On the 22nd June 2023, Eastern Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Officers inspected and seized whelk pots from The Wash.  20 Plastic white stand-up whelk pots were seized. PleaseRead More >

The Toft mussel bed is closed as of 02:00 on 23 June 2023. The mussel removed has reached the Total Allowable Catch for the bed and is nowRead More >

This is an update to the news item Mussel Re-Laying Fishery Opening, published on our website on 2 June 2023. Samples taken from the ‘Ouse Mouth’ classification zoneRead More >

Following the annual mussel stock survey and consultation, the Wash Interim Measures Mussel Relaying Fishery 2023 will open on 12 June, at 00:00.   Following consultation responses, theRead More >

We are seeking the views of Wash cockle fishermen on proposals for the 2023 cockle fishery.   The deadline for responses is midday on 19 June 2023. TheRead More >

The second issue of Eastern IFCA’s MCZ newsletter has now been published and is available online through the following link: Eastern IFCA Update: Cromer Shoal Chalk Beds MCZRead More >

Up to £2 million in grant funding is available under the infrastructure scheme of the UK Seafood Fund to modernise the small-scale coastal fleet with replacement engines.  Read More >

A team of researchers from the University of Gloucestershire, working with Fishing into the Future, who have been commissioned by Defra, are working to develop an annual surveyRead More >

We are extending the deadline for responses to the formal consultation on the following byelaws: Cromer Shoal Chalk Beds 2023 Crab and Lobster 2023 The new deadline forRead More >

Catchwise is a new survey of recreational sea angling taking place across England and Wales in 2023 and 2024.  This project is being delivered by the Angling TrustRead More >