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency. Any questions for the surveyor should be summited in advance to the Chair, Phil Bennett, by phone on 07305 212429 or by email, orkneyrifg@gmail.co.uk

If any fishermen are unable to attend in person, but would like to be involved, they can contact Phil, by email, for a virtual link to the meeting orkneyrifg@gmail.co.uk

An agenda can be found in the attached documents

FMAC Inshore Subgroup Meeting #5

Tuesday 16th April – 10:00 until 12:30 via MS Teams

AGENDA

• Welcome and introduction
• Inshore Fisheries Roadmap – Interim Measures
• Marine Fund Scotland
• RIFG review
• AoB

Fourth meeting of FMAC Inshore Fisheries Subgroup to focus on possible use of interim measures as part of the roadmap for inshore fisheries improvement.

Meeting to be held in Broadford on 13th February 2024

Orkney Regional Inshore Fishing Group is here to give the Fishermen of Orkney a strong voice in these challenging times. Your views, knowledge and experience are much needed to ensure Orkney is at the centre of future planning;

Invites have been made to Mark Shiner, Head of Stromness Nav School, to share information about the proposed changes to training requirements for new entrants; and to Stuart Bell, Marine Directorate, Scottish Govenment, to give an update and answer any specific concerns.

Fishermen are encouraged to participate but if you are unable to attend in person, please feel free to contact the Chair, Phil Bennett, directly to discuss any issues you want to be raised. (Phone: 07305 212429  or  E-mail OrkneyRIFG@gmail.com)

Virtual meeting #3 of Fisheries Management and Conservation (FMAC) subgroup focussing on inshore fisheries matters.

Agenda

1: Welcome, introductions, actions of previous.

2: RIFG Update.

3: Inshore fisheries management improvements.

4: Break

5: Improving the inshore evidence base.

6: Delivering ecosystem-based management.

7. Update on scientific trial for razor clams.

8: AOB.

12pm

Quarterly Meeting

Solway static gear

Orkney Regional Inshore Fishing Group is here to give the Fishermen of Orkney a strong voice in these challenging times. Your views, knowledge and experience are much needed to ensure Orkney is at the centre of future planning

First meeting of Shetland Regional Inshore Fisheries Group. All fishermen welcome.

This subgroup of the main FMAC forum convenes national RIFG Chairs alongwith fishing industry reps, academia and environmentally focussed organisations to help shape the development and practical implementation of key inshore fisheries managment policies. It will utilise a co-management approach to develop solutions to difficult nationwide fisheries management and conservation challenges within Scotland’s inshore area (out to 12 nautical miles).

Fisheries Management and Conservation (FMAC)

Orkney Regional Inshore Fishing Group is here to give the Fishermen of Orkney a strong voice in these challenging times. Your views, knowledge and experience are much needed to ensure Orkney is at the centre of future planning. This will also be an opportunity to meet the new Chair, Phil Bennett and to ask direct questions of a representative of Marine Scotland, who has been invited to attend.

Quarterly  meeting of the NW RIFG held in Ullapool in May 2023

Initial Meeting

Fisheries Management and Conservation (FMAC)

West Coast Regional Inshore Fisheries Group

29 November 2022 - 14:00

A regular meeting took place online 13:00 - 15:00

The chairs of all local RIFG's met on 03 October 2022, agenda and minutes can be found here.

The chairs all met on 12 July 2022, Agenda and Minutes can be found here.

• Meeting in County Hotel, Stornoway - 17 May 2022 - 2000
• Meeting In Board Room, North Harris Trust, Main Street, Tarbert - 16 May 2022 - 2000

The chairs of all local RIFG's met on 09 May 2022, Agenda and minutes can be found here.

The WCRIFG Management Committee met on 04 February 2022 via Microsoft Teams.

The Chairs of all local RIFG's met on the 24th January 2022. Agenda and Minutes can be found here. 

This is a meeting of the North & East Coast Regional Inshore FIshery Group

Outer Hebrides RIFG Meeting - 03 December 2021 - Starting at 10:30 - 15:20

The Chairs of all local RIFG's met on 23rd November 2021. Agenda and Minutes can be found here. 

WCRIFG Update on projects, work of the RIFG and other matters arising.

Note of Meeting

4th November 2021 - Online via Microsoft Teams

Via Microsoft Teams - 1pm - 3pm

Via Microsoft Teams 1pm - 3pm

Outcome paper from SSSWG Management Sub Group, intended to asses current management measures for scallop fisheries management and assess existing options and proposals for fisheries improvement.

