Each year, Eastern IFCA conducts extensive cockle surveys on the inter-tidal sandbanks and mudflats of The Wash – a designated Marine Protected Area. We do this because inRead More >

Joint Press Release  Release Date: 20th May 2022 Fishing gear that is left at sea for extended periods, for example because it is lost, snagged or not tendedRead More >

Eastern IFCA ran an informal consultation on a fishing industry Code of Best Practice developed to address the issue of lost gear in the MCZ. We have carefullyRead More >

As part of ongoing efforts to come up with innovative, local solutions to the problem of litter in the seas, the East of England Plastics Coalition’s Marine DebrisRead More >

As a partner of the East of England Plastics Coalition (EEPC), Eastern IFCA is pleased to announce the launch of a new pilot project to tackle marine debrisRead More >

In August 2020, Eastern IFCA received formal advice from Natural England about the impacts of crab and lobster potting on protected features in Cromer Shoal Chalk Beds MCZ.Read More >

As part of ongoing research activities in Cromer Shoal Chalk Beds MCZ, Eastern IFCA has been working with the fishing industry to gather evidence of fishing activity inRead More >

Since purchasing our new BlueROV 2 in July this year we have completed eight days of video surveys, collecting seabed footage at 87 different locations within the CromerRead More >

The Association of Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities (A-IFCA) is marking World Oceans Day this year (June 8th) with its own celebration of the work of the membersRead More >

The next meeting of the full Authority will be held at 0930hrs on Wednesday 9th June 2021 at the Assembly Room in King’s Lynn Town Hall,  Saturday MarketRead More >