The Renaissance of the East Anglia Fisheries (REAF) group has launched the UK’s first regional fishing strategy, presenting a template for revitalising East Anglia’s fishing industry. The strategyRead More >

The Shellfish Association of Great Britain (SAGB) has recently secured funding from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to help shellfish businesses prepare for the possibleRead More >

Eastern IFCA is seeking feedback to inform the development of management measures to protect sensitive seabed habitats off the Lincolnshire coast and within The Wash embayment. We haveRead More >

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) are hosting a roadshow around the UK to answer questions and help get the fishing community up to speed with existing requirementsRead More >

On 4th October 2019 Mr David Brian William Grimmer, of the fishing vessel Willing Boys (PLN YH533), appeared at King’s Lynn Magistrates Court in a case brought byRead More >

Eastern IFCA are excited to announce that starting this October we are joining Sussex and Northumberland IFCA in supporting the Anglers National Line Recycling Scheme (Anglers NLRS). TheRead More >

Eastern IFCA intends to introduce a byelaw to replace the FISH, MOLLUSC AND CRUSTACEA MINIMUM SIZE EMERGENCY BYELAW 2019. This byelaw intends to protect fish and shellfish stocksRead More >

Seafish are undertaking a public consultation for the draft standard criteria of the next iteration of the Responsible Fishing Scheme.  The Public Consultation is being undertaken to maintainRead More >

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, in partnership with Seafish and the Marine Management Organisation, is hosting a series of events across England to help seafoodRead More >

As part of our programme of work to ensure sensitive sea bed habitats are protected from impacts of fishing, Eastern Inshore Fisheries & Conservation Authority (Eastern IFCA) isRead More >