As stated in the Wash Dredge Mussel and Wash Hand-work Mussel Re-laying Fishery Licence Conditions, The Wash Fishery Order 1992 Mussel re-laying fisheries will close at 23.59 onRead More >

UPDATE (9/9/2022): The owner of the gear has now been identified and collection is planned.     Eastern IFCA has received a lost gear report from a memberRead More >

The East of England Plastics Coalition is looking to install ‘Our Only World water refill stations’ at selected coastal locations across East Anglia to encourage the use ofRead More >

Policy Lab are running a nationwide online debate between Monday 15th August and Friday 19th August 2022 about the new bass fisheries management plan (FMP) in which stakeholdersRead More >

Eastern IFCA is extending the deadline for responses to the formal consultation on Eligibility Policy which will manage access to the cockle and mussel fisheries in The WashRead More >

Seabed videos collected during last year’s ROV surveys in the Cromer Shoal Chalk Beds MCZ have now been analysed by external contractors and the results presented in aRead More >

22 July 2022 The Wash Fishery Order 1992 Cockle and Mussel re-laying fisheries will be open from 04:30 on 26 July 2022. The management measures for both fisheriesRead More >

A survey has been launched asking fishers for their views on the current state of fisheries governance institutions in England. This research into trust relations between fishers andRead More >

On 6th July 2022, Defra launched a consultation on the designation of five candidate Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs) in English waters. The proposals cover a diverse rangeRead More >

Last updated: 08/07/2022 At an extraordinary meeting of the full Authority held today (Thursday 7th June 2022) members decided that both the Wash cockle fishery and mussel re-layingRead More >