A reminder that The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) are calling on fishers to prepare to provide additional information for seafood leaving the UK from the 10th of January 2026Read More >

The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is running a campaign calling on fishers to prepare to provide additional information for seafood leaving the UK from the 10th of JanuaryRead More >

On 19 May 2025, the UK Government announced the Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund (FCGF), investing £360m over the next 12 years to support the next generation ofRead More >

  Eastern IFCA is seeking to implement additional closures, primarily to bottom-towed-gear- under the Closed Areas Byelaw 2021. The views of stakeholders are being sought via a formalRead More >

The Marine Management Organisation are hosting a number of drop-in sessions to engage with local fishers. The aim of these sessions is to discuss the accidental capture (bycatch)Read More >

EIFCA have a vacancy for an Inshore Fisheries & Conservation Officer, for more details, and to apply for the post please click here

  The Authority’s Annual Report for 2024-25 has been published in the ‘Publications’ section of our website and can be found here (Annual Report 24/25)

Eastern IFCA are undertaking a review of the Shrimp Permit Byelaw 2018 permit conditions in line with the requirement of the byelaw that these conditions be reviewed everyRead More >

Eastern IFCA are consulting with whelk permit holders as part of the review process for the Whelk Permit Byelaw 2016, which enable the Authority to manage whelk fishingRead More >

The deadline for responding to this consultation is 1630hrs on 17 November 2025. The Authority intends to submit the Closed Area Byelaw 2021 to the Secretary of StateRead More >