The National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations
Reproduced below is a letter sent by the Federation to the editor of the Times complaining about the distortions of their Oceans Correspondent in portrayal of the fishing industry as pantomime villains.
21 July 2011
18 July 2011
On 25th May the European Commission released its Communication concerning a consultation on Fishing Opportunities. (COM 298 final).
15 July 2011
THE National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations (NFFO) and the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) met recently at the MMO’s headquarters in Newcastle.
14 July 2011
The NFFO and the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation recently jointly briefed MPs on the Commission’s proposals for CFP reform and what they could mean for the UK fishing industry.
12 July 2011
NFFO Response
11 July 2011
We can expect the usual crop of apocalyptic predictions from the mainstream media and professional doom-mongers to accompany the Commission’s launch of its reform proposals on 13th July.
29 June 2011
We welcome the Commission’s clarification over the definition of the term “overfishing”.
The North Sea and North West Waters regional advisory councils have presented their case for radical changes to the EU Cod Management Plan to a meeting of ICES and STECF fisheries scientists, held on 20-24th June, in Hamburg.
15 June 2011
The NFFO holds a seat on the BBC’s Rural Affairs Committee.
13 June 2011
..to which no fishing industry representatives were invited, again put herself in environmental vanguard. The NFFO’s letter below questions whether her self-defined status and her policies line up.
NFFO Chairman, Arnold Locker, recently gave his annual report to the Federation's AGM. It is reproduced below.
21 May 2011
A meeting held recently in Copenhagen and attended by the NFFO, assessed the progress made to date in introducing a catch quota system.
17 May 2011
The MPA Fishing Coalition, the body set up to ensure that the fishing industry has a strong voice as a network of marine protected areas are established in UK waters, has warned that the process of implementing marine conservation zones has reached a critical stage.
13 May 2011
It is difficult to recall a time when the Federation has had to fight on so many major fronts at once as at present.
13 April 2011
Defra recently announced a one-year, £950,000 continuation of the Fishery Science Partnership (FSP) for 2011/12.
18 March 2011
As the European Commission prepares its proposals for CFP reform, the NFFO has published its 10 point plan for a new CFP.
16 March 2011
The NFFO Training Trust Fund, the charity linked to the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations, has announced grants worth £50,000 for purposes in line with the Trust’s objectives.
9 March 2011
The NFFO, member of the MPA Fishing Coalition, is calling for an urgent rethink on reference areas, which are intended to form part of the network of Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs) currently under planning in English waters.
7 March 2011
The National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations is seeking to appoint a dynamic General Manager for its commercial arm, NFFO Services Limited.
4 March 2011
Marine Theme Objective: Economic and Social Research in the Marine Environment
28 February 2011
A Defra consultation later this year will mark a fork in the road for the shellfish fisheries.
The North Sea Regional Advisory Council (NSRAC) has stated its position on discards ahead of a high-level political summit convened by European Commissioner for maritime affairs and fisheries Maria Damanaki.
25 February 2011
Each Commissioner quickly establishes a hallmark of their time in office. For Joe Borge it was a concern to get the balance between governance and conservation right.
