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Announcing » Fixed Location Fish Counter Seminar: The Tools and Techniques for monitoring migratory fish in rivers. A forum for organisations with a fisheries management remit to discuss good practise, look to standardise approaches & identify common development needs for fixed location fish counting systems.
3rd and 4th June, 2008 at the Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, UK. If you wish to attend this event please download the flyer (44Kb pdf) and visit the event payment page.
Public Launch Event for Fisheries Accreditation Scheme
Over recent years there has been a trend for coarse fisheries to be intensively stocked and managed in order to attract more anglers. There have been concerns over the environmental implications of such fisheries and the welfare of the fish in them. A new accreditation scheme for fisheries will address these fears.
Tuesday 18th September 2007 » 10.30am-3.30pm at Nottingham Forest Football Ground, Nottingham NG2 5FJ.
Public Launch details (12.4Kb  )
For more information on the FAS see the FAS Brochure (106Kb ).
Martin Salter MP to Launch Fisheries Accreditation Scheme
The Fisheries Accreditation Scheme, a major new initiative aimed at driving upwards the competence of fisheries managers and improving the welfare of fish in recreational fisheries is to be launched to the Media on September 18th by Martin Salter MP, Labour's Parliamentary spokesman for Angling.
Media Launch details (14.3Kb ) and Map to event location (902Kb )
For more information on the FAS see the FAS Brochure (106Kb ).
Fisheries Accreditation Scheme »» Launch Event » Tuesday 18th September 2007 » 10.30am-3.30pm
Nottingham Forest Football Ground, Nottingham NG2 5FJ. Aims: The aim of the scheme is to drive upwards the competence of fisheries managers and to encourage those managers to demand similar levels from those that supply fish, provide fishery management advice, transport fish and carry out health examinations. This will have direct and indirect benefits to the health and welfare of fish stocked into stillwater coarse fisheries.
The scheme is being introduced to encourage fisheries managers to take responsibility for the management of their fisheries and raise standards. The Institute of Fisheries Management ‘codes of practice’ are used to underpin the standards that will be used to accredit fisheries. Click for more information on the launch (17.9Kb ). Fore more information on the FAS see the FAS Brochure (106Kb ). .
Membership & Chartership: Our full application process is now being used to assess chartership applications and is available to existing and new full members - take a look at the members area for full details.
IFM Photo Competition: The IFM website photo competition 2006/07 » After much deliberation judging of the 2007 photo competition has now been completed --- and the winners are... more
Archive of a selection of historic Items:
2006 IFM Conference Report - Bourne Leisure (Butlins) Minehead, Somerset 7-9 November 2006
"Fisheries and conservation - successes and failures" » conference report is now available for download here (1.84Mb)
Branch Reports: IFM Branch reports from each of the branches for last year (2006) are available to read... more
CPD URGENT Reminder: Please would all chartered members who have still not submitted their completed Continuing Professional Development (CPD) forms to D-J Gent do so
immediately. You need to start your CPD forms from the date that you received your chartered status (written on your SocEnv certificate)... more
Eric Maurice Staite 1917 – 2006
The sudden and tragic death of Eric on the 7th April due to road accident has been a great loss to those older members of the Institute who knew him, to whom he was not only a colleague but, to many, a close and congenial friend... more
Workshop
Habitat Description, Measurement and Assessment in Rivers (HDMAR) Workshop the IFM is hosting some pages to hold the outputs and resources from the HDMAR Workshop that took place in Pitlochry (Scotland) on the 8-9th March 2006... more
IFM Technical Group
At its January meeting 2006 Council approved the setting up of a Technical Group to serve the IFM on technical issues concerning the management of fisheries, aquaculture and the aquatic environment... more
Branch Reports
Following the Branch AGMs branch annual chairman's reports are available on the branch pages... more
Fisheries Jobs
New fisheries jobs posted in the Members Forums... visit If you are not a Member and would like us to advertise a fisheries opportunity to our Members then please e-mail the advert to careers@ifm.org.uk
New fisheries jobs posted in the Members Forums... visitIf you are not a Member and would like us to advertise a fisheries opportunity to our Members then please e-mail the advert to careers@ifm.org.uk
Chartership
You can no longer gain Chartership through the grandparenting scheme but the new procedures will be available very soon. Click here for some more info or visit the Member's Area for full details.
Careers Booklet
The IFM Careers booklet is now available for download. The advisory booklet is intended as a guide for persons seeking careers in fisheries... more
Conference
The IFM Conference 2005 was held at The Lowry Centre,
Salford from 15th - 17th November. Click here for the Conference Pages.
Chairmans Chat
The Institute gets consulted on many matters of a great variety. Recent consultations include fish health regulations in Europe and effects of burial practices on water. When the consultation period is long, we can usually find someone to take on the task and get members of Council to check that the response is appropriate for the Institute. However, matters often arise at short notice on which the Institute should voice an opinion, such as press articles. Our Press Officer picks up some of these and can sometimes find people willing to respond on behalf of the Institute.... more
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