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Two perfectly reasonable questions are being asked across the industry, as the deadline for applying the landings obligation to the whitefish sector looms closer. This article will not provide the answers to those questions. It can only shed some light on the process under way that may, in time, provide the answers.

What will the landings obligation mean for me? Will there be time to adapt?

25 March 2015

Two perfectly reasonable questions are being asked across the industry, as the deadline for applying the landings obligation to the whitefish sector looms closer. This article will not provide the answers to those questions. It can only shed some light on the process under way that may, in time, provide the answers.

Regionalisation of the CFP Taking stock

24 March 2015

It is almost two years since it was decided to introduce a degree of regionalisation into decision-making within Common Fisheries Policy. We reflect on what it has meant so far.

Austin Mitchell: 38 Years of Support for the Fishing Industry

19 March 2015

The NFFO recently held a dinner in a London fish restaurant to honour Austin Mitchell MP in recognition and appreciation for his 38 years of steadfast support of the fishing industry in Parliament. He will retire as MP for Great Grimsby at the General Election in May.

Fishing Industry Urges Twitter To ‘Get On Board’ With #CatchofTheDay

16 March 2015

Members of the UK fishing industry are being encouraged to get on board with a forthcoming campaign designed to champion the diversity and sustainability of many species landed by the UK fishing fleet in a week-long Twitter campaign set to take place in March.

GBBO Winner And TV Chef Urges UK Consumers To Try More Fish

13 March 2015

Fishing Industry Takes To Twitter To Celebrate The Diversity and Sustainability Of The UK Fleet.

GBBO Winner And TV Chef Urges UK Consumers To Try More Fish

13 March 2015

Fishing Industry Takes To Twitter To Celebrate The Diversity and Sustainability Of The UK Fleet.

European Fisherman and WFO Pledge to Eliminate Marine Litter

4 March 2015

Europêche, the body representing 80,000 European fishermen, has teamed up with environmental group, Waste Free Oceans (WFO) to help combat the growing issue of marine litter.

‘Joint Working Is The Key To Wind Farm Development’ Say Fishermen

18 February 2015

Industry calls for collaboration to protect valuable industry and livelihoods as new wind farm project takes step forward.

Seafood and the UK Fishing Industry

13 February 2015

“The UK public are being misinformed - by certain core national media organisations, under the influence of green politics, and by some seafood retailers who want consumers to think that fishermen control the price of fish. Nothing could be further from the truth...” – Cormac Burke, Editor of the weekly commercial fishing industry newspaper Fishing News, and editor of the monthly global industry paper Fishing News International.

NFFO Welcomes Defra’s “Measured Approach to Designating Marine Conservation Zones”

30 January 2015

Defra has launched its second tranche consultation on 23 Marine Conservation Zones which is due to run until 24th April.

Fishing Body Rejects Basis for Greenpeace’s Divisive Court Action

27 January 2015

The National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations (NFFO) has warned of potentially devastating effects policies outlined by Greenpeace could have on the availability, sustainability and price of fish should the NGO’s High Court action, announced this week, be successful.

NFFO Exec expresses frustration at Government “Inertia”

23 January 2015

The Executive Committee of the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations (NFFO) has expressed frustration that inertia in government circles means that fisheries policy on a number of key issues has stalled.

Mervyn Mountjoy

12 January 2015

We are sad to convey the news that Mervyn Mountjoy, who played a very significant role in representing fishermen from the South West, died on Saturday 10th January after a long illness borne with bravery and dignity.

Discards will Dominate Industry in 2015, says NFFO

23 December 2014

With just 12 months to go before the introduction of a landing obligation, which will be the most dramatic change the European fishing industry has seen for 30 years, the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations (NFFO) believes there are still major issues yet to be addressed.

Crystal Ball

23 December 2014

The Federation looks forward to its work programme for 2015.

December Council 2014

19 December 2014

The 2015 deadline for quotas to be set in relation to maximum sustainable yield, where possible, was reflected in both the Commission’s TAC and Quota proposals and the Council of Minister’s deliberations, when the Council met in Brussels on 14th and 15th December to decide on fishing opportunities for 2015

Cod Recovery Rules for 2015

18 December 2014

The MMO has published the rules for vessels operating in the cod recovery zone in 2015

‘Ministers strike a balance to protect livelihoods’ – December Council outcomes

18 December 2014

Quota allocations for 2015 reflect stock recovery and acknowledge importance of local fishing communities.

BBC Today Programme: Ministers must put fishing businesses and livelihoods ahead of MSY dogma: NFFO

15 December 2014

Ahead of the December Council of Fisheries Ministers, which begins today in Brussels, the NFFO has made the fishing industry case to the BBC political flagship Today Programme.

Commissioner Vella and the Fishing Sector

15 December 2014

The NFFO was recently part of a Europeche/EAPO delegation which met with the new Fisheries/Environment Commissioner, Karmenu Vella, who has recently replaced Maria Damanaki.

“Minister should rethink decision on an Independent Review of the MMO”

15 December 2014

The NFFO releases a statement saying an 'ad hoc' approach to a review is no longer satisfactory.

NFFO launches ‘Fishing Matters’ blog

25 November 2014

Ex-England Rugby star and TV personality, Matt Dawson, kick-starts the blog with his entry, in which he praises the work of UK fishermen.

Call to resurrect Marine Conservation Zones is a ‘Mishmash of Misinformation and ignorance’

17 November 2014

The NFFO has responded to a call to re-launch a government campaign to designate 127 marine conservation zones across the UK.

MSY Threat to Small-Scale Fisheries

7 November 2014

The drive to reach maximum sustainable yield by 2015, the centrepiece of the new CFP, poses a direct and immediate threat to the survival of those small-scale fisheries dependent on quota species. Although the media focus recently has tended to focus on the distribution quotas, these pale into insignificance against the scale of the TAC reductions for 2015 proposed by the European Commission. Some of these provide a direct threat to the very existence of some small-scale fisheries.
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