Data for the number of fishery officers in the principal coastal offices of the Marine and Fisheries Agency are contained in the following table. Details are only available from 2006 following the creation of the agency towards the end of 20051.
1 Information sourced from internal Marine and Fisheries Agency staff lists.
Office 2008 2007 2006 Plymouth 1 x D1 1 x D1 1 x D1 1 x SFO 1 x SFO 1 x SFO 2 x FO 3 x FO 3 x FO Brixham 1 x SFO 1 x SFO 1 x SFO 2 x FO 3 x FO 3 x FO Newlyn 1 x D1 1 x D1 1 x D1 1 x SFO 1 x SFO 1 x SFO 3 x FO 3 x FO 3 x FO Penryn 2 x FO 2 x FO 2 x FO North Shields 1 x D1 1 x D1 1 x D1 1 x SFO 1 x SFO 1 x SFO 3 x FO 3 x FO 3 x FO Blackpool/Fleetwood 1 x D1 1 x D1 1 x D1 1 x SFO 1 x SFO 1 x SFO 2 x FO 2 x FO 2 x FO Grimsby 1 x D1 1 x SFO 1 x SFO 1 x SFO 2 x FO 2 x FO 1 x FO Scarborough 1 x SFO 1 x SFO 1 x SFO 4 x FO 4 x FO 5 x FO Lowestoft 1 x D1 1 x D1 1 x D1 1 x SFO 1 x SFO 1 x SFO 2 x FO 2 x FO 2 x FO Hastings 1 x D1 1 x D1 1 x D1 1 x FO 2 x FO 2 x FO Shoreham 1 x SFO 1 x SFO 1 x SFO 2 x FO 2 x FO 2 x FO Poole 1 x SFO 1 x SFO 1 x SFO 2 x FO 2 x FO 2 x FO Key: D1 = District Inspector SFO = Senior Fishery Officer FO = Fishery Officer