Mental Health in Fishing Industry Survey   You are invited to take part in a research study looking to understand mental health in the commercial fishing industry.   Read More >

  The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is holding two online stakeholder workshops, to gather stakeholder feedback on inshore and offshore marine character areas, in order to inform theRead More >

DEFRA invites responses to the call for evidence to help better understand  perspectives on the work of the Eastern IFCA in meeting its duties. The Marine and CoastalRead More >

Natural England have published a report detailing the analysis of video footage collected by Eastern IFCA in 2022 in Cromer Shoal Chalk Beds MCZ. This work was fundedRead More >

Following a sighting of  an empty egg case suspected to belong to the non-native marine Japanese Oyster Drill, Ocinebrellus inornatus, fishing industry members are being asked to beRead More >

Cromer Shoal Chalk Beds Adaptive Risk Management (ARM) Plan presents a long-term plan for management of the potting fishery with indicative timescales for the development of management alongsideRead More >

The annual mussel stock survey has identified that there is sufficient stock to open a mussel re-laying fishery in The Wash with a maximum Total Allowable Catch ofRead More >

The independent review of the Annual Return for Eastern IFCA has been completed.   Eastern Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority  Notice of conclusion of audit Annual Return forRead More >

In November 2023, regulations came into effect requiring fishers working on small UK flagged vessels to have a certificate of medical fitness. The government has worked to supportRead More >

The MMO have been given responsibility by Defra to manage the process of making appointments of General Members to IFCA Committees. The MMO operates a rolling campaign forRead More >