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Orkney RIFG Meeting 7.30pm
DescriptionOrkney 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 Jack Farnham, West of Orkney Windfarm, to give a breif 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)
Shetland RIFG Meeting
Description12pm
Orkney RIFG Meeting
DescriptionOrkney 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
Shetland Regional Inshore Fisheries Group Meeting
DescriptionFirst meeting of Shetland Regional Inshore Fisheries Group. All fishermen welcome.
Fisheries Management and Conservation (FMAC) Inshore Subgroup - Meeting 2
DescriptionThis 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).
Orkney RIFG Meeting
DescriptionOrkney 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.
North West RIFG Meeting May 23
DescriptionQuarterly meeting of the NW RIFG held in Ullapool in May 2023
November - West Coast RIFG meeting
DescriptionWest Coast Regional Inshore Fisheries Group
29 November 2022 - 14:00
11 November 2022 - North and East Coast Regional Meeting
DescriptionA regular meeting took place online 13:00 - 15:00
03 October 2022 - RIFG Chairs Meeting
DescriptionThe chairs of all local RIFG's met on 03 October 2022, agenda and minutes can be found here.
July 2022 - RIFG Chairs meeting.
DescriptionThe chairs all met on 12 July 2022, Agenda and Minutes can be found here.
Outer Hebrides Regional Inshore Fisheries Group Meetings
DescriptionMay 2022 - RIFG Chairs Meeting
DescriptionThe chairs of all local RIFG's met on 09 May 2022, Agenda and minutes can be found here.
February 2022 - WCRIFG
DescriptionThe WCRIFG Management Committee met on 04 February 2022 via Microsoft Teams.
January 2022 - RIFG Chairs Meeting
DescriptionThe Chairs of all local RIFG's met on the 24th January 2022. Agenda and Minutes can be found here.
NECRIFG Meeting
DescriptionThis is a meeting of the North & East Coast Regional Inshore FIshery Group
Outer Hebrides
DescriptionOuter Hebrides RIFG Meeting - 03 December 2021 - Starting at 10:30 - 15:20
November 2021 - RIFG Chairs Meeting
DescriptionThe Chairs of all local RIFG's met on 23rd November 2021. Agenda and Minutes can be found here.
November 2021 - West Coast RIFG Meeting
DescriptionWCRIFG Update on projects, work of the RIFG and other matters arising.
Scotland’s Scallop Sector Working Group (SSSWG)
DescriptionNote of Meeting
4th November 2021 - Online via Microsoft Teams
7 October 2021 - RIFG Chairs Meeting
DescriptionVia Microsoft Teams - 1pm - 3pm
August 2021 - RIFG Chairs Meeting
DescriptionVia Microsoft Teams 1pm - 3pm
August 2021 Scottish Scallop Sector Working Group Meeting
DescriptionOutcome 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.
West Coast RIFG Management Committee Meeting
DescriptionForthcoming West Coast RIFG Management Committee Meeting to be held online on Thursday 22nd July, starting at 12:30
05 July 2021 - RIFG Chairs Meeting
DescriptionVia Teams 1pm - 3pm
June 2021 - North & East Coast Seaweed Cultivation
DescriptionA new business opportunity for Aberdeenshire: Seaweed Cultivation
26 May 2021 - NECRIFG Meeting
DescriptionVia Teams 1pm - 3pm
10 May 2021 - RIFG Chairs Meeting
DescriptionVia Microsoft Teams 2pm - 4pm
31 March 2021 - RIFG Chairs Gathering
DescriptionAgenda - 31st March - 14:30 - 16:30 - Via MS Teams
19 March 2021 Outer Hebrides RIFG Meeting
DescriptionCommittee meeting via zoom - Friday 19th March 2021 at 10.30am
March 2021 - Cockle meetings
DescriptionCockle Fishery Meetings
March 2021 - Outer Hebrides - Note of Cockle Fishery Meetings
DescriptionProductive 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.
