Habitats Regulations Assessments (HRAs)
Cockle and Mussel Fisheries HRAs
| HRA | Area and Activity |
| Morecembe Bay undersize mussel Fishery 2023 | Fleetwood – Perch and Black Scar – seed musse |
| Ribble Estuary – Southport Cockle Fishery (September 2022) |
Southport (Ribble Estuary) – Cockle Fishery |
| Morecambe Bay undersize mussel hand gathering & dredge Fishery (August 2022) | South America, Perch Scar and Heysham Flat – seed mussel |
| Duddon Estuary Mussel Fishery | Duddon Estuary – Mussel Fishery |
| Morecambe Bay Cockle Fishery (September 2021) | Morecambe Bay (Pilling) – Cockle Fishery |
| Undersize Mussel hand gathering & dredge fishery (July 2021) | Morecambe Bay – Seed Mussel |
| Morecambe Bay Cockle Fisheries (September 2020) | Leven, Flookburgh, Newbiggin and Pilling – Cockle Fishery |
| South America (August 2020) | South America (Morecambe Bay) – Seed Mussel |
| Heysham Flat (August 2020) | Heysham Flat – Hand Gathered Seed Mussel |
| Leasowe Cockle Fishery (September 2019) | Leasowe – Cockle Fishery |
| Morecambe Bay Cockle Fisheries (September 2019) | Leven, Flookburgh and Pilling – Cockle Fisheries |
| Morecambe Bay Cockle Fisheries (January 2019) | Leven, Flookburgh and Pilling – Cockle Fisheries |
| Leven and Flookburgh (October 2018) | Leven and Flookburgh – Cockle Fishery |
| North Penfold (July 2018) | North Penfold – Size and Undersize Cockle (during closed season) |
| Heysham Flat (July 2018) | Heysham Flat – Seed Mussel |
| South America/Falklands (May 2018) | South America/Falklands Undersize Mussel |
| West Kirby (December 2017) | West Kirby – Size Mussel Fishery |
| Leven, Flookburgh and Pilling (September 2017) | Leven, Flookburgh and Pilling – Cockle Fishery |
| Leasowe (September 2017) | Leasowe – Cockle Fishery |
| Heysham Flat (July 2017) | Heysham Flat – Hand Gathered Seed Mussel Fishery |
| Heysham Flat (December 2016) | Heysham Flat – Size Mussel Fishery |
| Leven Sands (November 2016) | Leven Sands – Cockle Fishery |
| South America and Falklands (July 2016) | South America and Falklands – Dredge Seed Mussel Fishery |
| Heysham Flat (July 2016) | Heysham Flat – Hand Gathered Seed Mussel Fishery |
| Pilling (2016) | Pilling – Cockle Fishery |
| Leven Sands (March 2016) | Leven Sands – Cockle Fishery |
Cold Weather Protocol
During periods of severe cold weather the NWIFCA must assess whether fishing activities taking place within a Special Protection Area (SPA) pose a risk to the designated bird species.The purpose of this protocol is to set out the criteria that must be met, the risks that must be considered, and the steps that NWIFCA will follow when such an event occurs.
