Inshore fisheries (0-6 nautical miles) are managed by 10 Inshore Fisheries & Conservation Authorities (Ifcas). Devon & Severn Ifca has an enforcement team and vessels fitted with forward-looking infrared cameras for distant observation. Between 2016 and 2018, Devon & Severn Ifca investigated 96 enforcement cases, and issued 28 warnings, three cautions and 25 penalties totalling £20,000. The work done by Dorset & Severn Ifca shows that disastrous management and catastrophic failure of enforcement is not endemic. Prof Michael WilliamsDeputy chair, Devon & Severn Ifca• I was disappointed to see no coverage of the Mothers Rise Up climate march held in London on Sunday.

Source: The Guardian May 14, 2019 17:03 UTC