The National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations
The difficult, thankless, task of managing effort (days at sea restrictions) under the EU Cod Management Plan in the 2012 effort year (from 1st February) has begun..
25 January 2012
5 January 2012
All the signs are that 2012 will be a pivotal year for the fishing industry.
4 January 2012
MPAC, the alliance of fishing organisations which was formed to defend access to fishing grounds during the establishment of a network of marine protected areas in UK waters, has recently taken stock of progress made so far.
22 December 2011
The Marine Conservation Society has apparently pronounced itself “appalled” at the recent December Council TAC decisions where these varied considerably from the Commission’s proposals.
Chairman Tony Delahunty, Selsey
21 December 2011
The NFFO’s North East Committee has had an exceptionally busy year.
19 December 2011
TACs and Effort Move in Opposite Directions
The main North Sea joint stock TACs were agreed with Norway in late November and with the exception of saithe.
Paul Trebilcock Cornish Fish Producers and NFFO Chairman-elect
Tony Delahunty, Chairman of the NFFO South East Committee, represented the South East’s interests at the December Council said:
After two days of negotiations in Brussels, the conclusion of the EU’s Fisheries Council in the early hours of Saturday morning has left Northern Ireland’s fishermen feeling deflated.
The UK, with strong support from France, Germany, Spain, Netherlands and Denmark, managed to overturn the Commission’s perverse interpretation of the Article 13 effort buyback provisions which, if implemented, would have left the main whitefish and nephrops fleets with only a few weeks fishing in 2012.
14 December 2011
The precautionary approach is now well embedded within fisheries science and fisheries policy, and has been since the late 1990s.
9 December 2011
For the first time since she took office two years ago, Commissioner Damanaki met recently with Europeche, the principal European level representative body for the European fishing industry.
5 December 2011
The Catch Quota scheme will have up to 12% cod quota over and above the TAC for 2012 (the same percentage as last year).
It would be hard to imagine a fisheries policy instrument than the EU effort control regime that causes so much confusion and grief for so little return in conservation terms.
1 December 2011
Many of the really difficult issues facing our industry arise from how to manage mixed fisheries. From a fishing vessel perspective mixed fisheries offer an opportunity to catch a range of species that have market value.
29 November 2011
NFFO’s Dale Rodmell participated in 3 out of the 4 regional MCZ projects and closely works with the MPA Fishing Coalition. He gives his views on the current state of the Marine Conservation Zone planning process.
23 November 2011
Once the year-end quota and effort negotiations have concluded and we begin the New Year, it can be anticipated that discussions on the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy will take off in earnest.
Submission Prepared by the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations in response to Commission Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council on the Common Fisheries Policy
18 November 2011
The first round of negotiations towards the annual fisheries agreement between the EU and Norway was held recently in Brussels.
A constructive meeting with the representatives from the Marine Management Organisation was held in the NFFO offices recently to discuss the arrival of marine spatial planning and in particular, the first two draft marine plans.
17 November 2011
The MPA Fishing Coalition has welcomed UK Fisheries Minister, Richard Benyon’s announcement that further time will be allowed to designate a network of marine conservation zones in UK waters, to allow additional time to collect evidence on their location and boundaries.
14 November 2011
In direct meetings with the UK Fisheries Minister, Richard Benyon, the NFFO has emphasised that securing a halt to cuts in permitted days-at-sea must be an absolute priority for the UK, at the forthcoming December Council
