Two fishermen were safely rescued after their vessel, Gloria Dawn PW 26, struck rocks and sank off the coast of Cornwall on the afternoon of Sunday, 2 March. The incident occurred at The Rumps, near Polzeath, prompting a swift response…
The owner and relief skipper of the 16.42m vivier potting vessel Emma Louise TO 60 have been convicted of offences relating to landing undersized crabs and berried lobsters, in the second prosecution involving the vessel in just over two years.…
A briefing by a Scottish government official to Scotland’s first minister on the line he should take on marine space when speaking with fishermen has outraged the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF). First minister John Swinney was advised ahead of a…
Industry figures in Macduff have vowed to fight projected cuts to harbour budgets that will see the current nightwatchman service abolished, and the ice factory, installed only five years ago, closed. The installation of the factory – also used by…
The National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations (NFFO) hosted a significant meeting in the Churchill Room at the Houses of Parliament, bringing together MPs, members of the House of Lords, PO representatives and active fishermen from across the country. The event…
A legal challenge by the NGO Blue Marine Foundation, questioning the legality of quotas set and agreed by the Defra secretary of state, reached the High Court last week. The judgement could have far- reaching consequences for setting of TACs…
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The Cornish FPO presented the most detailed fisheries dataset yet to the Crown Estate recently, in the latest round of search areas for floating offshore wind farms in the Celtic Sea. Representatives from the NFFO, SFF and South West POs…
Seven charges have been brought against the skipper of a German-registered pelagic trawler that was detained off the southwest Irish coast in mid-February. Ireland’s Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) has confirmed that the charges under Irish sea-fisheries law were brought against…
New standards for electronic charts, confirmed by the MCA last month, have been drawn up in a way that will not unduly impact under-24m fishing vessels, the NFFO has told FN, whilst maintaining safety standards. An amendment to Marine Guidance…
