NFFO

  • NEW ISSUE: FISHING NEWS 13.09.18

    NEW ISSUE: FISHING NEWS 13.09.18

    11th September 2018

    This week in Fishing News you will find: – Two-part scallop deal – New Serene welcomed home to Walsay – Brid skippers report further pot losses – NFFO: Brexit bigger than scallop row – Scottish west coast 2019 choke fears…

  • Greens push for ban on all fishing in MPAs

    Greens push for ban on all fishing in MPAs

    23rd April 2018

    NFFO: ‘Industry should not underestimate threat’ Environmentalists and celebrities are campaigning to fast-track marine protected areas (MPAs) and ban all fishing within them regardless of evidence, reports Tim Oliver The current approach to MPAs is evidence-based and permits human activities…

  • Newlyn fisherman elected as new NFFO chairman

    Newlyn fisherman elected as new NFFO chairman

    4th April 2018

    The NFFO has elected a new chairman. He is Andrew Pascoe of Newlyn, and he will take over the chairmanship of the federation from Mike Cohen at the NFFO AGM later in the summer. Andrew was unanimously elected at the…

  • ‘Fishing must be exempt from Brexit transition’

    ‘Fishing must be exempt from Brexit transition’

    13th February 2018

    We must leave CFP from day one warn industry groups. As serious Brexit talks take place this month, fishing industry groups have declared forcefully that the industry must not be part of any transition deal the government agrees with the…

  • Search for new lobster markets

    Search for new lobster markets

    5th February 2018

    Fears over EU barriers after Brexit. A major research study is underway at Hull University to look at potential new markets for lobsters if access to EU markets becomes a problem after Brexit, reports Tim Oliver. A driving force behind…

  • Decisive EU vote to ban pulse beaming

    Decisive EU vote to ban pulse beaming

    23rd January 2018

    But long battle ahead before final decision. MEPs voted by a large majority last week for a ban on electric pulse fishing, reports Tim Oliver. In a full plenary session of the European Parliament, an amendment MEPs had added to…

  • Two-year Brexit delay: what does this mean for fisheries?

    Two-year Brexit delay: what does this mean for fisheries?

    2nd October 2017

    PM proposes two-year Brexit transition. Uncertainty over fisheries and EU must agree. The anticipated benefits for fishermen from Brexit could be delayed well beyond March 2019, after Theresa May proposed a two-year transition period in a major Brexit speech, reports…

  • December Council: work underway on UK Fish Council issues

    December Council: work underway on UK Fish Council issues

    4th September 2017

    NFFO: ‘December talks still crucial until Brexit’ Problems facing fishermen over bass, skates and rays and spurdogs were among a wide range of issues discussed last week as vital pre-December Council talks between the industry and government got underway, reports…

  • No foreign boats inside 12 miles

    No foreign boats inside 12 miles

    10th July 2017

    UK pulls out of London Convention deal on 6-12 access. The government has put in motion steps to secure exclusive control over the UK’s 12-mile limit, reports Tim Oliver. DEFRA secretary Michael Gove announced last week that the UK has…

  • High profile fishing Q & A meeting at Lowestoft

    High profile fishing Q & A meeting at Lowestoft

    7th June 2017

    A meeting has been called at Lowestoft on Friday 16 June, where fishermen can put questions to the MMO and fishermen’s leaders on anything from day-to-day fishing issues to Brexit, reports John Worrall. Above: Meeting convenor June Mummery of Lowestoft…

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