Regional Inshore Fisheries Groups
What is it:
Regional Inshore Fisheries Groups (RIFGs) are bodies that aim to improve the management of Scotland's inshore fisheries (out to twelve nautical miles) and to give commercial inshore fishermen a strong voice in wider marine management developments. The West Coast and North & East Coast RIFGs were established in April 2016 and replace the four IFGs that formerly covered the Scottish mainland coast.
This layer shows the RIFG network, which includes the West Coast, North & East Coast and Outer Hebrides RIFGs, along with the Orkney Management Group and Shetland Shellfish Management Organisation.
In 2020, the scope of RIFGs was extended to the 12NM limit as part of the Future Fisheries Management (FFM) policy.
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Links and Resources
| Map Type |
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Date of data | View Map |
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| Map Layers (NMPi) | Regional Inshore Fisheries Groups Areas (RIFGs) | 2023-05-10 | Access this map on NMPi |
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| Web link | Marine Scotland - Regional Inshore Fisheries Groups | www.gov.scot |