Committees

Executive Committee

The NFFO’s Executive Committee is the Federation’s decision making body. Its membership is comprised of two representatives nominated by each of the member producer organisations and NFFO regional committees, along with a few others co-opted for their experience or specialist knowledge.

As at 1st January 2012 the members of the Executive Committee are:

Producers’ Organisations                             Nominee 1                 Nominee 2

Anglo-North Irish FPO                                      W D Hill                      J Cassidy

Cornish FPO                                                      P Trebilcock              S Lambourn
           
The FPO                                                              N D Atkins                 C Rogers

Eastern England FPO                                      A Locker                      D Winspear

Fleetwood FPO                                                  A Martinez                   K W Moran

Lowestoft FPO                                                   H G Sims                    A De Boer

North Atlantic FPO                                             Stewart Harper          Vacant

North Sea Fishermen’s Organisation           W De Boer                  G Meun

Non-Sector Regional Committees

South West                                                          J Butterwith                T Bartlett 

North East                                                           D Clark                        Vacant

South East                                                           A Delahunty                Vacant

West Coast                                                          R Graham                  Vacant 

Co-opted members of the Executive Committee

R Casson                                A McCulla       

G H Traves                              F Normandale

 

Specialist Committees

NFFO Shellfish Committee

Chairman:  Gary Hodgson
Email address: ventureseafoods@yahoo.co.uk

The NFFO Shellfish Committee meets periodically to develop and agree NFFO policy in the area of shellfish management. Representatives from the following areas attended recent meetings to contribute to the formulation of NFFO policy:

Cornwall
North Devon
South Devon
South East
East Anglia
Yorkshire Coast
Wales
Northern Ireland
Northumberland
Cumbria

Finance Committee

The Federation’s Finance Committee oversees the Federation’s financial affairs, makes recommendations to the NFFO Executive Committee and has overlapping membership with the Board of Directors of NFFO Services Limited. Membership of the Committee is the current NFFO President and Chairman, along with a number of past presidents, plus additional co-opted Executive Committee members to obtain a regional and sectoral balance.

Safety and Training Committee

Chairman: G.H. Traves MBE
NFFO Safety and Training Officer: Jim Hudson jhudson@nffo.org.uk

The NFFO Safety and Training Committee meets periodically to oversee the Federation’s input to the Fishing Industry Safety Group.

Salmon Committee
Chairman: D Heselton

The NFFO Salmon Committee works to defend the net fisheries for salmon from attack by the angling fraternity who for many years have tried to close this small but important fishery down using friends in high places and spurious conservation arguments. In fact, it is a well managed, tightly controlled fishery of local importance to the fishing communities.