The Whelk Permit Byelaw 2016 is now in effect and replaces the Whelk Fisheries Permit Emergency Byelaw, which expired on the 28th October 2016. The byelaw requires fishersRead More >

Eastern IFCA held a workshop on the 26th September 2016 which focussed on the development of shrimp management measures within the Wash and North Norfolk Coast.  The managementRead More >

A local fisher has found a modest amount of undersize (i.e. less than 50mm) mussel (Mytilus edulis) at Titchwell.   Eastern IFCA officers have not undertaken a formal stockRead More >

A proposal for a trial mussel fishery in the River Stour (Suffolk/Essex border) is currently being considered in a second public consultation. Defra, the consenting authority for fisheryRead More >

On the 22nd June 2016, Eastern Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Officers inspected and seized whelk pots from waters off of Cromer. 3 black whelk pots were seized. PleaseRead More >

On the 14th June 2016, Eastern Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Officers inspected and seized whelk pots from waters off of Cromer. 4 blue whelk pots and 15 whiteRead More >

Regulations Eastern IFCA has carried out an assessment of the potential impacts of the shrimp fishery within The Wash. The Wash is one of the most heavily protectedRead More >

Eastern IFCA has produced a poster summarising the 2017 European restrictions that apply to recreational fishing for bass from sea or shore. The poster is available upon request.Read More >

Confirmation of byelaw extension The Secretary of State has confirmed an extension of Eastern IFCA’s Emergency Whelk Byelaw until 28 October 2016. This means that a permit isRead More >

At the 23rd Eastern IFCA meeting on the 27th April 2016, the Shrimp Byelaw 2016 was made.   The intention of the byelaw is to require commercial fishersRead More >