Eastern IFCA administers a several fishery under the Wash Fishery Order 1992.  This is used to grant shellfish ‘lays’ to fishers for the purposes of shellfish aquaculture. InterimRead More >

The Environment Agency has received unusually high and widespread reports of pink salmon catches this year in North East England, Scotland and Ireland. Non-native species have the potentialRead More >

The Wash Cockle fishery is licenced and managed through the Wash Fishery Order (1992) by Eastern Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (EIFCA). It is a historic fishery andRead More >

After consideration of the potential impacts on fishers versus the potential benefits on bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) stocks, Eastern IFCA has decided that an emergency byelaw for the protectionRead More >

Eastern IFCA is considering the implementation of an Emergency Byelaw for the protection of spawning aggregations of bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) within the district. Bass stocks are currently inRead More >

The MMO is recruiting for a Senior Marine Officer based in King’s Lynn.  Please click the following link for more details and how to apply. [Senior Marine OfficerRead More >

Eastern IFCA is reviewing several elements of its management under the Wash Fishery Order (1992) as agreed within the 2016-17 priorities at the Planning and Communication Sub-Committee (24Read More >

This byelaw has the effect of making several Eastern IFCA byelaws apply within the area inherited from North Eastern Sea Fisheries Committee (NESFC), an approximately 9 mile stretchRead More >

At a meeting of the Regulation and Compliance sub-committee on Tuesday 13th December 2016 members resolved to make two new byelaws, primarily to provide environmental protection and toRead More >

The Sea Angling 2017 survey is underway.  For more details on how to take part in the survey, including the chance to win one of two £50 FishingRead More >