The National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations
The challenge is how to establish a process that integrates biology and economics and places stakeholders at the heart of that process
4 February 2009
3 February 2009
The NFFO has reached broad agreement with Defra on the shape of a UK interim days-at-sea regime.
2 February 2009
There should be more effective ways for fishermen to provide information on the environmental impact of marine developments.
27 January 2009
The debate on the CFP after 2012 started in earnest this week with an exchange of views between fishing industry representatives from the UK, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, France, Spain, Italy and Malta and senior Commission officials.
26 January 2009
The Federation will shortly be submitting its suggestions for fisheries science projects for the coming year. Member organisations are invited to submit projects for consideration.
23 January 2009
Fisheries Minister Huw Irranca-Davies gave the fishing industry clear assurances on its central involvement in the process of designating marine conservation zones, at a recent meeting with industry representatives.
22 January 2009
A meeting in Copenhagen in mid January may prove to be a breakthrough to a better kind of fisheries science.
Although no formal announcement has yet been made, there are signs that the Commission’s discard policy has stalled and is likely to founder on the outgoing Commissioner’s ambition to have a discard- free CFP as his legacy.
16 January 2009
The NFFO is currently engaged in intensive discussions with Defra officials on the form that the effort control regime will take in 2009.
The first of a series of meetings on the shape and role of the new Marine Management Organisation, was held recently in Reading – almost as far from the sea as it is possible to reach in England.
15 January 2009
A meeting was held recently with Defra officials in the NFFO offices in York, on the Commission’s proposal for a new control regulation.
22 December 2008
"Hostile and sometimes ill-informed, superficial comment can be highly damaging to the industry’s reputation"
DECEMBER 2008 FISHERIES COUNCIL
The disappointing result of the December 2008 EU Fisheries Council has not come as a surprise to the local fishing industry.
Key features of the December settlement for Fishing Grounds
This year’s Council of Ministers meeting to decide TACs and quotas for 2009 was held in Brussels between 17th and 19th December.
18 December 2008
The NFFO Yearbook for 2009 has now been circulated to member organisations for distribution to members.
15 December 2008
Federation Urges Wholesale Review of Regulation Costs
The NFFO puts a lot of effort into ensuring that statutory safety rules are practical and cost effective;
12 December 2008
The EU Norway agreement for reciprocal fisheries arrangements in 2009 was agreed on 10th December after a protracted series of negotiations over three rounds in Bergen, Brussels and Oslo.
10 December 2008
The NFFO has fielded a strong team to attend the December Council where critical decisions on fishing opportunities for next year will be made.
9 December 2008
The Federation agrees that there is a major problem of latent capacity in the under-10 metre fleet.
One of the breakthroughs of the last ten years has been the recognition by ICES scientists and policy-makers that fishermen hold a huge reservoir of practical knowledge about stock trends.
5 December 2008
The NFFO used its position on the Advisory Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture (ACFA) to question European Commissioner, Joe Borg, at a recent meeting in Brussels.
