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NFFO Brokers South East Quota Initiative

26 April 2013

The NFFO has brokered an agreement between a number of producer organisations and under-10m fishermen in the South East and Thames Estuary, with the aim of breaking the deadlock in solving the quota problems facing the under-10m fleet in the region.

WWF: A Worrying Development

24 April 2013

The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is apparently considering withdrawing from the Regional Advisory Councils of which it is currently a member. This is a worrying development for a number of reasons.

Council of Ministers: CFP Reform in the Balance

23 April 2013

The Council of Ministers held in Luxembourg on 22nd April will not go down as one of the decisive turning points in history.

CFP Reform: NFFO urges focus on practicality issues

22 April 2013

An NFFO delegation has travelled to Luxembourg where EU fisheries ministers are discussing CFP reform at a crucial juncture in the process.

Fishing in Freefall

11 April 2013

The International Council for Exploration of the Sea (ICES)’s most recent advice has confirmed that fishing pressure across the main commercial stocks has fallen to a remarkable degree.

NFFO Slams Greenpeace For Failing To Act on Real Issues Affecting UK Fishermen

28 March 2013

The National Federation of Fishermen's Organisations (NFFO) has slammed claims by international environmental giant Greenpeace as 'unqualified, assumption-based nonsense' which are causing distraction from the industry's critical work on issues affecting the future livelihoods of UK fishermen.

Electronic Logbooks

28 March 2013

The MMO and NFFO have agreed to work together on safety, cost issues and the significantly increased burden on skippers, associated with implementing the EU obligation to use electronic logbooks.

Under-10 metre Stalemate: NFFO Perspective

25 March 2013

Progress towards a broadly acceptable solution to the quota shortage problems facing parts of the under-10 m fleet appear to have reached a kind of stalemate.

Marine Conservation Zones and Fisheries Displacement

22 March 2013

The unintended environmental consequences of fisheries displacement have been a central concern to the MPA Fishing Coalition (MPAC) in engaging in the Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) planning process.

NFFO Shellfish Committee Works on removing obstacles to Policy

18 March 2013

The NFFO Shellfish Committee met recently. NFFO representatives from Cornwall and Devon, Channel Islands, Yorkshire and Northern Ireland and East Anglia, travelled to London to contribute.

Greenpeace Gets its Sums Wrong

15 March 2013

We anticipated that having spent a significant amount of money on a media attack on the NFFO which then fell flat, Greenpeace would try to recoup their losses.

NFFO Releases ‘Fishing Fact, Fishing Fiction’

15 March 2013

The National Federation of Fisherman’s Organisations (NFFO), the body representing fishermen’s groups, individual fishermen and producer organisations in England, Wales and Northern Ireland has identified a plethora of ‘flawed research’ and ‘blatant distortions of the truth’ in a report by Greenpeace, which risks dividing and damaging the very livelihoods, industry and food supply the environmental group purports to support.

NFFO Releases ‘Fishing Fact, Fishing Fiction’

15 March 2013

The National Federation of Fisherman’s Organisations (NFFO), the body representing fishermen’s groups, individual fishermen and producer organisations in England, Wales and Northern Ireland has identified a plethora of ‘flawed research’ and ‘blatant distortions of the truth’ in a report by Greenpeace, which risks dividing and damaging the very livelihoods, industry and food supply the environmental group purports to support.

Test of low impact fishing gear at the Dogger Bank area and an appeal to fishermen to keep a small area free from fishing from April 2013 to July 2014

12 March 2013

Scientists from the Danish National Institute of Aquatic Resources (DTU Aqua) are conducting tests of new gear at the Dogger Bank in co-operation with the Danish Fishermen’s Association. The aim is to investigate if fishing with pelagic doors and lighter trawling gear reduce fishery impacts on the seabed and associated fauna.

Fishing Coalition Urges Industry Wide MCZ Response

12 March 2013

The MPA Fishing Coalition (MPAC) is warning that the time to respond to Defra’s Marine Conservation Zone consultation is running out.

NFFO Executive Committee Meets in Whitby

11 March 2013

The NFFO continued its work at a recent meeting in Whitby.

Work on Next Phase of Nephrops Long Term Management Plan -Invitation to Tender

8 March 2013

Sustainable Fishing Plan for the Fladen Nephrops Fishery for the Scottish Whitefish Producers Association

Fishing Industry Urges Care Over Marine Protected Areas

25 February 2013

On the day that Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall led a march on Parliament, The National Federation of Fisherman’s Organisations (NFFO), which represents fishermen’s groups, individual fishermen and producer organisations in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, has declared its support for the planned introduction of new marine conservation zones (MCZs) in UK waters, but cautions against a rush to designate over a hundred of them at a stroke.

NFFO South East Committee Highlights Industry Concerns

25 February 2013

The NFFO’s South East Committee recently met in Shoreham to discuss a range of issues confronting the industry in Sussex, Kent and Essex.

Packed Meeting in Rye to Address South East Issues

18 February 2013

A packed meeting of fishermen from Rye, Sussex and Dungeness met on Friday with the NFFO Chief Exec Barrie Deas and Chairman of the Federation's South East Committee, Tony Delahunty, to address how best to tackle the issues facing small-scale fishermen in the area.

NFFO URGES GREENPEACE TO ‘FOCUS ON THE FISHERMAN’

12 February 2013

The National Federation of Fisherman's Organisations (NFFO), the body representing fishermen's groups, individual fishermen and producer organisations in England, Wales and Northern Ireland is offering to broker a meeting with Greenpeace to identify more 'real and tangible ways' the environmental campaigning body can contribute to the sustainable and commercial goals of the UK fishing industry.

NFFO South West Committee Addresses Marine Protected Areas

12 February 2013

Marine Protected Areas will be the main focus of the next meeting of the NFFO South West Committee when it meets in Plymouth on 21st February. Defra officials will be in attendance to discuss the Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs) public consultation and a new approach for the management of fisheries within European Marine Sites.

NFFO Welcomes European Parliament Vote but Warns about Practical Implementation Issues

6 February 2013

“The National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisation has welcomed the vote today in the European Parliament as a step towards a more rational and effective fisheries policy.

The enemy within (Fishing News/Cormac Burke)

1 February 2013

Greenpeace poised to launch major attack on U.K. fishing organization, writes Cormac Burke, Editor of Fishing News.