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The NFFO Executive met with newly appointed Food Security Minister Angela Eagle at DEFRA’s London offices this week, marking an important introduction at a pivotal moment for UK fishing.

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NFFO Meets New Fisheries Minister at Critical Juncture for UK Fishing

24 October 2025

The NFFO Executive met with newly appointed Food Security Minister Angela Eagle at DEFRA’s London offices this week, marking an important introduction at a pivotal moment for UK fishing.

Federation Delegation Makes the Case to Minister on Fuel Costs

18 May 2022

The four federations representing England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland recently met with Fisheries Minister, Victoria Prentis MP to underline the crisis engulfing the fishing industry caused by the high cost of fuel.

100 million reasons to be careful: Fisheries Science Partnerships

24 September 2021

The NFFO has warned that the Government’s plans for spending the £100 million promised by the Prime Minister in the wake of the TCA fiasco in December 2020 to help regenerate the fishing industry, could be siphoned off – with little benefit for grass-roots fishermen.

NFFO Training Trust offers Grants worth £100,000

17 May 2021

The NFFO Training Trust, the charity arm of the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations, has announced that it will be offering grants worth a total of £100,000 to support training and safety in the fishing industry.

NFFO encourages vessel owners to make the most of EMFF

17 February 2017

The NFFO is encouraging fishing vessel owners to make use of the EMFF funds not only to gain early minimum compliance with the upcoming codes but to improve the vessel safety beyond that which is required. Changes in the new codes where EMFF money can assist are vessels under 15m which will require an EPIRB with a built-in GPS receiver. However, if the vessel is less than 10m or operates single handed, owners can instead opt for a PLB with a GPS receiver for each crew member. An open vessel between 7m and 15m, or a decked vessel between 7m and 10m will also now be required to carry a liferaft.