Shrimp Permit Launch
With effect from August 2023 the Authority will be implementing the Shrimp Permit Byelaw 2018. This will mean that a permit will be required in order to fish commercially for shrimp within the Eastern...
View ArticleShrimp Permit Byelaw 2018: Permit requirement comes into effect
With effect from August 2023 the Authority will be implementing the Shrimp Permit Byelaw 2018. This will mean that a permit will be required in order to fish for shrimp from a registered fishing vessel...
View ArticleFisheries Management Plans
The UK Government has set out further steps it is taking to deliver a thriving, sustainable fishing industry and healthy marine environment for generations to come. The UK is introducing a world class...
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Seafish In-person Event – Crab, Lobster and Whelk FMPs
In addition to the live events Defra have been running recently in relation the the Fisheries Management Plans (FMPs) Seafish will be running a series of in-person events throughout September focused...
View ArticleNotification of inspection and seizure of fishing gear
On the 28th August 2023, Eastern Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Officers inspected and seized 3 parlour pot from an area of Blakeney, North Norfolk. Please click the links below to view the...
View ArticleNotification of inspection and seizure of fishing gear
On the 25th August 2023, Eastern Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Officers inspected and seized 10 stand up whelk pots from an area of Scolt Head Island , North Norfolk. Please click the links below...
View ArticleWash Cockle Fishery 2023: closure
The Wash cockle fishery 2023 will be closed as of 0145hrs on Friday 22 September 2023. The cockle fishery will close at this time because we have projected that the Total Allowable Catch (TAC) will...
View ArticleCockle Fishery 2023 Extension
Due to low levels of fishing activity in the 2023 cockle fishery, approximately 240 tonnes remain in the TAC. As a result, the fishery’s availability is being extended, and will continue in accordance...
View Articlei-VMS rollout for under 6m vessels
The MMO has announced that it is beginning the roll-out of iVMS devices for vessels under 6 metres. Fishermen with a vessel under 6 metres can now order an approved device and are eligible for grant...
View ArticleConsultation Launched – Wash Temporary Closure Renewal
Eastern IFCA is launching a consultation on renewing the Temporary Closure over the Wash bivalve fisheries, to allow management of these fisheries to continue. Since the expiry of the Wash Fishery...
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