February 2021 - Outer Hebrides Cockle Meeting
DescriptionOuter Hebrides RIFG Meeting
Tuesday 16 February 2021
1400 - 1500 via Zoom
Meeting ID: 918 3498 1600Passcode: 683388
Telephone Dial in Number:0131 460 1196 United Kingdom
February 2021 National Chairs Future Fisheries Management Strategy Meeting
DescriptionRIFG Chairs – Future Fisheries Management - (FFM) Strategy Forward Planning Meet will take place on Tuesday 9th February 2021, 14:00 to 16:00Via MS Teams.
January 2021 - National Chairs Meet
DescriptionThe Chairs of all local RIFG's met on 19th January. Agenda and Minutes can be found here.
Brexit and Our Fisheries. How it Will Affect You
DescriptionAs 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.
Joining details: Zoom, Friday 18th December at 16:00hrs
Login: 895 9821 3897,
ID: 256737
November 2020 West Coast Regional Meeting
DescriptionA West Coast Regional Meeting, hosted on zoom, took place on 11th November.
September 2020 North East Coast Regional Meeting
DescriptionThe North and East Coast Regional meeting took place on 18th September 2020, via Zoom.
August 2020 - Outer Hebrides RIFG Pot Limitation Sub-group
DescriptionOUTER HEBRIDES REGIONAL INSHORE FISHERIES GROUP
POT LIMITATION PILOT SUB GROUP
MS Teams, Pete Middleton, CNES
Tuesday 11 August 2020 1000 - 1200
February 2020 - OH RIFG Meeting
DescriptionOUTER HEBRIDES REGIONAL INSHORE FISHERIES GROUP
COMMITTEE MEETING
Committee Room 2, CNES, Stornoway
Friday 28 February 2020 at 10.30am
February 2020 - Outer Hebrides RIFG Pot Limitation Meeting
DescriptionPot Limitation Pilot meeting held in Stornoway on 27th February 2020.
January 2020 - NEC RIFG Meeting
DescriptionNorth and East Coast
Regional Inshore Fisheries Group
Friday 24 January 2020
November 2019 - Outer Hebrides RIFG Committee Meet
DescriptionOUTER HEBRIDES REGIONAL INSHORE FISHERIES GROUP
COMMITTEE MEETING
Committee Room 2, CNES, Stornoway
Friday 1 November 2019 at 10.30am
September 2019 - NECRIFG Meeting
DescriptionNECRIFG Updates
August 2019 West Coast Regional Meeting
DescriptionThe WCRIFG Management Committee met on 20 August at the Optima, Glasgow..
Paper 1 Scallop Management Report
Paper 2 Limiting Creel Numbers
Paper 3 WCRIFG Fisheries Management Plan Review
Paper 4 Work Groups Updates - Mull Pilot
June 2019 - Outer Hebrides RIFG Committee Meeting
DescriptionOuter Hebrides Regional IFG Executive Committee Meeting
1030 – 1330 28 June 2019
Committee Room 2, CNES, Stornoway
June 2019 - Outer Hebrides RIFG Pot Limitation Meeting
Description
Note of Pot Limitation Sub Group, Committee Room 1 CNES, 7 June 2019 at 1400
May 2019 Aquaculture Work Group
DescriptionThe Aquaculture Work Group met at Atlantic Quay, Glasgow on 14 May. A note of the meeting can be seen here.
April 2019 North and East Coast Regional Meeting
DescriptionMarch 2019 West Coast Regional Meeting
DescriptionThe 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.
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
February 2019 - Outer Hebrides RIFG Committee Meeting
DescriptionOuter Hebrides Regional Inshore Fisheries Group Committee Meeting on 1st February 2019.
January 2020 - West Coast RIFG Meeting
DescriptionWest Coast Regional Inshore Fisheries Group
Management Committee Meeting14th January 2020 10:15-15:00 hours
The Regional Inshore Fisheries Groups (RIFGs) aim to improve the management of inshore fisheries in the 0-12 nautical mile zone of Scottish waters, and to give commercial inshore fishermen a strong voice in wider marine management developments.
