Marine Conservation Zone Designation On Sunday 17th January 2016 Marine Environment Minister George Eustice announced 23 new areas as the latest Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs) to be awardedRead More >

Key messages: We are seeking information about important trawling locations for towed demersal gears (shrimp and fish beam trawls and otter trawls) in The Wash and North NorfolkRead More >

Engagement Plan 2016: EMS management measures Eastern IFCA has produced an Engagement Plan about management measures being considered in 2016. This is part of the national project, RevisedRead More >

A national survey is being undertaken by researchers at Plymouth Marine Laboratory to access the experience and opinions of angling in and around offshore wind farms. The informationRead More >

At the 5th Regulatory and Compliance Sub-Committee on the 17th November 2015 the following byelaws were made for the protection of whelk fisheries: Eastern IFCA Permitting Byelaw EasternRead More >

Application and Exemptions Byelaw – Formal Consultation At the 5th Regulatory and Compliance Sub-Committee on the 17th November 2015 the following byelaw was made: Eastern IFCA Application andRead More >

At its Regulation and Compliance sub-committee on 17th November 2015, the Authority agreed to pursue spatial habitat closures in the Wash and North Norfolk Coast Special Area ofRead More >

MMO consultations were received for proposed dredging and disposal works at Woolverstone Marina, River Orwell. Works include maintenance dredging, capital dredging and disposal in the River Orwell. ARead More >

On the 10th July 2015, Authority officers met with a range of stakeholders to consider the UK east coast brown shrimp (Crangon crangon) trawling fishery and the variousRead More >

Minimum conservation reference size for bass set to increase to 42cm   European member states voted to increase the minimum conservation reference size for bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) toRead More >