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After months of campaigning from the NFFO, the government is considering changing the rules on medical certificates for small boat fishers.

Government Change of Heart on Medicals Follows NFFO Campaign

16 January 2024

After months of campaigning from the NFFO, the government is considering changing the rules on medical certificates for small boat fishers.

The Seafarers’ Charity and Commsave Credit Union announce new financial support for fishing families

18 May 2021

A revolutionary new initiative funded by The Seafarers’ Charity will provide access to a range of affordable financial services for fishing families. The Fishing Without a Safety Net research commissioned by the Charity demonstrated that new interventions were needed to create a better financial safety net for fishing families. The first significant solution emerging from the research findings sees Commsave Credit Union open its services to the UK fishing community on 14 April 2021.

St Thomas’ Hospital Dreadnought Unit: A Facility open to the Fishing Industry

2 March 2009

NFFO members are reminded that the Dreadnought Unit of St Thomas’ Hospital in London is open to seamen and fishermen in need of treatment