About Us

Committee

Like all IFCAs, the Sussex IFCA has a governing committee. Ours consists of members from West Sussex, East Sussex and Brighton & Hove councils, the Marine Management Organisation (MMO), Environment Agency, Natural England and stakeholders appointed by the MMO. The appointed members of the Authority are acquainted with the needs and opinions of the fishing community of the district and have knowledge of, or expertise in, marine environmental matters.

IFCA Staff

The Authority employs a specialist team of multi-disciplined professionals to undertake its work. Individually they have extensive skills, knowledge and experience in their respective roles. The organisation comprises 15 members of staff in: compliance, marine operations, research, environmental, finance and administration functions. Staff are overseen by a senior management team and the Chief and Deputy Chief Officers.

Our Duties

The Marine and Coastal Access Act (MACAA) 2009 details the duties of the IFCAs. We must:

• Seek to ensure that the exploitation of sea fisheries resources is carried out in a sustainable way
• Seek to balance the social and economic benefits of exploiting the sea fisheries resources of the district with the need to protect the marine environment from, or promote its recovery from, the effects of such exploitation
• Take any other steps which in the authority's opinion are necessary or expedient for the purpose of making a contribution to the achievement of sustainable development
• Seek to balance the different needs of persons engaged in the exploitation of sea fisheries resources in the district
• Seek to ensure that the conservation objectives of any Marine Conservation Zones in the district are furthered

Service Plan & Performance Standards

We are committed to being a transparent and accountable organisation, we want you to know what you can expect from us and the level of service we will provide. Please click on the link to see more details.

The promise
The six-point promise shows what you can expect from us.
1. We will be polite and respectful in all of our dealings with you.
2. We will respond to you via the communication channel that you specify, whenever we can (in person, the telephone, by email or letter).
3. We will serve you in a timely manner.
4. We will own your enquiry by taking responsibility for resolving it.
5. We will listen to your point of view.
6. We will provide you with accurate information that you can rely on.