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    1. 2025 Wash Cockle Fishery

      19 June 2025 10:23

        The 2025 Wash Cockle Fishery will open at 0715hrs on Monday 14 July 2025 with a Total Allowable Catch of 3,905 tonnes. To participate in the fishery,Read More >

    2. Wash Cockle Fishery 2025 Update

      13 June 2025 9:30

      Following the closure of the 2025 Wash cockle fishery consultation we are carefully considering all the consultation responses as well as the feedback from the industry meeting onRead More >

    3. Lowestoft End of Life Fishing Gear Amnesty Week

      06 June 2025 14:56

      The Lowestoft Fishing Gear Recycling Project (Amnesty Week) is taking place next week between 10 and 13 of  June. Fishermen are invited to drop off End-of-Life Fishing GearRead More >

    4. MMO announces I-VMS license condition is in effect

      22 May 2025 8:46

      On the 12 May 2025 The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) confirmed the new I-VMS licence condition. The licence condition requires English licensed vessels under-12m to have a functioningRead More >

    5. Wash Mussel Fisheries to open with biosecurity measures

      19 May 2025 13:16

      The Wash mussel fishery was temporarily closed on 26 April 2025 following reports of Chinese Mitten Crab in Wash mussels. The temporary closure was put into effect toRead More >

    6. UPDATE ON FISHERIES MANAGEMENT PLANS: PROGRESS, WORKSHOPS AND ENGAGEMENT

      02 May 2025 14:50

      DEFRA has published a new update on Fisheries Management Plans on their Fisheries Management Plans (FMP) blog page, which discusses their recent work including research and development prioritiesRead More >

    7. DEFRA MARINE AND FISHERIES UPDATE

      01 May 2025 13:30

      Defra have published their latest Marine and Fisheries Update. If you would like to subscribe to this bulletin and keep up to date click here  This edition coversRead More >

    8. Temporary closure of the Wash Mussel Fisheries

      25 April 2025 14:35

        Having received a report of Chinese Mitten Crabs (CMC) in The Wash, the Authority is investigating the potential biosecurity risks associated with both the harvestable and re-layingRead More >

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