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Hand Gathering permit holders must submit monthly catch returns — even if no activity took place.
🎥 Guides on both below:
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#SussexIFCA #HandGathering #Fisheries
At first light, @sussexifca.bsky.social Officers flew drone routes at 60m and 90m to capture HD images for monitoring hand-gathering activity. AI analysis helps identify new or historic activity.
Read more: sussex-ifca.gov.uk/assets
#handgathering #baitdigging #mpa
@chichesterharbour.bsky.social
Sussex IFCA has updated guidance for Hand Gathering catch returns, specifically instructions for reporting lugworm.
Full guidance & step-by-step instructions:
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#sussex_ifca #handgathering #SussexCoast #lugworm #baitdigging
Our Officers have been out on patrol, speaking with handgatherers about the new #HandGatheringByelaw
Bag limits, permits & extra rules in 6 MPAs help protect our coast.
sussex-ifca.gov.uk/regulations#...
#handgathering #sussex #sussex_ifca #marineprotectedareas #sussexnews
Officers have been out checking hand gatherers & permits following the new Hand Gathering Byelaw.
🦀 Gathering over daily limits? You’ll need a permit.
✅Apply sussex-ifca.gov.uk/permits
📜Info sussex-ifca.gov.uk/regulations
Carry your permit & ID
#Sussex_IFCA #HandGathering #baitdigging
Our Officers attended this year’s #TAGConference in Folkestone.
Presenting on drone-based monitoring of intertidal #handgathering and shared insights from 7 years of #shellfish catch return data.
TAG fosters collaboration in #fisheries & #marinescience across all 10 IFCAs.
#sussex_ifca
Make sure you're aware of local byelaws that protect #Sussex coast this #summer.
🎥 Watch our quick video overview of key byelaws—from #netting & #bass limits to #handgathering & #MCZs
📲 Then check the full regs here: www.sussex-ifca.gov.uk/regulations
#sussex_ifca #SussexCoast #Byelaws
Hand Gathering Byelaw - marine worm limits
1.5kg • 1.5L • 150 individuals per person, per day
(All 3 must be exceeded to breach the limit & require a permit)
🗓 Enforced from 1 July 2025
📘 Info: sussex-ifca.gov.uk/regulations
#HandGathering #sussex #marineworms #baitdigging
Our officers have been out across Sussex chatting with bait shops like Jim at Littlehampton Angling & sharing info on the new Hand Gathering Byelaw 🦀
More info on our website 🔽 under Hand Gathering
www.sussex-ifca.gov.uk/regulations
#SussexIFCA #HandGathering #MarineConservation #SussexCoast
Fact Sheet Hand Gathering Byelaw 🐚
Quick Reference Guide on:
• Who needs a permit
• Daily bag limits
• Restricted areas
• Compliance tips
🔗 Download link: www.sussex-ifca.gov.uk/regulations
#SussexIFCA #HandGathering #SussexCoast
Benefits of the Hand Gathering Byelaw 🐚
Together, these measures help preserve the rich biodiversity of Sussex’s intertidal zones ~ today and for the future.
📄 Need a permit? Apply by going to the link permits.sussex-ifca.gov.uk/Public/Permit/
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#sussexifca #defra #handgathering #sussex
ℹ️ Hand Gathering Permit Guide
Our quick guide shows how to:
🔹 Access the system
🔹 Sign up & apply
🔹 Know what info you need
📄 Guide: sussex-ifca.gov.uk/permits
#HandGathering #MarineConservaion #sussexnews #sussexcoast #sussexfishing #sussexforaging #livingcoast #sussexifca #defra #shellfish
⚠️ Hand gathering on the Sussex coast?
MPAs have extra rules
📍 MPAs with restrictions:
• Chichester Harbour
• Pagham Harbour
• Beachy Head East & West
• Adur Estuary
• Medmerry & Bracklesham Bay
• Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay
🔗 sussex-ifca.gov.uk/regulations
#handgathering #sussex
Hand Gathering Byelaw 🐚
Introduced to protect & monitor marine life in intertidal zones.
🔹 Limits on species & amounts
🔹 Bans harmful methods
🔹 Permits for larger collections
Link below
sussex-ifca.com/regulations
#HandGatheringByelaw #SussexCoast #sussex #handgathering #coastalforaging
