Our Staff & Patrol Vessels

Our Team

NEIFCA employs fifteen staff in a range of roles covering both land based and offshore operations including a dedicated environmental/scientific team. All operational activity is headed by the Chief Inshore Fisheries and Conservation (IFC) Officer supported by a Deputy Chief IFC Officer who has specific functions for the management of offshore and land based activities.

Specific functions relating to policy and procedure within the Authority are led and overseen by a Clerk, appointed through NEIFCA’s lead Local Authority, East Riding of Yorkshire Council.

NEIFCA Patrol Vessels

North Eastern Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (NEIFCA) owns and operates three vessels to support the delivery of its statutory duties and responsibilities. These include a main vessel, North Eastern Guardian IV and two rigid inflatable boats (RIBS), ‘Bravo 1’ a 6.4 m vessel carried by the main vessel during routine fisheries patrol work and a 9.5 m Cabin RIB, ‘Protector III’. All three vessels are coded to MCA workboat standard and fully equipped to work in a stand alone capacity.

North Eastern Guardian IV

The Authority took delivery its new patrol vessel, North Eastern Guardian IV (NEG IV) in June 2025. Unique in its class, North Eastern Guardian IV was built and commissioned by Parkol Marine Ltd in Whitby, North Yorkshire. Alongside fisheries enforcement and compliance work, key duties will include the assessment and monitoring of the region’s fish and shellfish stocks, exploring new commercial fishing opportunities and the mapping and recording of sensitive marine habitats along the North East coastline through high specification acoustical systems and underwater cameras. The vessel will also carry a range of sensitive probes designed to record and monitor any changes and trends occurring within our regions seas and estuaries. North Eastern Guardian IV’s capabilities are truly multi-functional and it will play a crucial role in the long-term conservation and management of the regions marine resources.

The vessel's specification is as follows:

Vessel Name: North Eastern Guardian IV

Callsign: MSFH8

Classification: Lloyds

Registry: Small ships

Port of Registry: Whitby

Hull Type: Catamaran

Hull Material: Aluminium

OAL: 24.5 metres

Length W.L: 23.7 metres

Max Breadth:8.87 metres

Max Draught: 1.8 metres

Displacement: 76 tonnes

Speed: 24 knots

Engines: Twin IMO Tier MAN V12 each rated at 1400hp @ 2100RPM

Passengers/crew: Max 12

Bravo 1 image

Bravo I

Bravo 1 was built by Boomeranger RIBS in Helsinki Finland in 2007 and designed to be ‘carried’, launched and recovered by NEG III on a stern ramp system. Bravo I is a 6.4m RIB powered by an inboard Penta Volvo diesel engine capable of a top speed of 30 knots.

The vessel carries a range of communication and navigational equipment including a combined plotter/sounder and a pot/net hauling system. Although the vessel is routinely carried by NEG III to support the boarding and inspection of vessels at sea it can also operate in a stand alone capacity from the main vessel.

Bravo 1 image

Protector III

Protector III was built and delivered by the Delta Power Group UK in 2021 and is designed to act as a stand alone, fast, intercept patrol craft. Protector III is a 9.5m cabin rigid inflatable boat (RIB) powered by twin diesel jet drives and capable of a top speed of 35 knots.

The vessel carries a range of high specification navigational and communication equipment and can operate safely in a variety of weather conditions up 60 nautical miles from shore.

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ne-ifca@eastriding.gov.uk

01482 393515

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Quay Road,
Bridlington,
YO16 4LP

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