NORTH WEST IFCA INTERTIDAL FISHERY COLD WEATHER PROTOCOL (PDF)
Fishing Activity HRAs
| HRA | Area and Activity |
| NWIFCA-DC-SAC-001 | Drigg Coast – Non Occurring Activities |
| NWIFCA-DC-SAC-002 | Drigg Coast – Hand Working Winkles (Access from Land) |
| NWIFCA-DC-SAC-003 | Drigg Coast – Pots and Creels |
| NWIFCA-DC-SAC-004 | Drigg Coast – Static Fixed Netting |
| NWIFCA-DC-SAC-005 | Drigg Coast – Longlines (Demersal) |
| NWIFCA-DE-EMS-001 | Dee Estuary – Non Occurring Activities |
| NWIFCA-DE-EMS-001A | Dee Estuary – Non Occurring Activities |
| NWIFCA-DE-EMS-004 | Dee Estuary – Longlines (Demersal) |
| NWIFCA-DE-EMS-005 | Dee Estuary – Static Fixed and Drift Netting |
| NWIFCA-DE-EMS-006 | Dee Estuary – Beach Seines and Ring Nets |
| NWIFCA-DE-EMS-007 | Dee Estuary – Handlines (Jigging and Trolling) |
| NWIFCA-DE-EMS-008 | Dee Estuary – Shrimp Push Nets |
| NWIFCA-LB-SPA-001 | Liverpool Bay/Bae Lerpwl – Non Occurring Activities |
| NWIFCA-LD-SAC-001 | Shell Flat and Lune Deep – Non Occurring Activities |
| NWIFCA-LD-SAC-002 | Shell Flat and Lune Deep – Pots and Creels |
| NWIFCA-LD-SAC-003 | Shell Flat and Lune Deep – Static Fixed and Drift Netting |
| NWIFCA-LD-SAC-RedRisk | Shell Flat and Lune Deep – Multi-rig Trawls and Light Otter Trawls |
| NWIFCA-MB-EMS-001 | Morecambe Bay and Duddon Estuary – Non Occurring Activities |
| NWIFCA-MB-EMS-001A | Morecambe Bay and Duddon Estuary – Non Occurring Activities |
| NWIFCA-MB-EMS-002 | Morecambe Bay and Duddon Estuary – Light Otter Trawling |
| NWIFCA-MB-EMS-003 | Morecambe Bay and Duddon Estuary – Beam Trawling Shrimp |
| NWIFCA-MB-EMS-009 | Morecambe Bay and Duddon Estuary – Pots and Creels |
| NWIFCA-MB-EMS-010 | Morecambe Bay and Duddon Estuary – Static Fixed and Drift Netting |
| NWIFCA-MB-EMS-011 | Morecambe Bay and Duddon Estuary – Longlines (Demersal) |
| NWIFCA-MB-EMS-013 | Morecambe Bay and Duddon Estuary – Shrimp Push Nets |
| NWIFCA-ME-SPA-001 | Mersey Estuary – Non Occurring Activities |
| NWIFCA-ME-SPA-005 | Mersey Estuary – Static Fixed and Drift Netting |
| NWIFCA-MN-SPA-001 | Mersey Narrows and North Wirral Foreshore – Non Occurring Activities |
| NWIFCA-MN-SPA-003 | Mersey Narrows and North Wirral Foreshore – Static Fixed Netting |
| NWIFCA-MN-SPA-004 | Mersey Narrows and North Wirral Foreshore – Longlines (Demersal) |
| NWIFCA-MN-SPA-005 | Mersey Narrows and North Wirral Foreshore – Beach Seines and Ring Nets |
| NWIFCA-MN-SPA-006 | Mersey Narrows and North Wirral Foreshore – Shrimp Push Nets |
| NWIFCA-RA-SPA-001 | Ribble and Alt Estuaries – Non Occurring Activities |
| NWIFCA-RA-SPA-002 | Ribble and Alt Estuaries – Beam Trawling Shrimp |
| NWIFCA-RA-SPA-005 | Ribble and Alt Estuaries – Pots and Creels |
| NWIFCA-RA-SPA-006 | Ribble and Alt Estuaries – Static Fixed Netting |
| NWIFCA-RA-SPA-007 | Ribble and Alt Estuaries – Drift Netting |
| NWIFCA-RA-SPA-008 | Ribble and Alt Estuaries – Longlines (Demersal) |
| NWIFCA-RA-SPA-010 | Ribble and Alt Estuaries – Shrimp Push Nets |
| NWIFCA-SF-EMS-001 | Solway Firth – Non Occuring Activities |
| NWIFCA-SF-EMS-001A | Solway Firth – Non Occuring Activities |
| NWIFCA-SF-EMS-003 | Solway Firth – Beam Trawling Shrimp (Crangon crangon) |
| NWIFCA-SF-EMS-009 | Solway Firth – Longlines (Demersal) |
| NWIFCA-SF-EMS-011 | Solway Firth – Pots and Creels |