The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, in partnership with Seafish and the Marine Management Organisation, is hosting a series of events across England to help seafoodRead More >

As part of our programme of work to ensure sensitive sea bed habitats are protected from impacts of fishing, Eastern Inshore Fisheries & Conservation Authority (Eastern IFCA) isRead More >

FISH, MOLLUSC AND CRUSTACEA MINIMUM SIZE EMERGENCY BYELAW 2019 Eastern IFCA has, in conjunction with Northumberland, North Eastern and Kent & Essex IFCAs, made an emergency byelaw inRead More >

Eastern IFCA implemented an emergency byelaw, the Wash Emergency Byelaw 2018, on the 27th July 2018.  Emergency byelaws expire after 12 months unless extended by the Secretary ofRead More >

Eastern IFCA is seeking feedback from WFO fishermen on the revised Cockle Fisheries Management Plan and in particular on the feasibility of future dredge fisheries. A questionnaire toRead More >

Eastern IFCA is informally consulting on management of potting fisheries targeting crab, lobster and whelk. There are three important aspects to the consultation: Development of sustainability measures forRead More >

Eastern IFCA is holding a consultation on two proposed byelaws; The Marine Protected Areas Byelaw 2019; and The Wash Restricted Area Byelaw 2019. More information on the byelawsRead More >

On World Oceans Day Environment Secretary Michael Gove announced a new review to protect England’s precious marine environment which will examine how Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs) couldRead More >

A new and comprehensive legislative framework setting out the practices and conditions under which fisheries activities can be carried out across all EU waters will soon enter intoRead More >

Eastern IFCA completed the 2019 cockle stock surveys in May of 2019.  The results informed a habitat regulation assessment which considered whether a cockle fishery within The WashRead More >