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NWIFCA Sea Going Assets

Bay Protector Bravo inflatable rigid hull
Solway Protector Returning To Port
Solway Protector returning to port.
The Solway Protector
The Solway Protector vessel
Protector Bravo
The Solway Protector in port
The Solway Protector
Protector Bravo
The Solway Protector
Protector Bravo

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Kilkeel vessel Brighter Morn
Vessel BW147 under tow
Vessel BW147 under tow
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Officer inspecting the sands
Stella Line Ferry underway
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Officer inspecting pools on the sands
Rigid inflatable anchored
Post and line
Ribble Estuary Cockling warning sign
Ribble Estuary Cockling warning sign
Quad bike on the sands
Aerial view of the cockle beds
Aerial view of the cockle beds
Digging in the sand
IFCA members working
IFCA staff taking samples
Fisheries patrol vessel Solway Protector
IFCA members working
IFCA staff working on the sands
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Walking along the waterfront

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