The National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations (NFFO), which was in Westminster last week briefing MPs on various current issues around fishermen’s safety, made an impassioned plea to MPs asking them to engage with Mark Harper (pictured above), the secretary of…
It’s vital that fishermen make their views known in a fishery with significant French interest, and where anglers take over a quarter of the catch By Andy Read The Bass Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for England and Wales differs from…
New consultations, responses to previous consultations – though few decisions – and UK Seafood Fund grant announcements on same day from Defra In a wide-ranging announcement last week, Defra launched a series of consultations on proposed reforms of fisheries management…
Range of initiatives planned by The Seafarers’ Charity and the NFFO The final day of Maritime Safety Week 2023 saw the launch of a new partnership between The Seafarers’ Charity and the NFFO, which signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU)…
NFFO: ‘This is a really valuable opportunity to give the MCA feedback’ The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has launched an online survey asking for views from fishermen on its proposals for the implementation of ILO 188 – the international…
“I genuinely love helping to improve safety and reduce the likelihood of an accident happening on a fishing vessel. To me, you can’t put a price on that,” Charles Blyth, NFFO risk, safety and training lead, told Fishing News. Charles’…
Political route seen as only remaining option after ‘no tangible progress’ at industry meeting with MCA Following the meeting at the end of last month between industry representatives from across the UK and MCA officials about the new medical certification…
A meeting involving groups representing fishermen from all four administrations in the UK took place with the MCA last week, including representatives from NUTFA, the NFFO, the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF), the Northern Ireland Fishermen’s Federation (NIFF) and the Welsh…
Addressing displacement effect ‘needs joined-up thinking’ The growing spatial squeeze on fishing grounds and a failure to recognise the industry’s role in providing food security for the UK were key themes at a major conference last week, reports Tim Oliver.…
In the last of his series of articles, NFFO risk, safety and training lead Charles Blyth offers advice on preparing for your vessel stability assessment, now that the new MCA under-15m safety code is in force All fishing vessels, irrespective…
