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Can Fisheries Co-exist with Offshore Wind in the Race to Carbon Net Zero?

2 June 2021

The Government’s Net Zero ambition signals a massive expansion in the scale and extent of offshore wind farms, but it also supercharges concerns over the spatial squeeze now being experienced by fishers who face losing access to their fishing grounds. NFFO Assistant Chief Executive, Dale Rodmell, who recently presented the issues to the All Party Parliamentary Group on Fisheries(1), makes the case for the need for a planning system that can deliver on co-existence.

Prepare for Displacement

18 May 2021

Lords appointment triggers NFFO change to MPA Policy. The appointment of Richard Benyon as Defra minister in the House of Lords has prompted a rethink within the NFFO on its approach to the management of marine protected areas.

Seaspiracy: Seafish Response

26 March 2021

Seafish have responded robustly to the claims made in the Netflix Seaspiracy film

The Seafood Response Fund (SRF) closes on Friday 26 March.

25 March 2021

This a reminder for eligible businesses to submit their details for payment to the Seafood Response Fund by tomorrow.

Dogger Bank: Back to Remote Control

16 March 2021

“Closed” rather than co-management characterises the government’s first post-Brexit steps to defining its approach to fisheries management after the Common Fisheries Policy. Dale Rodmell examines the current proposals for this iconic site and what it signals for stakeholder participation in fisheries.

Lawyers, Boulders and Money: A future in which fisheries policy is driven by vigilantes and litigation?

5 March 2021

In an important and disturbing change, environmental NGOs have now apparently abandoned any pretence of working collaboratively with the fishing industry. With one or two honourable exceptions, most have embarked down the road of confrontation and litigation.

Labour disowns Greenpeace

2 March 2021

Full credit to Shadow Fisheries Minister, Luke Pollard MP, for publicly disowning Greenpeace for dumping boulders to endanger fishing vessels in the vicinity of where a fishing vessel was recently lost in tragic circumstances. Mr Pollard denounced the Greenpeace action as “tone deaf.”

Co-existing in marine space

4 February 2020

Dale Rodmell provides an insight into planning for co-existence between commercial fisheries and offshore wind farms.

Fishing News interviews Barrie Deas

20 February 2018

With a lot of social media traffic on the Fishing News Facebook page and elsewhere, Fishing News sat down with CEO of the NFFO, Barrie Deas, to ask those tricky questions that keep cropping up.

Post-Brexit Fisheries Management

5 December 2017

Responsive decision-making with industry centrally involved in management is key to an effective post-Brexit fisheries regime, argues Dale Rodmell.

Marking Static Gear

6 October 2017

Prime Minister puts a spanner in the works. Well, that's what it felt like to us in the Cruising Association (CA) when the general election was announced. At that point our petition, about Lobster Pot markers, on the Parliamentary website had about 6500 signatures. And they were all lost: because that's what happens to a Parliamentary Petition, when a General Election is called.

A Precautionary MPA Tale

23 June 2017

Dale Rodmell argues that dismissing an evidence-based approach to Marine Protected Area planning in favour of precaution is misguided.

EMFF in England – the story so far

4 April 2017

Graeme High (MMO, England Intermediate Body Manager) tells us about the progress of the European Maritime Fisheries Fund (EMFF) in England.

Voluntary Conservation Success Story

13 January 2017

Dale Rodmell argues that criticisms of voluntary approaches to conservation in the marine environment are missing the point. A bigger more important issue is at stake.

Six steps to social seafaring

13 October 2016

Top tips to using social media on the day the NFFO runs its first takeover with Newlyn skipper Alan Dwan

What’s it like to be a fisherman?

12 October 2016

Alan Dwan offer us the opportunity to find out what being a fisherman is really like

The Merchant Navy and Fishing Fleets of World War I

4 August 2016

Commodore Malcolm Williams, Chief Executive of the Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society, draws attention to the contribution of the fishing fleet to WW1.

Brexit, eNGOs & our Industry

12 July 2016

Assistant chief executve, Dale Rodmell, reflects on Brexit, the disconnect between industry and the Common Fisheries Policy and the influence and role of environmental NGOs.

Fleet diversity

7 July 2016

Jane Sandell, Chief Executive of UK Fisheries, tells us why fleet diversity is one of the British fleet’s greatest strengths.

Are you a fab fisherman?

18 March 2016

Dave Linkie, the Editor of Fishing News, tells us how the Fishing News Awards will recognise the achievements of our fishermen, and why this is so important.

Supporting seafarers

1 March 2016

Commodore Malcolm Williams, chief executive of the Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society, discusses the importance of supporting those who risk their lives daily in an industry fraught with peril.

Why sustainable fish is just as important for restauranteurs as it is for fishermen

11 January 2016

Head chef and co-director at seafood restaurant Purslane, Gareth Fulford, discusses the importance of sustainable fish

Caring for ageing fishermen

21 December 2015

Commander Brian Boxall-Hunt tells us why it's so important that we care for our ageing fishermen

Co-management in the Doldrums

8 December 2015

Assistant chief executive, Dale Rodmell, argues that top-down policy has crowded out efforts to improve fisheries governance through co-management and that it is likely to have unintended consequences.