News - Page 27 of 40

Meeting with Minister on Under-10m Issue

21 May 2012

A small NFFO delegation, representing a cross-section of the Federation’s membership, recently met UK Fisheries Minister, Richard Benyon, to discuss in detail the government’s approach to resolving the problems faced by part of the under-10m fleet. The meeting was primarily focused on the issues raised in a recent NFFO letter to the Minister.

Concordat

21 May 2012

The recently published and long awaited concordat that will in future govern relations between the four UK fisheries administrations has moved a considerable distance from its origins in the Scottish Government’s attempt to establish its own separate quota management system with a ‘tartan tag’ on ‘Scottish quota’.

New Generation Fisheries Management Plans

11 May 2012

The snowy wastes of Svalbard, well inside the Arctic Circle recently hosted an important meeting on the future of EU/Norway management plans. The NFFO was represented at the meeting through the North Sea RAC.

Chairman’s Report 2012

11 May 2012

For the fishing industry, this is a period of enormous upheaval and change. The stability, in regulatory requirements, that has been the industry’s constant demand for well over a decade, seems even further out of reach than ever.

Research Institute undertakes Cod Management Survey

10 May 2012

The Countryside and Community Research Institute (CCRI) has been commissioned to undertake some research for the North Sea Regional Advisory Council (NSRAC) to explore the impact of different management approaches on fishing activity and to explore the ways in which vessel operators might adjust to the different management measures.

Wind-farms Fishing Mapping Project

9 May 2012

The NFFO and the Crown Estate recently jointly hosted a meeting for representatives of fishing organisations from France, Netherlands, Germany Belgium and Denmark – all countries where the fishing industry are affected by the rapid expansion of offshore renewable energy projects.

AGM

5 May 2012

Notice of the 35th Annual General Meeting of the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations to be held in St Williams College, York, on Thursday 10th May 2012 at 11am

Devolution and No Take Zones

13 April 2012

In addition to questioning their legal and scientific basis, MPA Fishing Coalition has recently highlighted wide differences in the way that the Defra and the devolved administrations are approaching ‘No Take Zones’ within marine protected areas.

World Fisheries Conference – Special Fishermen’s Rates

11 April 2012

Only FOUR weeks remaining until the 6th World Fisheries Congress 2012 takes place!

West Coast Committee: Engaging Renewables

5 April 2012

The NFFO West Coast Committee has made substantial progress in establishing a working dialogue with the growing marine renewables interests in the Irish Sea, following a period of soured relations and misunderstandings.

Coalition Challenges Scientific and Legal Basis of ‘No Take Zones’

5 April 2012

MPAC, the Coalition established to ensure that fishing gets a fair hearing in the establishment of a network of marine protected areas in UK waters, has written to the UK Fisheries Minister and also to devolved administrations, challenging lazy assumptions about the use of No Take Zones within marine protected areas.

Stakeholder Meeting on EU Cod Management Plan: London Meeting

5 April 2012

The EU Cod Management Plan has been evaluated by STECF and found to be flawed in some serious respects.

Letter to the Minister: Under 10s Quotas

28 March 2012

We are not without sympathy for the dilemma that you face in addressing the problems of the under-10 metre fleet.

EU Cod Management Plan – Meeting with the Commission and Member States to Discuss Interim Arrangements

28 March 2012

STECF reported last year that the current EU Management Plan was failing to meet its objectives

European Parliament Debates Regionalisation of the CFP

27 March 2012

As the reform process continues, the European Parliament Fisheries Committee recently debated how the CFP should be regionalised.

NFFO Executive – March 2012

19 March 2012

The NFFO Executive Committee met again recently to address a full agenda.

South East: Comprehensively failed by the Management System

19 March 2012

The fishing industry in the Thames estuary has been comprehensively failed by the system of fisheries management.

RACs Work to Fill Gaps in the Science

7 March 2012

RACs are working with ICES to strengthen fish stock assessments.

Marine Management Organisation

20 February 2012

An NFFO delegation met recently with senior staff of the MMO as part of our agreed programme of regular engagement.

Marine Management Organisation

20 February 2012

An NFFO delegation met recently with senior staff of the MMO as part of our agreed programme of regular engagement.

Inshore Fisheries Conservation Authorities

20 February 2012

An NFFO delegation met recently with Dr Stephen Bolt, the Chief Executive of the Association of IFCAs, the new umbrella body for the 10 inshore fisheries conservation authorities, which have replaced the old sea fisheries committees.

Sustainability and Governance

15 February 2012

After 20 years of what we could politely call sub-optimal performance of the CFP's resource policies, you might be surprised to find that the solutions are to be found on You Tube.

CFP Reform: Commission ‘Non-papers’

14 February 2012

The National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations welcomes the Commission’s clarification of key aspects of its CFP reform proposals in its recently published “non-papers”.

The NFFO dissects the Commission’s proposals on Maximum Sustainable YieldWhen MSY becomes a fetish……………..

14 February 2012

Since the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg in 2002, all signatories, including the UK and EU, have been committed to bringing all depleted fisheries to maximum sustainable yield where possible by 2015.