News

New Data Reveals North Sea Is Teeming

15 July 2013

Leading UK Fishing Body Says Dramatic Species Recovery Across North East Atlantic Is ‘Nothing Short of Remarkable’

NFFO Exec Works on Many Policy Fronts

12 July 2013

The diversity of the NFFO’s membership was reflected in the wide range of policy concerns expressed when the Federation’s Executive Committee met recently in York.

NFFO responds to High Court ruling on quota reallocation

10 July 2013

"The NFFO represents all sizes of vessel and regrets that the issue of quota distribution ended up in the courts. Indeed the Federation made a number of attempts to mediate between the parties to achieve an amicable out-of- court solution.

FISHERMEN CAST LINE OF ENQUIRY TO GOVERNMENT MINISTER

9 July 2013

UK fishermen spanning large, offshore vessels as well as the small-scale fleet challenged the Fisheries Minister on their future at what has been called 'the most pivotal cross roads the industry has experienced in decades'.

Fishing News calls Greenpeace bluff

4 July 2013

A row has broken out in recent weeks as Greenpeace criticized Fishing News’ editorial policy as the paper refused to publish a lengthy letter in which it complained about not being given a voice in the industry publication.

Chairman’s Report 2013

2 July 2013

We are all aware, I think, that the fishing industry is approaching an important fork in the road. The last 15 years has seen many changes; but even now it is reasonably certain that the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy, which will in all likelihood be agreed later this year, contains the possibilities for a radical change in direction.

North Sea RAC out of the Blocks on Discard Ban

2 July 2013

The North Sea Regional Advisory Council (NSRAC) has wasted no time in getting to grips with what the Discard Ban (landings obligation) recently agreed as part of the CFP reform will mean for fishers and the fishing industry more widely.

Letter to DEFRA

2 July 2013

At our recent meeting on 11th June, MPAC raised a number of concerns with regard to the sequence of designation and application of management measures within marine conservation zones.

EFF Applications Process must be Reformed

25 June 2013

The experience of NFFO members, not just the NFFO, would seem to suggest that the MMO team dealing with the EFF is currently under-resourced.

NFFO AGM 2013

24 June 2013

Annual General Meeting of the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations to be held in Bedern Hall, York, on Wednesday 3rd July 2013.

Rubbishing Science

21 June 2013

It's more than a little strange for Greenpeace, in its attempts to demonise the NFFO, to claim that we should "respect scientific advice rather than rubbishing it".

Fragility of South East Fisheries

21 June 2013

The inshore fisheries in the South and South East of England are facing an unprecedented set of adverse circumstances. Many vessels are struggling to survive. An extended period of bad weather has made the first half of 2013 a disaster.

Greenpeace’s ignorance will damage small-scale fishermen

19 June 2013

The National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations response to Greenpeace’s interpretation of the CFP reforms.

CFP Reform: Froth vs. Substance

13 June 2013

A clearer idea of the substance of the reformed CFP emerging from the final stages of agreement in Brussels is surfacing as the dust settles and the details clarify.

The NFFO challenges the Observer on its portrayal of the fishing industry

7 June 2013

A letter from Chief Executive of the NFFO, Barrie Deas, in response to the Observer’s article ‘Why do we have to trawl for the facts about Britain and the EU?’

First Tentative Steps towards Regionalisation of the CFP

5 June 2013

Even before the ink is dry on the CFP reform, the first tentative steps towards regional management are being taken, in moves welcomed by the NFFO.

Fishing Industry Views Brought to the Heart of the Conservation Agenda

30 May 2013

At the request of the Norwegian Government, the NFFO has presented the fishing industry’s views to what many regard as the temple of conservation – the Trondheim conference on biodiversity.

Fishing Livelihoods Must Not be forgotten in European Marine Sites Management

28 May 2013

The NFFO is warning that industry must be given sufficient time to engage and present evidence in forthcoming consultations on European Marine Sites.

The Fortunes of Fishing in Yorkshire

28 May 2013

There are few places in the UK that can equal the Yorkshire coast for the diversity of its fishing industry or its fluctuating fortunes. Fishing ranges from distant water vessels that, although a shadow of the once mighty Hull fleets, still fish cod in distant waters in the Arctic and Greenland, to small vessels making a living on pots and nets.

Council Mandate Brings CFP Reform Closer

15 May 2013

The agreement reached by the Council of Ministers in Brussels in the early hours of 15th May represents an important staging post on the tortuous passage to CFP reform.

Fishing Industry unites to cut man overboard deaths

14 May 2013

Leading names within the UK fishing industry have united to promote greater safety at sea by providing more than 6,000 subsidised 'personal floatation devices' to fishermen across the UK.

North Sea RAC meets the Norwegian Fishermen’s Association

13 May 2013

The Demersal Working Group of the North Sea Regional Advisory Council (NSRAC) travelled recently to Trondheim to meet with a delegation from the Norwegian Fishermen’s Association (Norges Fiskarlag).

CFP Reform: Critical Decisions Imminent

13 May 2013

The Council of Ministers meeting in Brussels on 13th and 14th June could turn out to be a pivotal point in the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy.

NFFO West Coast Committee Hard at Work

10 May 2013

The NFFO West Coast Committee met in Morecambe on 9th May to address the wide range of issues it is engaged in the North West.