News

Major NFFO Policy Review on Brown Crab

26 February 2010

Brown Crab will be the focus for a comprehensive examination of policy when the NFFO Shellfish Committee meets in London on 9th March.

New Industry Body formed to Fight MPA Issue

25 February 2010

A new industry body has been formed, supported by two national federations, NFFO and SFF and involving a wide range of other fishermen’s’ organisations.

Omega Net Gauge: Mishandled and Flawed

16 February 2010

The introduction of the new Omega net gauge has been seriously mishandled and there are mounting concerns whether it is fit for purpose.

Coalition’s Landmark Opening Engagement on Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)

10 February 2010

The founding organisations of the new MPA Fishing Coalition met recently with Natural England, JNCC and senior Defra officials, to begin high level engagement on the establishment of a network of marine protected areas in UK waters.

Days at Sea

2 February 2010

The decision to close the English whitefish fleet down for the last week of the effort year, to address fisheries administrations’ concerns about exceeding the overall UK allocation of Kwdays, was transparently unfair and pointless.

UK fishermen unite in their condemnation of negative portrayal of fishing in TV programme

1 February 2010

The UK’s two main UK fishermen’s federations have thrown their support behind an official complaint over a BBC programme that portrayed a totally inaccurate and damaging picture of the fishing industry.

Offshore Wind Farms: Co-existence or Conflict?

20 January 2010

The announcement on January 8th by the Prime Minister on plans for a further 32GW of offshore wind generating capacity by 2020 inspires awe at the scale of what is being embarked upon.

GES-Work

19 January 2010

The terminology, “Good Environmental Status”, and “Marine Strategy Framework Directive”, is enough to bring on a short nap or a change of channel. But that would be a serious mistake.

NFFO Article on Low Environmental Impact of Fishing goes “Viral”

12 January 2010

A short but important article on the NFFO website is having an impact in the United States.

With a little help from our friends…………

12 January 2010

It is a basic reality of fishing politics in the 21st century that next to nothing can be achieved alone.

Annual Fisheries Debate: Endorsement for the NFFO’s Views

11 January 2010

The annual Fisheries Debate is the main opportunity during the year for the Government to outline its policies on fishing and for MPs from the main political parties to respond.

CCTV Debate

11 January 2010

Council of Ministers, EU/Norway negotiations and internal government meetings where UK fisheries policy is formulated, are not covered by CCTV

UK Publishes its Response on CFP Reform

8 January 2010

The UK has now published its response to the Commission’s Green Paper on CFP reform.

Radio 4 Platform for Federation’s

7 January 2010

NFFO Chief Executive Barrie Deas and Fisheries Minister Huw Irranca Davies in this programme of Radio 4’s

Fishing: a valuable source of food with low environmental impact

7 January 2010

One of the peculiarities of fisheries politics over the past 10 years or so has been the level of sustained criticism of the industry in the media.

Days at Sea in 2010

6 January 2010

One of the Federation’s priorities for January is to agree as far as possible with Defra the terms of the days at sea regime for vessels operating in the Cod Recovery Zone.

New Era of Co-Decision Making

23 December 2009

The Lisbon Treaty means that from here on in all decisions on European fisheries issues will be made jointly by the Council of Ministers and the European Parliament.

NFFO Yearbook 2010

22 December 2009

The 2010 NFFO Yearbook has now been distributed to NFFO members.

Outlook For 2010: Chairman’s Overview

22 December 2009

NFFO Chairman Davy Hill Looks Forward into the New Year

Quota Talks Begin in Brussels

16 December 2009

The annual quota negotiations have begun in Brussels following a late evening meeting between an NFFO delegation and UK Fisheries Minister Huw Irranca-Davies to finalise the UK’s priorities.

Outgoing Borg on the Future

10 December 2009

Commissioner Joe Borg, outlined his views on the future direction of travel for Commission policy fisheries

NFFO’s Response to the CFP Green Paper

10 December 2009

The NFFO’s response to the Commission’s Green Paper is now complete and will be dispatched to the Commission in the next week, well before the 31st December deadline.

NFFO Challenges MPA Science Panel

10 December 2009

The NFFO has heavily criticised the appointment of what Defra is calling an “independent Science Advisory Panel”, which will advise on whether Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) proposals meet the government’s scientific criteria for delivering its much touted Ecologically Coherent Network of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs).

Commissioner Challenged on “Cosmetic” TACs

10 December 2009

EU Fisheries Commissioner, Joe Borg, was challenged by the NFFO to move beyond TAC reductions and minimal by-catch limits, which provide an illusion of dealing with difficult by-catch issues, towards real solutions to difficult conservation issues.