Maritime and Fisheries Funding: £15.4 million funding boost for English fishing industry
The fund, which was announced last month, is to drive innovation and take up of new technology, improve port infrastructure and support lifesaving vessel safety measures. English fishersRead More >
Shrimp Permit Byelaw 2018: Effort Limitation scheme – formal consultation
Eastern IFCA is undertaking consultation on proposed effort management proposals for shrimp fishing within the Wash and North Norfolk Coast Special Area of Conservation. Do you fish forRead More >
Call for evidence – pot fishing activity within the Cromer Shoal
Eastern IFCA wishes to gather evidence on levels of potting activity within the Cromer Shoal Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ). This information will be used to undertake an assessmentRead More >
Eastern IFCA is representing inshore fisheries and conservation interests during the Norfolk Boreas Planning Inspectorate Examination
Background to the Norfolk Boreas project and Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects Eastern IFCA is currently participating in the Planning Inspectorate’s examination of the Norfolk Boreas Offshore Wind FarmRead More >
Fishing Vessel Owner and Skipper Fined
On 19th November 2019 M R Durrans Fishing Ltd and Mr Benjamin Vass appeared at King’s Lynn Magistrates Court in a case brought by Eastern Inshore Fisheries andRead More >
Watching the winter weather: Monitoring severe cold periods to protect birds in The Wash
Why is this important? Intertidal sandflats and mudflats are highly productive environments. Extensive areas of these habitats, such as those found in The Wash, can attract huge populationsRead More >
Eastern IFCA recognised in the Parliamentary Review 2019
Eastern IFCA has been recognised as a best practice representative in the Parliamentary Review 2019. The strategic aim of The Parliamentary Review is to raise standards. In eachRead More >
A new future for the East Anglian fishing industry
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 >
Shellfish Association of Great Britain – support for shellfish businesses during EU Exit
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 >
Extension to Closed Area Byelaw 2020 informal consultation
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 >
