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NFFO Briefs MPs in Advance of the Annual Fisheries Debate

28 November 2012

A Federation delegation met recently with the All Party Parliamentary Fisheries Group to update MPs on the main fisheries policy developments, in preparation for the annual Fisheries Debate in Parliament, which this year will be held on 6th December

Oak Foundation and Fisheries Policy

26 November 2012

What are we to make of the astounding sums of money put at the disposal of environmental lobby groups working on European fisheries issues by the charity Oak Foundation?

The Lessons of Recovery: Taking stock after a Decade of Cod Recovery Measures

26 November 2012

As EU and Norway and then next month the EU Council of Ministers, stand poised to depart from central pillars of the Cod Plan it is timely and perhaps instructive to take a look at the past decades’ efforts to rebuild the cod stocks in European waters.

NFFO Rejects Redistribution of South-West Handline Mackerel Quota

23 November 2012

The National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations has expressed its strong opposition to suggestions emanating from large Scottish pelagic ship owners that mackerel quota should be redistributed away from the hand-line fishery in the South West.

200 Trillion Fish Suppers

20 November 2012

There is something frequently missing in the media coverage of fishing’s environmental impact. The absence of an adequate balancing appreciation of fishing’s contribution to the nation’s food security is a glaring omission.

Marine Protected Areas Code of Conduct

15 November 2012

MPA Fishing Coalition Calls for Agreed Protocols

Height of Nonsense

13 November 2012

Fish, Fishermen and General Public Let Down by the Political Process

NFFO Executive at Work in Newlyn

7 November 2012

The NFFO Executive Committee met recently in Newlyn to review the Federation’s policies in the run up to the December Council and beyond.

TACs and Quotas Decisions: A Great Deal at Stake

23 October 2012

In the sometimes fractious exchanges within the fishing industry about quota shares, sight is sometimes lost of the big picture: the Total Allowable Catches.

Fishing and Science: Changed Days

20 October 2012

The fishing industry is more reliant than ever before on fisheries scientists to defend it from policies influenced by the exaggerations, superficiality and sheer nonsense of some of the more extreme green NGOs and their allies in the sensationalist media.

North Sea RAC Nephrops Work Recognised by Commission

8 October 2012

Progress by the North Sea RAC in developing a long term management plan for the nephrops fishery in the North Sea has been recognised by the Commission’s Director General in a letter to the RAC.

The Future of RACs

5 October 2012

The future of the regional advisory councils was discussed recently in Brussels at an landmark meeting attended by the Director General for EU fisheries.

Stocks Outlook: State of Fish Stocks in European Waters

2 October 2012

The annual seminar organised by the Commission which marks the beginning of the autumn negotiations on TACs and quotas for the coming year was held recently in Brussels.

The Most Inaccurate Headline in History?

1 October 2012

The BBC has suggested that the Sunday Times front page headline Only 100 Adult Cod Left in the North Sea, when the correct answer is something like 21 million, may be the most inaccurate headline in history?

NFFO Exec Prepares for Autumn Negotiations

1 October 2012

The NFFO’s Executive Committee met recently in York and high on the agenda were preparations for the crucial autumn negotiations which lead to decisions will shape the industry’s fishing opportunities for next year.

MPA Bird Talk

24 September 2012

The network of MPAs in UK waters is to include sites selected for the protection of birds.

Brid Fights off Harbour Threat

24 September 2012

The NFFO has played its part in successfully fighting off Council redevelopment plans for Bridlington harbour. The poorly drafted plans posed a threat to Bridlington's position as the premier shellfish port in England.

Focus on the European Parliament

21 September 2012

The Lisbon Treaty has given the European Parliament a central role in agreeing legislation under the Common Fisheries Policy. As a result, the European fishing organisations, including the NFFO, are adapting to the new political realities

One Way Media Traffic on Cod

19 September 2012

The Sunday Times announced on its front page that there are only 100 adult cod left in the North Sea.....

Federation Criticises Distortions in The Sunday Times’ Anti-Fishing Campaign

18 September 2012

The Sunday Times has been running a hostile campaign which systematically presents a distorted, inaccurate, and one-sided view of fishing.

Progressing Shellfish Policy

11 September 2012

A delegation of NFFO shellfish interests met recently with senior Defra officials to discuss the apparent logjam on shellfish policy.

Kilkeel Welcomes Northern Ireland Assembly Environment Committee

5 September 2012

The NFFO joined ANIFPO in welcoming representatives of the Northern Ireland Assembly on 3rd September to visit the fishing industry in Kilkeel and explore the issues affecting it as the Northern Ireland Marine Bill progresses through the assembly.

Federation Salutes UK’s Oldest Fisherman

16 August 2012

The NFFO salutes the UK’s oldest active fisherman, Bill Hocking from Looe in Cornwall, and past member of the NFFO’s Executive Committee.

Welsh Assembly Panders to Noisy Angling Lobby

16 August 2012

In pandering to a noisy angling lobby in South Wales, the Welsh Assembly has abandoned any pretensions it may have has to a rational, proportionate, or science based approach to fisheries policy.