Forthcoming West Coast RIFG Management Committee Meeting to be held online on Thursday 22nd July, starting at 12:30

Via Teams 1pm - 3pm

A new business opportunity for Aberdeenshire: Seaweed Cultivation

Via Teams 1pm - 3pm

Via Microsoft Teams 2pm - 4pm

Agenda - 31st March - 14:30 - 16:30 - Via MS Teams

Committee meeting via zoom - Friday 19th March 2021 at 10.30am

Cockle Fishery Meetings

Productive meetings were held with community interests in Harris, Uist and Barra to consider the reent cockle survey completed by the Outer Hebrides Fisheries Trust. Officials from Marine Scotland (MS) Policy, Science and Enforcement, NatureScot and CNES were in attendance at all meetings.

Outer Hebrides RIFG  Meeting

Tuesday  16 February 2021

1400  - 1500  via Zoom

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RIFG Chairs – Future Fisheries Management - (FFM) Strategy Forward Planning Meet will take place on Tuesday 9th February 2021, 14:00 to 16:00Via MS Teams.

The Chairs of all local RIFG's met on 19th January. Agenda and Minutes can be found here. 

As we approach the deadline for the transition period, This online meeting with a presentation from the Brexit Team will help unravel the complexities of hw it will affect you, with up to the minute updates of the final talks with the EU.

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A West Coast Regional Meeting, hosted on zoom, took place on 11th November.

The North and East Coast Regional meeting took place on 18th September 2020, via Zoom.

OUTER HEBRIDES REGIONAL  INSHORE FISHERIES GROUP

                                                 POT LIMITATION PILOT SUB GROUP

MS Teams, Pete Middleton, CNES

Tuesday 11 August 2020     1000  -  1200

OUTER HEBRIDES REGIONAL  INSHORE FISHERIES GROUP

                                                COMMITTEE MEETING

Committee Room 2, CNES, Stornoway

Friday 28 February     2020 at  10.30am

Pot Limitation Pilot meeting held in Stornoway on 27th February 2020.

North and East Coast

Regional Inshore Fisheries Group

Friday 24 January 2020

OUTER HEBRIDES REGIONAL  INSHORE FISHERIES GROUP

                                                COMMITTEE MEETING

Committee Room 2, CNES, Stornoway

Friday 1 November     2019 at  10.30am

NECRIFG Updates

The WCRIFG Management Committee met on 20 August at the Optima, Glasgow..

Agenda

Paper 1 Scallop Management Report

Paper 2 Limiting Creel Numbers

Paper 3 WCRIFG Fisheries Management Plan Review

Paper 4 Work Groups Updates - Mull Pilot

  Outer Hebrides Regional  IFG Executive Committee Meeting

1030 – 1330   28 June 2019

Committee Room 2, CNES, Stornoway

Outer Hebrides Regional Inshore Fisheries Group

Note of Pot Limitation Sub Group, Committee Room 1 CNES, 7 June 2019 at 1400

The Aquaculture Work Group met at Atlantic Quay, Glasgow on 14 May. A note of the meeting can be seen here.

A meeting of the N&EC RIFG took place on 12 April 2019 at the Queens Hotel, Perth..

Agenda

Item 4

Item 5

Item 5a

The WCRIFG Management Committee met on 27 March at Atlantic Quay, Glasgow. Joined by video connections from Aberdeen, Ayr and Stornoway, a well-attended meeting was updated by means of presentations on a number of current activities.    

Agenda 

Minute (draft)

Paper 1 West coast scallop fishery mapping exercise

Appendix of proposed scallop areas

Paper 2 Position Statement on the Laying of Subsea Cables

Paper 3 Aquaculture Position Statement (draft)

Paper 4 Review of Fisheries Management Plan, Draft Mar 2019

The West Highlands & Skye Subcommittee met at Kyleakin Community Centre, Kyleakin on the evening of 19 February.   

Agenda

Note (draft)

Outer Hebrides Regional Inshore Fisheries Group Committee Meeting on 1st February 2019.

A meeting of the N&EC RIFG took place on 18 January 2019 at the Queens Hotel, Perth.   

Agenda

Minute

Item 5d

West Coast Regional Inshore Fisheries Group

Management Committee Meeting14th January 2020 10:15-15:00 hours